World Environment Day 2009 - Get Involved!
The United Nations World Environment Day is coming - and you could be a part of it!
Can You Offer Your Skills To An International Cause?
Instead of your normal vacation this year, why not take a chance on a new experience and make a difference to somewhere else on the globe.
This years World Environment Day takes place on the 5th of June 2009, and hopes to make a huge impact on town, cities and the entire globe with a joint effort.
Run by the United Nations Environment Programme, such schemes involve governments, volunteer groups and private sector investors - all aiming to help out in some way, and contribute towards a better environment.
The aim of this years ‘day’ is ‘Your Planet Needs You - UNite to Combat Climate Change’ and (unless last minute changes are made to reflect recent world events) the host for 2009 is Mexico.
What Do They Do?
Well, here are the details from the UNEP site regarding an intended project in Kenya:
“Nairobi Members of Clean Up Young Youth Club (Eco Club Action) from EastleighHigh School in Nairobi Kenya With Global Peace Festival Kenya are making consistent efforts to remove trash from a 300 meter length of the Nairobi River.
This cleanup campaign has attracted dozens of agencies, hundreds of volunteers and various government offices to pull there efforts to restore this landmark feature that cut across Kenya’s capital city.”
You could be a part of that!
Or in Adelaide: “To celebrate World Environment Day and the 100th Birthday of the Park, the Friends of Blackwood Forest Recreation Park (FoBFRP) will held a planting day at the Park on 1 June 2008. Planting was planned along Minno creek where recent weeding had taken place.”
- Making A Commitment - look at achievable goals and stick to them.
- Get Energy Efficient - we hear all the advice about saving energy - but what have you actually done yourself?
- Buy Recycled - if recycling saves energy, make sure you buy recycled products to support it.
Closer To Home?
You could arrange your own event closer to home. Liaise with an agency or society that you know well and wish support and organise your own event - for example:
- Get your local schools/offices to all help in a beach/woodland/town/footpath/river clean-up.
- Arrange a pledge system, where there is a discount for using public transport if tickets brought in advance or a percentage goes to charity to encourage less cars in town that day.
- Support your local open spaces, by organising a massive field trip for all the nearby schools or a ‘walk-to-school’ event.
- Organise a charity bike ride through an old town or along a cycle path to promote it’s eco credentials.
Or, check out their Alphabet Of Ideas, with 80 ways to celebrate World Environment Day, 2009
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