World Environment Day
5 June
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is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates
worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and
action.
The agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous
future.
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Links to UN and UN System sites:
United Nations
United Nations Environment Programme
African Drought Risk & Development Network Portal
FAO
Global Environment Facility
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Sustainable Cities Programme (UN-Habitat / UNEP) UN Convention to Combat Desertification
UN Forum on Forests
UN System-wide Earthwatch UNDP - Drylands Development Centre
UNESCO
WHO - Protection of the Human Environment
World Bank Group - Environment
World Meteorological Organization
Additional resources:
The additional resources links on this
page are provided for information purposes only and do not necessarily
represent an endorsement by the United Nations.
Center for International Earth Science Information
Earth Day Network
ELI: Environmental Law Institute
Greenpeace International
Institute for Environment and Sustainability (Europe)
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
International Society for Environmental Protection (ISEP)
IUCN: The World Conservation Union
Natural Environment Research Council
Online Access to Research in the Environment
Resource Renewal Institute
World Resources Institute
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