Welcome to joining with celebration of the World Environment Day
on 5 June, 2012. “The 2012 theme for World Environment Day is
Green Economy: Does it include you?”
The
theme mainly focal point on the Green Economy; this is where people close their
minds because they stumble on this concept of Green Economy a little complex. This
highlights that the Green Economy as an essential rethink to the way we do
business, if we are to create a brighter future.
The
Green Economy is defined by UN Environment Program as one that results
in improved
human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental
risks and ecological scarcities. The green economy
reduces carbon emissions and pollution, enhances energy and resource
efficiency, and prevents the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Activities include
street rallies and parades, as well as concerts, tree planting, and clean-up
campaigns.
World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. It is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition through the week of June 5. In this significant year for the environment and sustainable development, the world leaders will once again meet at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development twenty years after the historic Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 1992.
Dubbed Rio+20, one of
the main themes of this Summit is “a green economy in the context of
sustainable development and poverty eradication”. But more importantly, the theme emphasize the fact that ‘you’ are an important element to its
success and invites you to evaluate whether the steps being taken by the
government, private sector, civil society and community in your area ‘include
you.’
Celebrating
World Environment Day is about the inspirational power of individual actions
that collectively become an exponential force for positive change. World
Environment Day celebrations have in the past included caring for the earth and
water, the ozone layer, climate change etc. World Environment Day is celebrated
around the world in many ways, including street gathering, bicycle parades,
green concerts, essay and poster competitions in schools, tree planting,
recycling efforts, clean-up campaigns and much more.
Why celebrate World Environment Day?
When we
notice the negative special effects of climate change and environmental
dreadful conditions, it is easy to blame others - governments for not
prioritizing environmental policy; corporate organizations for raising
greenhouse gas release and individuals for not taking action. But those who are
blaming have neglected their valuable responsibility to care the environment. World
Environment Day however is a day we put aside our differences and instead
celebrate the achievements we've made towards protecting the environment. By celebrating World
Environment Day, we remind ourselves and others of the importance of caring for
our environment. If you start protecting the environment it’s helpful to the
future generation as well to live energetically with joyful minds.
The Green Economy touches almost every aspect of our lives and
concerns our development. For example, it is about energy, green jobs, green
policies, green buildings, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, tourism, transport,
waste management, water efficiency etc.
“Keep
your world clean and green.
Save
trees, save the environment!!
Clean
city, Green city!!
Happy
world environment day 2012″
Rising population and reduce resources
have fake serious threats to our habitat, water, forests, wildlife, life and
more. Climate change is another occurrence among the most threatened countries.
Intend of the day is to:
Give a human face to
environmental issues.
Empower people to become
active agents of sustainable and equitable development.
Promote an understanding
that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues.
World
Environment Day is similar to Earth
Day. But keep in mind that both are not the same but
the concept is bit differs. Now let’s look at the past few years’ themes to the
world environment day.
Theme 2011: Forests-Nature at Your Service
This covers 1/3
of the earth’s land accumulation, performing imperative functions and services
around the world which make our planet alive with possibilities. While c\moving
to the detailed view people depend on forests for their livelihoods. They play
a key role in our fight against climate change, releasing oxygen into the
atmosphere while storing carbon dioxide.
Theme 2010: Many Species. One
Planet. One Future
It celebrated
the variety of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. Thousands of activities were organized worldwide, with
beach clean-ups, concerts, exhibits, film festivals, community events.
Theme 2009: Your Planet Needs You – Unite
to Combat Climate Change.
It mirrors the
necessity for nations to agree on a new deal at the key climate in Copenhagen and the links with overcoming poverty and
improved management of forests.
According to the UNEP Green Economy resulted
in improved human comfort and social justice, while significantly reducing
environmental threats.In addition to 2012 being an important date in the
history of World Environment Day, it is also the 20thanniversary of the first Earth Summit that
was held in Rio in 1992. It is estimated that demand for natural resources has
doubled since 1996 and that it now takes a year and a half to restore the
renewable resources that humans use in one year. The forecast is that by 2030
it will take the equal of two planets to meet resource demand.
"Green economics" is defined
as any theory of economics by which an economy is considered to be component of
the ecosystem in which it resides. A holistic approach to the subject is
typical with any number of other subjects, depending on the particular
theorist.
Karl Burkart defines a green
economy as based on six main sectors.
§ Renewable
energy (solar, wind, geothermal, marine including wave)
§ Green
buildings (green retrofits for energy and water
efficiency, green products)
§ Clean
transportation (alternative fuels, hybrid and electric
vehicle, carpooling programs)
§ Water
management (Water retrieval, rainwater systems)
§ Waste management (recycling, sustainable packaging)
§
Land management (natural agriculture, urban forestry, reforestation)
“Let the
Peace of Nature
Flow in your life…..
On
World Environment Day
and always !
Have a Great Environment Day
Happy Environment Day 2012″
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