WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

 With the theme of “Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience”, the world is celebrating the World Environment Day 2024 today, on 5th June 2024. World Environment Day is a global observance, celebrated annually on June 5th, when people worldwide unite to celebrate the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability while highlighting the urgent need to address environmental challenges. to raise awareness and encourage action for the protection of our environment. This celebration is primarily the principal vehicle of the United Nations (UN) for promoting worldwide awareness and action for the environment. World Environment Day is the day According to the United Nations, the celebration of this day provides us with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conducts by individuals, enterprises, and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment. The global community comes together to honour the planet and promote environmental stewardship on this significant day. Celebrated in over 150 countries, the day serves as a global platform for public outreach, drawing attention to pressing environmental issues and fostering collaboration among governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and individuals.

  World Environment Day serves as a reminder for taking different steps and adopting various ways to safeguard the environment. For instance, we have witnessed this year the effects of Global Warming which has been considered as a very serious problem and we bothered a bit to contribute our part, needs to be tackled right away. It is one of the major causes of environmental damage and, it is all of our duty to prevent global warming and protect our environment. Similarly, our day-to-day activities, like the use of plastic, that result in various types of pollution and exploitation and destruction of the planet must be stopped. We should stop wasting water & deforestation irresponsibly as decreasing water level of earth and removal of the natural vegetation are two major reasons of desertification and making the ecosystem vulnerable.

  To restore our planet, we must find ways to prevent, halt and reverse the damage that has been done. It is time to stop exploiting the Earth and start healing it. It’s we who can make a difference in the fight to save forests by making informed daily choices. By consuming less, avoiding single-use packaging, eating sustainable food, and choosing recycled or responsibly-produced wood products, we can all be part of the movement to protect forests. With healthy ecosystems, we can also improve people’s livelihood and stop our biodiversity from collapsing. All in all, we must take an oath to take every possible step to make our Earth a better place for future generations.

@Sanchita Roychowdhury

GOPSAI AVINANDAN SANGHA

Editor