In the lead up to World Environment Day 2022, the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Clean Seas campaign will host an online panel discussion.

The discussion will bring together Clean Seas partners to discuss ways the organizations efforts are connected by the mission and values of the campaign.

The online panel will be held on 31 May at 1 pm UTC/4 pm EAT and you can register for the event here.

Sania Mirza, the Indian tennis superstar, has released a video message ahead of World Environment Day 2022.

In the video, Mirza, who is the highest-ranked female player ever from India, has called for people to come together to spread the message of sustainable living.

World Environment Day 2022 will be held on 5 June this year with the message #onlyoneearth.

You can watch Mirza’s video message in full here.

Stockholm, the host of World Environment Day 2022, has one of the most sustainable public transport systems in the world.

For the full story read the article here.

Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has released a video message ahead of World Environment Day 2022, to be held on 5 June.

Her message comes at a critical time, as we are facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution and waste. To hear her message watch the video here.

An art exhibition, held in Khao Lak, Thailand is being launched to celebrate World Environment Day 2022.

Ahead of the exhibition residents and NGOs will take part in a beach clean and Art Jam. The Art Jam is a live interactive art session using recycled items found during the beach clean to create innovative artwork. The recycled artwork will be auctioned and funds raised will be donated to Trash Hero Khao Lak.

The exhibition, titled “Only One Earth” shares the theme of this year’s World Environment Day and is being held on 28 May at the Eden Beach Khao Lak Resort and Spa. For more information visit here.

On World Environment Day 2022 residents of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, are being invited to Ferncliffe Forest to help “hack” away invasive species.

Between 9 am and 2 pm on 5 June, participants are invited to the forest to help clear invasive, non-indigenous plants and weeds from the forest. The removal of non-indigenous plants will help rewild the forest with indigenous plants and trees.

Those who take part will also learn about the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. For more information on how to join the “hack” and what you need to bring, visit the Ferncliffe Forest Wilding Facebook page here.

On 5 June, World Environment Day 2022, a run is being held in Pune, India to promote and celebrate the environment.

The “ENVIROTHON 2022,” organised by the TERRE Policy Centre, will see runners pledge commitment to protect the environment and live sustainably with nature.

Runners can choose between running 3, 5 or 10 KM and the run is open to all ages and abilities. For more information and to sign up for the run go here.

Feel overwhelmed by the climate crisis? Not sure how you can make a difference?

This World Environment Day, build your ‘Earth Action’, and share it with the world in three simple steps:

1. Count your actions, go to the Earth Action Numbers page and submit them to get a personalized social media card.

2. Film or photograph your actions.

3. Share your posts and include the hashtags #OnlyOneEarth & #WorldEnvironmentDay and make sure to tag the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Overgrazing and deforestation for firewood have led to an increase in flooding and landslides in Afghanistan. Forty years of armed conflict and political instability have exacerbated the problem and left Afghans vulnerable to extreme environmental events.

However, with support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Aga Khan Foundation, communities have started planting native trees, building small dams and constructing earthen works.

These efforts, funded by the European Union, has helped buffer communities from floods, landslides and avalanches by restoring vegetation cover and improving soil stability.

As we approach World Environment Day 2022, to be held on 5 June, this feed will continue to highlight projects that work with nature to battle the climate crisis. For more information on the efforts in Afghanistan, you can read an article here.

Launched on Earth Day (22 April) and running until after World Environment Day a United Nations online art exhibition “Re-Connections- in kinship with nature” showcases artists from across the globe who use art to address the climate crisis.

The work, which covers floods, resilience in cities, indigenous land protections, will run online until 15 June and will then be showcased in-person at the UN headquarters in New York in October.

The art blends artistic expression with environmental activism and highlights the urgent need to live more responsibly and to respect Earth’s finite resources.

The artwork can be viewed here.