Antigua and Barbuda will joing the rest of the World in celebrating “World Environment Day” tomorrow. ( 5th June 2021).
The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is Ecosystem Restoration with the official hashtag #GenerationRestoration.
World Environment day is observed on June 5 every year to remind people about the importance of nature.
The day is celebrated across the world to inform people that nature should not be taken for granted and must be respected for its values.
Speaking to the Antiguan Trumpet, Senior Environmental officer within the Environment Division, Daryll George, says, “I think everyone can do something to contribute to world environment day and eco- restoration, so doing something as simple as planting a tree, taking a walk in short distance instead of driving, everyone can so some small action to help preserve the environment within the idea of eco-system restoration”.
It is important to note that the World Health Organization (WHO) has joined UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a mission to prevent, reverse the degradation of ecosystems and the diversity of life they sustain.
WHO will work as a collaborating agency along with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) among other partners.
World Environment Day is one of the biggest annual events organised by the United Nations (UN) to generate awareness about the significance of nature.
The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972, which was the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the human environment.
In 1974, the theme of World Environment Day was ‘Only One Earth’. Since then, various host countries have been celebrating it. World Environment Day was first observed in 1974 in the United States.
This year’s activities will also mark the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030.
