It’s time to raise our voices to tell the world that we need action now.
This World Environment Day, it’s time for nature.
In the lead up to World Environment Day, we're featuring updates from United Nations System, from partners and from others helping to call attention to the fact that the future of humanity depends on action now.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan on Cooperation in the areas of Environment.
Keeping in view the bilateral interest of both sides and mutually agreed priorities, a Memorandum of Understanding covering the following areas of environment has been considered:
• Air;
• Waste;
• Chemical Management;
• Climate Change;
• Any other areas jointly decided upon.
Read the full press release here.
What: FAO, with the participation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), will be hosting the World Environment Day 2020 event “The Interface of Humans, Animals and the Environment” on Friday, 5 June 2020 from 13.30 to 15.30 hours (Rome time, CET) via Zoom.
FAO recognizes the important role of ecosystem restoration for improving resilience in a changing climate and re‐establishing an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and humans. Ecosystem Restoration for production must be at the centre of efforts to build back. FAO is, therefore, proud to be co-leading with UNEP the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. Within this context, commemorating World Environment Day 2020 by highlighting what is needed to help transform our food and agricultural systems after COVID-19 is crucial.
The virtual event on World Environment Day 2020 aims to deepen the discussion on the links between biodiversity, health and diseases transmission; food production and biodiversity management - trade-offs to reduce emerging infectious diseases; and ecosystem-based approaches to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. These three topics will be elaborated on by three Panels, with a particular focus on sharing FAO’s experiences in these areas.
Find more information here.
The Lost Forest documents a scientific expedition to a mountain forest in northern Mozambique which has never been visited before by biologists, and even the local people know of no-one who has been to the forest because one has to rock climb a vertical cliff to reach it. The series was bought by National Geographic and was premiered recently on the National Geographic YouTube Channel.
We need to race towards a fairer, safer and healthier ? .
On today's #WorldEnvironmentDay, a coalition of cities, regions, businesses & investors is starting the #RaceToZero.
The finish line: Zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.
The race is on!
More: https://t.co/tseO72c33o pic.twitter.com/eceud030GE— UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) June 5, 2020
What: On Friday 5 June, CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival and the National Museum of Cinema present Movies for Nature, a 24-hour free online streaming marathon including 11 films dedicated to biodiversity. Feature films, medium length and short films will offer a journey to discover the beauty of Nature and the increasingly fragile balance between its animal and plant life, now heavily threatened by the devastating effects of anthropization.
Scheduled films:
When: 5 June 2020; 00:00am - 12:00pm (UTC)
Watch here.
Following a presidential directive on last year’s World Environment Day, Kenya's has enforced a new plastic ban on 5 June 2020 in National Parks, beaches, forests and conservation areas, which means visitors will no longer be able to carry plastic water bottles, cups, disposable plates, cutlery, or straws into protected areas. The move follows Kenya’s ground-breaking step of a nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags in 2017.
Read the full story on UNEP's page.
Global lockdowns have been a wakeup call for all of us, highlighting the amount of harm we are inflicting on nature. It’s time to take matters into our own hands before it’s too late and #MakeItRight #ForNature #WorldEnviornmentDay @UN_Lebanon pic.twitter.com/yXuRVCdCjY
— UNIC Beirut (@UNICBeirut) June 5, 2020
Two major Thai telecommunications companies, True and DTAC, are showing their support for nature with a full-spectrum media press.
DTAC’s mascot, Nong Tua d, has tried its hand at saving endangered species on UNEP’s augmented reality Instagram game.
True Corporation, meanwhile, is broadcasting is a Thai-subtitled World Environment Day PSA across 22 channels and making sure people know it’s Time #ForNature with an SMS to True’s subscribers.
When: 2:00PM-4:30PM EAT on 5 June
Don't miss the live Webinar conference organized by UNEP, entitled "Building Resilience to Climate Change & Pandemic through Investment in Nature".
Register here.