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World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June since 1974.

It was established by the UN General Assembly in the capital city of Sweden Stockholm. In the Conference at June 05 – 06 in 1972.

It was first celebrated in the year 1974 with the theme “Only One Earth.” 

World Environment Day is one of the largest yearly events organised by the United Nations (UN) to generate awareness about the importance of nature and wildlife.

World environment day key features 

The main principle of this day is encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. 

Awareness world of environmental problems such as global warming, marine pollution, human overpopulation, sustainable consumption and crime against wildlife.

Theme 

'Ecosystem Restoration' is the theme for World Environment Day 2021.

This theme aims to restore at least 1 billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade to tackle the climate crisis, save species from extinction and secure our future. acc to UN.

Global Host  

South Asian country Pakistan will be the global host for this day. 

Last year, World Environment Day 2020 was hosted by Colombia in partnership with Germany.

Every year world environment day hosted by a different country with a different theme.

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated in many different ways worldwide. many worldwide planting trees, cleaning up local beaches and their neighbourhoods, organising meetings on a solution for environmental problems, joining online protests. 

Did you know?

Most nature destructive countries 

1.China 

2. The USA

3.India

Least nature destructive countries

1. Montserrat

2.Nauru

3. Wallis and Futuna islands

according to data. world and GFN

Ecosystem Restoration

It is the process of supporting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been damaged, degraded and destroyed.

we create the conditions required for recovery. which help plants, animals, and microorganisms can carry out the process of restoration on their own. 

This process is done by simply removing an invasive species or re-establish a lost species or a lost function (like fire) or as complex as adjusting landforms, changing the hydrology, planting vegetation.

According to the UN, All types of ecosystems can be restored, including forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands and oceans. 

Recovery initiatives can be started by anyone, from governments, development agencies to businesses, societies and individuals. 

That is because the reasons for degradation are numerous and varied, and can influence at different scales.

according to analysis, a forest ecosystem recovered in 42 years.

an ocean bottom takes 10 years to recover.

this time increases up to 56 years when Hit by multiple disturbance. 

Reasons for environmental degradation 

Land Disturbance

Growth of invasive species like weeds. These weeds can assume control over nature, reducing the regional greenery.

overpopulation 

More population leads to more use of natural resources. More people simply mean more requirement of food, shelter, more agricultural land.

landfills 

A large amount of waste produced by household, industries, factories.

buried inland. The decaying waste produces weak acidic chemicals which mix with liquids in the waste to produce leachate and landfill gas.

 

Deforestation

Cutting down of trees for acquired more land for agriculture, Homes, industries and also full fill wood demand. 

Deforestation causes soil erosion, global warming.

Natural Causes

Things like avalanches, tidal waves, storms, and wildfires also resulting environmental degradation. 

How we can restore the ecosystem and become part of the world environment day.

1.By the process of afforestation. (replanting wetlands, forestland, creek beds, and other habitats.)

2.Removing invasive species.

3.Turfgrass replaced by native species.

4.Establishing rain gardens to absorb rainwater running off roofs of our houses.

5. Report to the government authorities of illegal landfills.

 

Top 5 environment-friendly countries

1.Sweden

the Scandinavian Peninsula country in northern Europe.

excellent waste management policies of the Sweden government lead to 99 per cent of solid waste recycled or made into biogas only 1 per cent goes to landfills.

Sweden also having the lowest emission rate in the whole of Europe.

 acc. the data from travel.com.

2.Denmark

Bicycle use is increasing in Denmark. the number of bicycles is more than cars. 

Denmark capital city Copenhagen seen a 68 % rise in bicycle in the last 20 years. according to the guardian.

3.Gambia 

A small west African country developing a 20-megawatt solar power plant build the country's power supply by 20%. and government also plan to restore the large area of forest. 

As the country severely hit by climate change challenges. acc. to Los Angeles Times.

4. Norway 

The no of electric cars rapidly increasing in this country. almost 60 % of new car sale in march 2019 is electric. government promote electric vehicles to make the country more environmentally friendly.

5. Rwanda 

it is counted in one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. located in east Africa.

Banning plastic bag use and plastic materials in the country. a large amount of afforestation taken place in the country up to 30 per cent of the total area of the country

Also, become one of the cleanest nations on earth.