The World Environment Day event schedule is now complete. Below is the 2021 World Environment day live feed.
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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.
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, people across the globe have been getting active and harnessing their unique talents to reimagine our relationship with nature and restore our degraded planet.
Take the Storybook Farmers, who released a new song -- What’s Goin’ Down -- to draw attention to the climate emergency and its impact on the planet, nature and people. The song was released on Earth Day, April 22.
Musician and fervent environmentalist Tom Bleck penned the song during lockdown to express his frustration with the lack of progress in tackling the climate emergency. His son, Zander, also features on vocals.
World Environment Day marks the official start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a 10-year push to revive the natural world by preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. Everyone must play a part because we have no time to lose. We can grow trees, green our cities, rewild our gardens, change our diets and clean up rivers and coasts.
If you too want your voice to be heard, join #GenerationRestoration here.
For inspiration on what you can do, download UNEP’s practical guide to restoring ecosystems.
And get involved on social media, using the hashtags #GenerationRestoration #ForNature
Advocacy group Connect4Climate is working to engage youth around the theme of restoration and the importance of joining #GenerationRestoration.
On Friday, ahead of World Environment Day and the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, it posted a #ClimateBulletin on its Instagram. It is also producing a number of quizzes and games, like word searches and an emoji puzzle, across its platforms to engage young people in this global drive to heal the planet.
Connect4Climate works to raise awareness about climate change and build coalitions for action. Many of the most striking recent successes in climate activism have been won by passionate youth, and Connect4Climate is committed to amplifying the voices of younger generations as the climate action movement intensifies.
Connect4Climate is a global partnership programme launched by the World Bank Group and the Italian Ministry for Ecological Transition (MITE), together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Follow Connect4Climate on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.
Show you are ready for change by joining UNEP’s online Snap Challenge. Check out this video for inspiration and show the world what you will do to heal nature.
More tips here and when you post be sure to share your action on social media channels with the #GenerationRestoration and #WorldEnvironmentDay hashtags. Challenge friends, organizations, or companies to take the challenge too.
Throughout California, individuals, businesses and communities are working together to restore, reimagine and recreate degraded ecosystems from urban green spaces to agricultural lands.
Last October, the state committed to a groundbreaking 30x30 Executive Order to protect 30 per cent of California’s lands and waters by 2030. Indigenous leadership is at the heart of this movement to help fragile natural systems thrive and ensure the survival of all species.
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, and the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UNEP’s North America Office and the government of California created a compelling video to showcase important restoration initiatives taking place in the state and show how local solutions can have a big global impact.
Check out the video and the full story of restoration work in the state here.
Follow all the events taking place around World Environment Day here, and don’t miss the virtual gala launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on June 4.
With Pakistan hosting this year’s World Environment Day on June 5, Asia is taking a leading role in this annual celebration of our planet and its diverse and precious ecosystems. Here’s a small selection of some of the events taking place in the region:
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Antoinette Taus’ foundation CORA launched a new campaign to encourage ASEAN citizens to take a more active role in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of biological resources. Check out the campaign here.
CORA has also launched the WoMangrove Warriors Program, which empowers women who plant, nurture and restore mangroves in Leyte, Philippines
In India, the main commemoration has been organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and features a keynote address from the Minister. It’s happening online at 10 am on June 5.
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On June 5, you can also tune in to a live chat between representatives from UNEP India, the UN Development Programme and Indian innovator and engineer Sonam Wangchuk. It’s happening at 5 pm India time. Follow the discussion live here.
And from June 4-5, India will host a World Sustainability Summit 2021 -- Roadmap for Ecosystem Restoration through Industry and Innovation. Organised by The Policy Times & Indus International Research Foundation (IIRF), Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC); Indian Plastics Institute & MRAI, you can register for this event here.
In China, the head of UNEP’s China office and the Vice Chairman of Bytedance Public Welfare Foundation jointly launched UNEP’s account on the Douyin social media platform this week. They also launched the Snap Challenge and ‘Nature Test’ stickers (Nature Test will be available on Douyin platform on 5 June).
Bytedance also released the Ecosystem Restoration Short-Video Guide.
In Thailand, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, in collaboration with UNEP, has launched a 360 virtual exhibition, showcasing the city’s green plans and inviting people to participate in activities to raise awareness of environmental issues with souvenirs and prizes available.
And on June 8, Indonesia will host a panel discussion on forests, peatlands and seas, organised by UNEP Indonesia and UNDP Indonesia. Register here.
