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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2008

Overview

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

The World Environment Day slogan for 2008 is Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy.

Recognizing that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. The World Environment Day will highlight resources and initiatives that promote low carbon economies and life-styles, such as improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption.

In Thailand

The Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is launching several events to commemorate World Environment Day 2008 on 5­-8 June 2008 at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province.

The events to be accessible to the public are:

1.      Exhibitions covering major issues:

a.      Background of WED and this year’s theme on “CO2, Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy”

b.      Low carbon society

c.      Sustainable consumption

d.      Sufficiency economy and people’s participation in reducing global warming

2.      Green Fair with participation from the governmental and nongovernmental agencies concerned, including industries, private businesses, and local administrative organizations – coming to display their “Green Consumer Green Products”,  “Clean Technologies”, and “Success Stories”.

3.      Technical meetings and seminars on:

a.      Low carbon society

b.      Sustainable consumption

c.      Sufficiency economy and global warming reduction

d.      People participation in reducing global warming

e.      Green products

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