Saturday is World Environment Day
This year’s World Environment Day is to be marked on Saturday, June 5.
Activities marking
the day kick off today under the theme “Many Species. One Planet. One
Future.” The Minister of Environment, John Odey, said this year’s theme
further underscores the need for fundamental and drastic changes in
human behaviour, to avert an ecological crisis.
He, therefore,
called for the cooperation and partnership of all Nigerians in
safeguarding the healthful environment that is essential to life, by
practicing good environmental habits.
World Environment
Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 at
the Stockholm Conference on the human environment.
Another resolution,
adopted by the General Assembly the same day, led to the creation of
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Since 1972, 36 World Environment Day celebrations have been held
around the globe. The event is usually observed in Nigeria with
activities running simultaneously in all states of the federation.
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