Check out our World Environment Day website to learn more about celebrations all around the world. And join in by becoming part of #GenerationRestoration.
Tune in to this special World Environment Day event now to join #GenerationRestoration and add your voice for change!
This youth flagship event is organised in partnership with the UN Department of Global Communications and features youth from different sectors, media personalities, entrepreneurs, and civil society leaders.
It’s a call to action for our ecosystems at the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystems Restoration so don’t miss it!
To achieve the large-scale ecosystem restoration needed to save our planet, we are all going to have to step up. That means governments, individuals, and businesses. The message is getting through.
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, beauty brand Dove, which is owned by Unilever, and Conservation International unveiled plans to protect and restore 20,000 hectares of forest – the equivalent of more than three million trees – in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
World Environment Day marks the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a 10-year global push to prevent, halt and reverse environmental degradation in order to safeguard the natural systems that sustain our lives. Learn more about why this is so important for people, nature and climate with this interactive feature here.
The Dove Forest Restoration Project is designed to protect and restore forests, protect the habitats of endangered species, and improve the livelihoods of 16,000 in North Sumatra, which is home to some of the richest biodiversity in the world, over five years.
Read more about this initiative here. Check out Conservation International’s work on its Facebook page here.
The Dove Forest Restoration project is the first major initiative from the €1 billion Unilever Climate & Nature Fund and aligns with the aims of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Find out more about World Environment Day here. Learn more about ecosystem restoration with UNEP’s playbook for healing the planet, and find out how you can join in and become part of #GenerationRestoration.
A new report produced by the UN Secretariats of the Basel, Minamata, Rotterdam, & Stockholm conventions maps the interlinkages between hazardous chemicals, wastes and climate change, which combine to impact efforts to conserve and restore nature.
Launched to coincide with World Environment Day on June 5, the report -- Chemicals, Wastes and Climate Change: Interlinkages and Potential for Coordinated Action -- presents a comprehensive technical review of the literature on climate change and hazardous chemicals management, towards identifying a set of opportunities for simultaneously addressing these two critical elements of the broader sustainability challenge.
Check out the full report here
World Environment Day marks the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Find out more here.
Tune in now to this celebration of planet earth to mark the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, hosted by Pakistan, which is leading global celebrations of World Environment Day on June 5.
Here are a few highlights to whet your appetite: Goodwill Ambassador, singer and environmental educator Alex Rendell will talk to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa about restoration and climate action; supermodel, author and philanthropist Gisele Bundchen will talk to ecologist John D. Liu; there will be a message from Dr. Jane Goodall; and performances from international musician Rocky Dawuni; spoken word poet and climate change activist Jordan Sanchez; as well as the world premiere of a new love-song for Mother Earth by DJ Don Diablo and Ty Dolla Sign.
Make sure you join the conversation online using the hashtag #GenerationRestoration and #WorldEnvironmentDay. Because the planet needs all of us.
@alex.rendellJoin the #GenerationRestoration snap challenge for #WorldEnvironmentDay ? Take action for our planet now!
World Environment Day marks the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global push to reimagine, recreate and restore our relationship with nature.
Show you are ready for change by joining UNEP’s online Snap Challenge. Check out this video for inspiration and show the world what you will do to heal nature.
More tips here and when you post be sure to share your action on social media channels with the #GenerationRestoration and #WorldEnvironmentDay hashtags. Challenge friends, organizations, or companies to take the challenge too.
The World Health Organization has joined the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, as a collaborating agency, along with UNEP, the Food and Agriculture Organization and a large number of partners.
Ecosystem restoration can significantly contribute to supporting health and well-being by helping to regulate infectious diseases, supporting food and nutrition security, and contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation. Restoration also reduces the risk of disasters, while supporting livelihoods and healthy societies.
Last year, WHO launched a Manifesto for a Healthy and Green Recovery from COVID-19, outlining six prescriptions essential to a healthier, greener and more equitable future. The first of these prescriptions recognizes that nature needs to be protected and preserved as the source of human health.
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is part of a series of collaborative efforts led by WHO that seek to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration and engagement at the human, animal, plant and ecosystem interface, also known as One Health.
Read more about One Health here.
WHO will host an online #GenerationRestoration event in July 2021, in collaboration with key partners and stakeholders. The event will provide insights into how to mainstream health in Nature-based Solutions, with a focus on the numerous co-benefits ecosystem restoration can provide in our journey toward a healthier, more sustainable future for all.
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