The hashtag #WorldEnvironmentDay2023 is trending on Twitter, along with this year’s campaign ‘beat plastic pollution’.
World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year to raise awareness about environmental issues and promote global action to protect our planet. It provides a platform for individuals, communities, and organizations to join hands and take positive steps towards environmental sustainability.
Initiated by the United Nations in 1973, this significant day has now reached its fiftieth year. Every year, the day adopts a new theme to address pressing environmental challenges.
This year, the focus is on finding solutions to plastic pollution, a grave issue that threatens our ecosystems and marine life.
An Indian Foreign Servic (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan posted a video of people making areca nut plates in a unit installed in a forest village to highlight their actions toward plastic pollution reduction.
Environmental activist Licypriya Kangujam urged people to plant a tree for a better future.
Bangladeshi rights activists also tweeted on this occasion.
This Twitter user urged people to be the agents of change and beat the plastic pollution.
Another also shared an important message about a sustainable future.
An individual tweeted a picture of himself planting a tree on the occasion of World Environment Day.
In order to mitigate the impacts of global warming, we must aim to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 50% before the year 2030.
Without action, air pollution will surpass the safe guidelines by 50% within the next decade.
Additionally, plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems will triple by 2040, exacerbating the already critical issue of plastic pollution.
How did you plan to celebrate this World Environment Day?
