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To mark World Environment Day on June 5, the Bhamla Foundation in India has released a new song “Dharti Ka Dil” to encourage people to join the global campaign to protect our precious ecosystems.
Celebrities, Bollywood stars and influencers feature in the video urging people to play their part in protecting the planet. The message is clear: On this World Environment Day, we need to reimagine, recreate and restore Mother Earth.
World Environment Day marks the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a 10-year global push to prevent, halt, and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. Watch this spoken word poem by Jordan Sanchez to find out why we all need to be part of #GenerationRestoration.
The Bhamla Foundation has previously run successful music campaigns linked to World Environment Day, addressing plastic pollution, air pollution and the loss of biodiversity. These campaigns have reached millions of people online. Find out more about the Foundation’s work to create a more sustainable future here.
Don’t miss a thing ahead of World Environment Day by checking the website here, and the official schedule of events here. Why not join in and register your own event here.
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 get involved too.
Globally, over 4,2 million premature deaths per year can be attributed to outdoor air pollution, with the majority occurring in lower- and middle-income countries. Pakistan is particularly hard hit, with rapid population growth and urbanization taking a toll on air quality.
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, which Pakistan is hosting, the Ministry of Climate Change is launching the revised Pakistan Clean Air Program (PCAP), which was prepared with the support of the Asian Development Bank-funded Technical Assistance project on Strengthening Knowledge and Actions for Air Quality Improvement.
The PCAP aims to improve air quality through systematic monitoring and implementation of various policy, technological, and management-based measures. It assesses ongoing air pollution reduction efforts being made by national and local stakeholders and includes feedback received from provincial stakeholders.
Join this webinar to find out more about Pakistan’s efforts to clean its air.
What: Launching the Pakistan Clean Air Program (PCAP)
When: June 2; 10:00am - 11:00am (BST); 9.00 - 10.00 am UTC; 2.00 - 3.00 pm Pakistan
Did you know that nine out of 10 people globally breathe polluted air, causing about 7 million premature deaths every year? Find more air pollution facts here.
Stay up-to-date with all the events taking place ahead of World Environment Day with the official schedule here. And register your own event so that you too can become part of #GenerationRestoration.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya, the water tower for Asia, is one of the highest and most fragile ecosystems in the world and it is facing increasing pressure from land conversion, development, climate change and other threats. The communities in this region are also facing increasingly frequent floods, droughts and forest fires.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), an intergovernmental regional knowledge centre, has been working in Hindu Kush Himalaya to build ecosystem resilience and human wellbeing by bringing knowledge and good practices to the region. This project, and others like it, will be central to ensuring the success of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030.
The Decade launches officially on World Environment Day, June 5, which Pakistan is hosting. Ahead of this, on June 2, Pakistan will host a webinar on Mountain Ecosystem Restoration to highlight the approaches being taken in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
What: Mountain Ecosystem Restoration
When: June 2; 7:00am - 9:00am (BST); 6.00am - 8.00am UTC; 1100 - 1300 Pakistan Time
Keep up-to-date with the schedule of official events ahead of World Environment Day on June 5 here.
Learn more about the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration here.
Check out UNEP’s Ecosystem Restoration Playbook to find out what needs to be done to heal our planet and follow #GenerationRestoration here.
As host of World Environment Day on June 5, Pakistan is holding a series of events to showcase its work on ecosystem restoration. One of the country’s flagship projects is the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami, one of the world’s most ambitious afforestation efforts.
Click here to read more about the campaign, which involves restoring mangroves as well as planting trees in urban settings. Pakistan is also conserving wild plants and animals and protecting soils and water sources that are part of forest ecosystems.
This week, Prime Minister Imran Khan planted the billionth tree under the project in Makhniyal Forest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Pakistan, with the support of UNEP and stakeholders, has organised various events to raise awareness, build technical capacity, share knowledge and good practices, and forge partnerships for ecosystem restoration ahead of the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on World Environment Day.
As part of these events, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) has organised a debate on forest ecosystems and the challenges to restoration.
What: Sustainable forest ecosystem management in Pakistan
When: June 3; 3 pm - 5 pm Pakistan
Find out more about how forest restoration can reduce the risk of megafires here.
Check out the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and join #GenerationRestoration here.
Stay up-to-date ahead of World Environment Day with the official event schedule here.
Ahead of the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on World Environment Day on June 5, join global urban leaders to imagine the cities of the future during a webinar organised by ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability.
