World Environment Day, established by the United Nations and celebrated annually on June 5, is one of the main ways for all ecologists and environmental organizations to draw the world’s attention to environmental problems, as well as stimulate political interest and related actions aimed at protecting environment. Man is a creature of its environment and at the same time the creator of an environment that ensures its physical existence, and gives him the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual development.
The holiday was proclaimed in 1972 at the 27th session of the UN General Assembly. The date of the event was chosen on June 5 – the day of the beginning of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972, which was followed by the creation of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
Celebrating this Day is designed to awaken in everyone a desire to help protect the environment and to encourage as many people as possible to take action in order to prevent the growing pressure on the planet’s natural life support systems from reaching a critical point.
Humanity has been exploiting and destroying the ecosystems of planet Earth for too long. Every three seconds, the world loses the size of a football field, a territory of forest; over the past century, half of the planet’s wetlands and coral reefs have been destroyed. The loss of ecosystems deprives the world of carbon sinks such as forests and peatlands. Global greenhouse gas emissions have been on the rise for three consecutive years, and the planet is one step away from a possible catastrophic climate change.
Therefore, it is necessary to give the peoples of the world the opportunity to actively promote sustainable and equitable development, to promote the understanding that the main driving force behind the change in approaches to environmental issues is ourselves, our society. And also to explain the usefulness of partnerships so that all countries and peoples have a safer and more prosperous future.
World Environment Day is an event for everyone and for the whole world. Since the commemoration began in 1972, people in many countries have hosted thousands of activities, from cleaning around their homes, planting trees, to fighting wildlife crime. Over the years, thousands of people from different countries and social sectors have taken part in special events to protect the environment. And today, this Day provides an opportunity for each of us to take responsibility for caring for our planet and actively contribute to change.
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Annayev Dayanch,
1st year student of International Law Faculty of
the Institute of International Relations of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
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