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Essay on World Environment day
Theme is : ‘Go Wild for Life'

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Answered by Anonymous
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World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5th June. The United Nations established in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment.

World Environment Day (WED) is hosted every year by a different city and celebrated with an international exhibition through the week of June 5.

World Environment Day is used by the United Nations to encourage awareness of the environment and to garner political attention and public action. The first WED held at Stockholm was the first time political, social and economic problems of the global environment were discussed at great length in view of taking some definitive action.

World Environment Day is celebrated in many ways. Street rallies, parades, street plays create awareness about world environment.

In many cities contests like poster contests, essay contests, poetry contests, slogan contests and debates are held to celebrate this event further. The main objective always is to get the people involved with the environment.

Answered by DARKIMPERIAL
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5 June 2016 - This year, World Environment Day, calls for each and every one of us to 'Go Wild For Life'. Driven by UNEP, UNDP, UNODC and CITES, the newly launched campaign aims to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife, and showcases how this crime erodes precious biodiversity and threatens the survival of a range of species.

In his statement for World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges people and governments to “overcome indifference, combat greed and act to preserve our natural heritage for the benefit of this and future generations.” He noted that: “This year’s observance of World Environment Day shines a much-needed spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife. There is grave cause for alarm.”

In his statement for the Day, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov points to the devastating impact of wildlife crime: "Many of our planet's finest animal and plant species are being pushed to the edge of extinction due to the barbarous acts of organized crime. But wildlife crime is not simply about the disappearance forever of iconic species. This crime hinders economic and social development and negatively impacts security. Wildlife crime deprives people of a sustainable livelihood. These crimes are also closely connected to fraud, money laundering, human trafficking, corruption and brutal violence, among other crimes".

On 3 March 2016 - World Wildlife Day - UNODC launched a multi-organization campaign entitled 'Serious About Wildlife Crime'. Centred around a powerful Public Service Announcement, the campaign also looks to raise awareness about the devastating impact of wildlife crime.

Meanwhile just last month, UNODC issued the inaugural World Wildlife Crime Report. As the first global wildlife crime assessment, the report highlights how the poaching and illegal trade of thousands of different species across the globe not only present real environmental dangers but ultimately undermine the rule of law by potentially fuelling conflict. The report also urges shared responsibility in tackling this crime given how products made from illegally sourced fauna and flora such as fashion items, furniture, food, and pets, may be hidden in plain sight. UNODC continues to combat these crimes through the ongoing Global Programme on Wildlife and Forest Crime.

At the May's Crime Commission, UNODC also launched an awareness raising campaign which aims at drawing attention from policy makers, Government officials and the general public to the nature of fisheries crime and the possible actions that can be taken.

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