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united-nations: Monday´s World Environment Day is also the first day of the United Nations Ocean Conference. People from around the world are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York to save our Ocean Get details at: oceanconference.un.org

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Think. Eat. Save. – June 5 is World Environment Day!

This year’s theme of World Environment Day is an issue very close to my heart. I was brought up with a very serious view on food waste. My grandmother always made us think about food almost as sacred. She used to remind us that there may come a time with a lack of food to eat, so we should remember this every time we are about to throw out something. And that I did. In fact to this day I feel bad every time I have to throw out even just a small piece of bread. Many times I am…

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June 5 is World Environment Day

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

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