THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

ALPHABET

80 Ways to Celebrate

ABCD... to SAVE...

Environment

- Ramesh Gadhvi

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

DDebates on environment issuesDedicate your blog to World Environment Day on 5 JuneDistribute leaflets, brochures and postersDonate to an environmental cause

E Environmental education programmes in schoolsExcursions to nature sitesExhibitions (drawings, posters, photos, paintings)

F FairsFestivalsFilm festivals on the environment

GGive a gift membership of an environmental organisationGuidelines to community-based environmental activities

HHoist banners at major road intersectionsHelp local environmental groups organise WED events

IInform all your friends about WEDInvolve various partners (NGOs, ministries, youth groups, celebrities, private sector)Issue First Day Covers (stamps)

TOMORROW IS

WORLDENVIRONMENT

DAYI will plant 5 trees...

What you are going to do..???

JJoin an environmental groupJoin UNEP’s carbon neutral networkJoin the Billion Tree Campaign

KKeep your neighbourhood cleanKick-start an environmental campaignKick the CO2 habit!Know your rights

LLaunch of government environment policies, books, reportsLobby local authorities to adopt sound environmental policies

MMarch for the environmentMedia coverage and activities

NNever litter

OOffset your emissionsOrganic farming/cookingOrganize a WED themed event in your neighbourhood

PParadesPerformances (plays, songs, poetry)Plant a treePlastic bags: avoid them!Promotional material (t-shirts, stickers, bookmarks)Puppet shows for children with an environmental message

QQuizzes related to the theme for schools, youth groups, company staff, etc…

RRainwater harvestingRalliesRatify international environmental conventionsReduce, re-use, recycleRehabilitate natural habitatsReplace your light-bulbs with energy saving ones

SSave paperSeminarsSort rubbishSpeechesSponsorship from private sectorSports activitiesSwitch off stand-by TV and computer

TTake actionT-shirts for WED

UUse sustainable modes of transportation (walking, jogging, cycling, skating, carpool)

VVehicle emission monitoringVermicompostingVisits to botanical gardens and national parksVolunteer for organizations such as Clean Up the World

WWaste less!WorkshopsWrite plays, poems, songsWrite letters to civic leaders, members of parliament, government and newspapers

Use INTERNET EXPLORER

as

ENVIRONMENT EXPLORER

XXchange ideasXpect environmental responsibility

YYouth-led activities

ZZero emissions

Our efforts will not failOur efforts will not fail

Just put Just put one seedone seed tomorrow tomorrow it will definitely grow...it will definitely grow...

- Ramesh Gadhvi