The new report by Italian intelligence services also focuses on climate change and its impacts on migration and domestic security.
5 June is World Environment Day: we celebrate our (one and only) home
‘Home’ can mean a number of things according to each of us but ultimately it evokes a sense of safety and well-being. It’s an ancestral space where our memories and experiences lie. Planet Earth is our home. It’s the place where our species took its first steps, and evolved throughout millennia. World Environment Day Unlike any other animal species we
‘Home’ can mean a number of things according to each of us but ultimately it evokes a sense of safety and well-being. It’s an ancestral space where our memories and experiences lie. Planet Earth is our home. It’s the place where our species took its first steps, and evolved throughout millennia.
World Environment Day
Unlike any other animal species we share the planet with, humans demand more than the environment can provide, leading to its inevitable destruction. A WWF study shows how the world’s wildlife is ever more threatened: two thirds of the animal species could become extinct over the next four years. No other species had such an impact as Homo sapiens, which heavily altered life on Earth in no time becoming protagonist of the sixth extinction and modifying irreversibly the climate and chemical balance of the atmosphere and the oceans. With the objective of stirring our consciences, World Environment Day (WED), instituted by the United Nations in 1972, is celebrated on the 5th of June.
How UNEP was established
The 5th of June marks the first important international summit on the environment: the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1972. That meeting allowed the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). World Environment Day aims to increase people’s awareness on the importance of the environment, and promote good practices able to generate an exponentially positive impact on our planet.
Connecting people with nature
The 2017 edition, under the slogan Connecting People with Nature, aims to highlight the crucial role we play in protecting the Planet, to which we are closely linked and depend on. World Environment Day represents an occasion to strengthen our relationship with the environment, discovering its fragile beauty and commiting to safeguarding it through small daily actions.
The host of the 2017 edition is Canada
This year’s official celebrations will take place in Canada, which has been elected the host of 2017. Canada, thanks to its incredible natural heritage, is a perfect example of how conservation and economic growth can, and should, go hand in hand. In fact, Canada’s natural resources support the country’s economic development thanks to tourism and a sustainable use of resources. World Environment Day is also an important part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the country. On that occasion, Canada announced that its 47 national parks will be free of charge for the hole of 2017.
Siamo anche su WhatsApp. Segui il canale ufficiale LifeGate per restare aggiornata, aggiornato sulle ultime notizie e sulle nostre attività.
Quest'opera è distribuita con Licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 4.0 Internazionale.
From Verona to Taormina, from Bosa to Ravello: a small guide for a sustainable slow tourism.
In Europe, damages have exceeded €800 billion in 40 years. Without adaptation, we risk losing 7 per cent of GDP.
The oil giant TotalEnergies must defend itself against accusations of failing to take into account the climate consequences resulting from the use of its products.
US President Donald Trump has lifted fishing restrictions in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
From Australia to the United States, from Chile to Mozambique, and from Russia to Argentina, many countries are grappling with extreme weather conditions.
A report by Ember explains that in 2025 electricity generation from renewables (solar, wind and hydropower) surpassed that from fossil fuel sources.
The Tyler Prize, considered the “Nobel Prize for the Environment,” has been awarded to Toby Kiers, an American biologist working in Amsterdam.
Belgium is one of the countries most exposed to climate change. Dune–dikes are a solution to curb sea-level rise.