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Thursday, May 21, 2009

A-B-C of World Environment Day!!

Here is a list of all the activities which can be done on World Environment Day (5th June) or any other day to Save Earth....

A

Adopt a ‘green’ way of life..
Art made of recycled materials..
Auctions to benefit an environmental project..
Award presentations for environmental competitions..
Awareness campaigns..

B
Bicycle parades/races..

Broadcast of public service announcements (TV and Radio)..
Buy a fuel-efficient car..

C

Calculate your carbon footprint..
Carpools..
Celebrity support..
Clean-up campaigns..
Competitions (banner, drawing, essay, painting, poster, poetry)..
Conferences on the environment..

D

Debates on environment issues..
Dedicate your blog to World Environment Day on 5 June..
Distribute leaflets, brochures and posters..
Donate to an environmental cause..

E

Environmental education programmes in schools..
Excursions to nature sites..
Exhibitions (drawings, posters, photos, paintings)..

F

Fairs..
Festivals..
Film festivals on the environment..
G

Give a gift membership of an environmental organization..
Guidelines to community-based environmental activities..
H

Hoist banners at major road intersections..
Help local environmental groups organize WED events..
I

Inform all your friends about WED..
Involve various partners (NGOs, ministries, youth groups, celebrities, private sector)..
Issue First Day Covers (stamps)..
J

Join an environmental group..
Join UNEP’s carbon neutral network..
Join the Billion Tree Campaign..

K

Keep your neighbourhood clean..
Kick-start an environmental campaign..
Kick the CO2 habit!..
Know your rights..
L

Launch of government environment policies, books, reports..
Lobby local authorities to adopt sound environmental policies
M

March for the environment..
Media coverage and activities..
N

Never litter..

O

Offset your emissions..
Organic farming/cooking..
Organize a WED themed event in your neighbourhood..
P

Parades..
Performances (plays, songs, poetry)..
Plant a tree..
Plastic bags: avoid them!..
Promotional material (t-shirts, stickers, bookmarks)..
Puppet shows for children with an environmental message..
Q

Quizzes related to the theme for schools, youth groups, company staff, etc..

R

Rainwater harvesting..
Rallies..
Ratify international environmental conventions..
Reduce, re-use, recycle..
Rehabilitate natural habitats..
Replace your light-bulbs with energy saving ones..
S

Save paper..
Seminars..
Sort rubbish..
Speeches..
Sponsorship from private sector..
Sports activities..
Switch off stand-by TV and computer..
T

Take action..
T-shirts for WED..
U

Use sustainable modes of transportation (walking, jogging, cycling, skating, carpool)..
V

Vehicle emission monitoring..
Vermicomposting..
Visits to botanical gardens and national parks..
Volunteer for environmental organizations..
W

Waste less!..
Workshops..
Write plays, poems, songs..
Write letters to civic leaders, members of parliament, government and newspapers..

X
Xchange ideas..

Xpect environmental responsibility..
Y

Youth-led activities..
Z

Zero emissions..

DO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE OR MORE TO DO YOUR BIT TO SAVE EARTH.. SAVE ENVIRONMENT..

GREEN IS ON..!!

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