Tag: environment
Hello, everyone! Another week with unspeakable tragedies in the world, I hope everyone is doing fine! In the coming weeks I am experimenting with some new ideas around here on the blog, which will slightly shake up these Sunday round-ups too. I hope you like a little variety. So this week, I seem to have finalized the schedule of my vacation week. Two weeks to go, it is going to be short, but I will make sure it’s going to be great. Speaking of greatness, have you watched the First Lady’s episode of Carpool Karaoke on the Late Late Show…
Happy Sunday, everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful week. Mine was especially great and exciting. Check out my Instagram for a clue. 🙂 Let’s see what I have been reading, mostly during my travels this week… Putin’s Announcement on Russia: Unexpected but not Surprising The Russian announcement about them leaving the Syrian war scene met as much astonishment as the one about them entering it. The important question though is what will happen in Geneva now? First Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy to the Human Rights Council I posted several times last…
united-nations: 22 April is International Mother Earth Day! Earth Day 2014 will focus on green cities, mobilizing millions of people to create a sustainable, healthy environment by greening communities worldwide. It’s time for us to invest in efficiency and renewable energy, rebuild our cities and towns, and begin to solve the climate crisis.
September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer! united-nations: On this day 25 years ago, the world proved it could act together for the environment. Join the UN Environment Programme in celebrating the restoration of earth’s ozone layer thanks to the Montreal Protocol. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
un-library: World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June as mandated by General Assembly Resolution A/RES/2994(XXVII), is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the state of our environment and highlights actions people are taking around the world to preserve our planet for future generations. The 2012 theme is, Green Economy: Does it include you? UN Resources: World Environment Day Website(WED) Green Economy Reports Rio +20 Global Issues- Environment
wfunayouth: WFUNA is hosting a Earth Day photo challenge! Submit your original photo with the caption, “What does Earth Day mean to you?” by this Sunday, 22 April. Details on the contest can be found here.