Cities are often seen as concrete jungles with little room or thought spared for nature. But people are increasingly realizing that greener cities are healthier, happier and more resilient places. How can we add more green to the grey? How can we revitalise the existing urban ecosystems – such as parks, street trees, waterways, coastlines and patches of forest? And how can cities, as engines of innovation, advance ecosystem restoration?
In this high-level panel discussion, mayors and other leaders from trailblazing cities will share their successes, challenges and visions for ecosystem restoration. They will share insights from various parts of the world, from a range of climates, and from cities of different sizes. ICLEI is a leading voice for sustainable local government and a Global Partner of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
What: Restoring urban spaces, designing future-proof cities – ICLEI UN Decade Launch Event
When: June 1; 12:00 to 12:45 UTC
One of the biggest challenges to global efforts to harness ecosystem restoration and nature-based solutions to fight the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss is financing.
The State of Finance for Nature report, released this week, found that a total investment in nature of USD 8.1 trillion is required between now and 2050 – while annual investment should reach USD 536 billion by 2050 – in order to successfully tackle the interlinked climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises.
The report urges governments, financial institutions and businesses to overcome this investment gap by placing nature at the heart of economic decision-making. It stresses the need to rapidly accelerate capital flows to nature-based solutions by making nature central to public and private sector decision-making related to societal challenges, including tackling the climate and biodiversity crises.
Read the full story on the State of Finance for Nature report here.
Nature-based solutions will be critical to the success of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a 10-year global push to halt and reverse environmental degradation, that launches officially on World Environment Day on June 5.
Ahead of World Environment Day, host Pakistan will hold a webinar to look at possible financing solutions, including “Debt for Nature” swaps -- the idea of linking sovereign debt payments to quantifiable performance on biodiversity protection. Read more about this novel financing instrument, and Pakistan’s plans for a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic here.
Join the webinar -- organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute -- to find out more.
What: Financing arrangements for ecosystem restoration (Ecosystem restoration fund) in Pakistan
When: June 2; 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Islamabad
Register here
Speakers at the event will include Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, the Governor of Punjab, Malik Amin Aslam, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change; Muhammed Rizwan, Punjab’s Environment Minister and Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director of SDPI.
As host of this year’s World Environment Day, Pakistan, which is among the countries most at risk from the effects of climate change, will highlight environmental issues and showcase its own initiatives such as the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami, one of the world’s most ambitious afforestation efforts.
Find out more about World Environment Day here and check out the schedule of official events.
Join in and become part of #GenerationRestoration here.
Planting the billionth tree as part of Pakistan’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Project this week, Prime Minister Imran Khan said his government wanted its legacy to be a country with huge forest cover, wildlife, clean water and no pollution.
The tree-planting ceremony in Makhniyal Forest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) comes ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, which Pakistan is hosting and which marks the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global push to halt and reverse ecosystem degradation.
“One objective (of our environment-friendly initiatives) is to mitigate the impacts of climate change,” Khan said during the ceremony.
Malik Amin Aslam, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, said the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Project had created 85,000 jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, with thousands more to be added during the year.
Read more about this campaign here.
Pakistan, which is among the countries most at risk from the effects of climate change, has also launched an Ecosystem Restoration Fund to support nature-based solutions to climate change and facilitate the transition towards environmentally resilient, ecologically targeted initiatives covering afforestation and biodiversity conservation. By 2023, Pakistan aims to have at least 15 per cent of its area designated as protected environmental spaces, under the Protected Area Initiative.
For more information on Pakistan’s work on ecosystem restoration, check out this article by Malik Amin Aslam on how Pakistan is aiming for a green recovery from the pandemic.
Check out the facts and figures on Ecosystem Restoration here.
Find out more with UNEP’s Ecosystem Restoration playbook, a practical guide for healing the natural systems that sustain us.
Keep up-to-date with all the events being held around World Environment Day here and find out more about the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration here.
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, host country Pakistan is organising a special cycle event in Islamabad to raise awareness of the need for sustainable travel in a world where air pollution threatens the lives of millions.
The event, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will see cyclists travel down Constitution Avenue in Islamabad to the Ministry, where there will be a reception and speeches by the Foreign Secretary, the Resident Representative of UNDP, and the Minister of State for Climate Change.
