World Environment Day is recognized every year on June 5. This occasion is a reminder of our responsibilities to preserve our ecosystem. The United Nations General Assembly had established this day in the year 1972.
Theme of World Environment Day 2024 is “Our Land, Our future”- Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience becomes the theme this year. Different countries across the World. Celebrating World Environment Day is crucial for our globe. In this day many organisation hold discussions on issues like climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and pollution. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) restoring land would uplift our livelihood.
Saudi Arabia is taking strong initiatives like Saudi Green and Middle East Green. The United Nations warns that approximately 40% of the plant is degraded which will directly affect half of the population. By taking small actions by everyday we will share our responsibility to preserve our future.
Time will not wait, we need to take urgent action. Plastic is the biggest threat to the ecosystem.
Some of the facts that would force you think: every 5 seconds, a football pitch of soil gets eroded and it takes 1000 years to form 1inch of top soil, beef is responsible for 41% of deforestation, chocolates and biscuits are major contribution to deforestation. Deforestation has turned Amazon Rainforest into a carbon source.
#GenerationRestoaration: this movement is available to World Environment Day’s website https://www.worldenvironmentday.gov.in There we can get facts and information about our ecosystem. So lets contribute cause social media has an immense power to shake the world and this can be possible with the help of social media users.
A famous quote by Mother Teresa, “There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use”.
Rainer Maria Rilke once said, “If we surrendered to the Earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted like trees”.
Recycling waste, turning off the power when not in use, taking short duration in showers while bathing, planting trees would add up a big change.
Author: Anushka Jaiswal
Anushka Jaiswal is pursuing a degree in journalism and Mass Communication. I am more interested in listening to the podcast rather than reading books. My hobbies include listening to music, journaling philosophical thoughts. From my school days I have taken a keen interest in debate competitions whether it is English or Hindi. I am not much indulged in the sports but I remain active in some of the co curricular activities like cycling, swimming, running, jogging and the like.
