Environment Day (5th June 2021)
Environment Day
The world environment day is celebrated on the 5th of June every year. More than 100 countries worldwide join in the celebration of the world environment day. It was started by the United Nations Environment Program in the year 1973 and has been continuing till now.The main purpose of celebrating this day is to spread awareness about the environment. Since 1987 a host nation is picked to have a specific year’s occasions.
Since its initiation in 1974, the day has picked up prevalence and is today commended energetically over the globe. Every year a different country hosts this day with a theme. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is ‘Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.’ as 2021 marks the beginning United Nation decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Pakistan in collaboration with UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will be the global host for the day to highlight the importance ecosystem restoration this year. The event has a participation of over 143 countries annually.
Ecosystem restoration means preventing, halting and reversing this damage – to go from exploiting nature too healing it. We should also follow this and must save our environment. At last on behalf of the josephite family we wish you all “A very Happy Environment Day”
