In a small cage. I knew at once that I wanted to keep him

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ESSAY 6 (400 WORDS) 
World Environment Day is a campaign celebrated every year on 5th of June to solve 
environmental issues by implementing new and effective plans in order to make 
environment safe, secure and healthy for better future. It was declared by the United 
Nations General Assembly in 1972 during the opening of a special conference for 
environment named as “Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment”. It is a most 
important day commemorated annually to spread awareness about environment among 
people all over the world as well as encourage and motivate them to take positive actions 
regarding clean and beautiful environment on the earth. It is celebrated with lots of 

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preparations as a big event of the year during which political attention and public actions 
are enhanced. 
WED was established with various plans, agenda and objectives to remove all the 
environmental issues from this planet and make it really a beautiful planet. It was 
necessary to establish this particular event to focus on environmental problems and give 
people a face to environmental issues. Its celebration helps us to understand the 
importance of healthy environment for our healthy life as well as to empower public to be 
the active agents of sustainable and environment-friendly development worldwide. It 
spreads the common understanding among people that it is must to change their attitudes 
towards environmental issues to ensure the availability of a safer and more prosperous 
future to all the nations and peoples. 
World environment day campaign is run by the United Nations Environment Programme 
(UNEP). Its headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya however celebrated in over 100 countries all 
across the world. It was established in 1972 however celebrated first time in 1973. The 
celebration event of it is hosted every year by the different city (known as host city) with 
different theme (declared by the UNGA). It is celebrated through the international 
collaboration of people. The theme of world environment day celebration 2016 was “fight 
against the illegal trade in wildlife for life” and host country was Angola. 
It focuses to bring people from all countries at one track to deal and combat with the 
climate changes and improve the management of forests. It is celebrated with many 
creative activities such as tree plantation, cultural activities by students, drawing, painting, 
quiz competitions, debate, lectures, essay writing, banner display, speech recitation, etc on 
topics related to the environment protection. Workshops (regarding sustainable project 
management) are also organized to encourage youths about the environment and climate 
change issues for safe future on the earth. 
In 2009, an environment fair was held in Chennai and Bangalore with the activities like on 
the spot painting competition, training programmes for students over e-waste management, 
renewable energy devices, wildlife conservation, rain water harvesting systems, waste 
recycle and reuse processes, debates on rising global warming, biodegradable wastes, 
awareness drives about “go green” revolution, etc for eco-friendly infrastructure and energy 
efficiency to curb global warming and save natural resources. 
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