When: May 31; 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm Pakistan | 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm UTC
Where: Islamabad, Pakistan
This year, World Environment Day marks the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a 10-year push to massively scale up the restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems to fight the climate crisis, prevent the loss of a million species and enhance food security, water supply and livelihoods.
Scientists say the next 10 years will be critical if we are to avert runaway climate change, and nature must be part of the solution. We need to make peace with nature and rebalance our relationship with the critical ecosystems that sustain us.
Pakistan, which is among the countries most at risk from the effects of climate change, is already taking bold action on ecosystem restoration. For example, its 10 Billion Tree Tsunami is one of the world’s most ambitious afforestation efforts, aiming to expand and restore the country’s forests and mangroves over five years.
Read more about this campaign here.
And check out this article by Malik Amin Aslam, Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change, on how Pakistan is aiming for a green recovery from the pandemic
Pakistan has also launched an Ecosystem Restoration Fund to support nature-based solutions to climate change and facilitate the transition towards environmentally resilient, ecologically targeted initiatives covering afforestation and biodiversity conservation. The country has also launched the Protected Area Initiative to develop 15 model protected areas across the country to conserve over 7,300 sq km of land area and create over 5,500 green jobs.
Read more about Pakistan’s role as World Environment Day host here.
Nature needs all of us to join #GenerationRestoration to ensure our planet’s survival and our own. Find out more about World Environment Day here and get involved. Check out the official schedule of events and register your own so you too can play your part.
Get all the facts and figures about ecosystem restoration here and click here to find more about the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, host country Pakistan is seeking answers to the pollution and waste problem that bedevils our societies because of unsustainable consumption and production.
Strong economic growth and continuing industrialization in Pakistan has led to an uncontrolled increase in waste production. The country generates about 20 million tonnes of solid waste every year, which has been increasing at a rate of over 2 per cent annually.
Rapid economic growth in Asia and Central Asia has led to increased use of natural resources, growing emissions and increasing amounts of waste. On May 31, as part of the European Union-supported SWITCH-Asia programme to support the transition of Asian countries to low-carbon, resource-efficient and circular economies, a final multi-stakeholder workshop will be held to identify barriers and loopholes for the adoption of sustainable practices in waste management especially for packaging waste and plastics.
What: Workshop on Policy and Action on Waste and Plastics in Pakistan
When May 31; 5:30am - 12:35pm (BST); 4.30 am - 11.35 am UTC | 9.30 am - 4.35 pm Pakistan
As host of this year’s World Environment Day, Pakistan is highlighting environmental issues and showcasing its own initiatives, especially in relation to ecosystem restoration. World Environment Day marks the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a 10-year global push to halt and reverse global degradation.
Find out more about World Environment Day here, including an official schedule of events.
Learn all about the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and become part of #GenerationRestoration by joining the movement to heal our planet here.
Are you ready for change? Ready to challenge the status quo and do your part to reset our relationship with nature? If so, we have a challenge for you.
Ahead of the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on June 5 -- World Environment Day --, we are calling on everyone to join #GenerationRestoration by taking the Snap Challenge and showing the world how each of us can contribute to ecosystem restoration.
Because every action counts.
It couldn’t be easier: with a click of your fingers, you could be part of a revolution. Just like Nzambi Matee, a Kenyan inventor who turns trash into cash and has been named a UNEP Young Champion of the Earth.
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems all around the globe for the benefit of people and nature. A decade may seem like an awfully long time but some of the actions that help heal our planet can be done in a snap. By you! Now!
Here’s how it works:
Decide what you will do to reimagine, recreate and restore our precious ecosystems. You might decide to adopt a plant-rich diet, set up an urban garden, plant a tree or cut your consumption of single-use products. Maybe you want to show your creative vision for the future of the planet. It’s up to you.
Next, show the before and after of the switch and add a snap. You can make a video or show the change in pictures. Check out this tutorial video for tips on how to edit your piece.
Then, share your action on your social media channels with the #GenerationRestoration and #WorldEnvironmentDay hashtags, and be sure to mention @UNEP. Challenge friends, organizations, or companies to join #GenerationRestoration with you.
UNEP will be re-sharing the best snaps, so get creative so you can stand out!
Follow all the World Environment Day news here. You can browse a schedule of official events, check out UNEP’s Ecosystem Restoration Playbook for loads of practical ideas about how to heal our planet, or register your own event and join the millions of people celebrating the planet that sustains us on June 5.