June 5th - World Environment Day

2015 theme:Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.

"Although individual decisions may seem small in the face of global threats and trends, when billions of people join forces in common purpose, we can make a tremendous difference."UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.

"World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations? principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. Over the years it has grown to be a broad, global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated by stakeholders in over 100 countries. It also serves as the ?people?s day? for doing something positive for the environment, galvanizing individual actions into a collective power that generates an exponential positive impact on the planet.

... The well-being of humanity, the environment, and the functioning of the economy, ultimately depend upon the responsible management of the planet?s natural resources. And yet, evidence is building that people are consuming far more natural resources than what the planet can sustainably provide.

...Consuming with care means living within planetary boundaries to ensure a healthy future where our dreams can be realized. Human prosperity need not cost the earth. Living sustainably is about doing more and better with less. It is about knowing that rising rates of natural resource use and the environmental impacts that occur are not a necessary by-product of economic growth."

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Happy World Environment Day everyone!Learn more about the day here.