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	ESA - Observing the Earth - Securing Our Environment - UN’s World Environment Day to focus on drylands
		The United Nations’ celebration of World Environment Day will be held on Monday, June 5 in Algiers, Algeria.
		This year’s theme ‘Deserts and Desertification: Don’t Desert Drylands!’ emphasises the importance of protecting drylands, which cover 40% of the world's land surface and are the habitat and source of livelihood for nearly two billion people.
		World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 as an event that encourages governments, individuals and community groups to participate proactively in countless activities to improve the environment.
	www.esa.int /esaEO/SEMLXX9ATME_environment_0.html (612 words)

	jibber jabber: the eddie underworld » Environment
		My job was to sit down at a table of mayors and delegates from all around the world and be a notetaker while they hashed out the wording on 3 specific Accords within a category that most interested them.
		The next day, everyone gathered under the rotunda of City Hall with their golden pens and signed the Accords.
		World Environment Day is in full effect here in SF.
	www.eddie.com /category/environment (618 words)

	World Environment Day News - Page 2
		World Environment Day observances in schools are a pointer to this.
		World Environment Day came and went this week with only a token and rather disinterested nod from the Thaksin caretaker administration.
		Yet another World Environment Day was celebrated with the UNEP aptly choosing the international theme this year to be "Don't Desert the Dry lands." Green Day The twin cities have witnessed a spate of events...
	www.topix.net /holidays/world-environment-day/page2 (862 words)

	Ellie to Speak at the UN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Ellie to Speak at the UN Ellie to Speak at the UN On Monday, June 5, 2006 - UN World Environment Day 2006 - I was honored to be invited to speak at the United Nations (UN).
		And so, as with all other souls around the world, they are questing for answers, as guided by the synchronicities they attract into in their lives.
		The woman who invited me to speak at the UN, is originally from Uruguay and has been at the UN for 35 years.
	www.crystalinks.com /UN_ellie06.html (491 words)

	UN marks World Environment Day with focus on preventing desertification
		The United Nations today marked World Environment Day by shining the spotlight on the world’s deserts, from appeals to curb the desertification of dry-lands to a major report on the dramatic impact of climate change to a list of do’s and don’ts for tourists and a children’s painting competition.
		“World Environment Day is an opportunity to draw attention to the dependence of refugees and the internally displaced on natural resources and to urge everyone to be considerate in the use and protection of these resources," the head of UNHCR's Division of Operational Services, Arnauld Akodjenou, said.
		Meanwhile UNEP issued guidelines for the increasing numbers of desert tourists to preserve the environment, from drinking purified, as opposed to mineral water in plastic bottles, taking old batteries back home, and using gas rather than firewood for cooking.
	www.thesop.org /article.php?id=1222 (758 words)

	SolutionSet :: UN World Environment Day Case Study :: easy-to-use content management system on a budget
		World Environment Day (WED), an annual event established by the United Nations in 1972, hosted in different cities around the world and commemorated through an international exposition stimulating environmental awareness and promoting political attention and public action
		The UN WED needed a website that could be managed by their non-technical staff and support such features as a content management system, donations, events, and email list management.
		Understanding that the UN WED was a non-profit organization with a limited budget, SolutionSet explored open source solutions and built a platform to integrate both third-party and specially customized open source applications.
	www.solutionset.com /unenvironment.php (260 words)

	World Environment Day - 5 June
		World Environment Day (WED) is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
		The agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.
		UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
	www.un.org /depts/dhl/environment (274 words)

	Friends of Sausal Creek Blog » UN World Environment Day
		World Environment Day is celebrated around the world, many ways in parallel to Earth Day (April 22) – which is more familiar to us in the United States.
		Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, will be here to address gatherings, as this will also be a celebration of: The 60th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco.
		The principal agency for the City and County of San Francisco is the Department of the Environment.
	www.sausalcreek.org /blog/index.php?p=44 (574 words)

	Europaworld 7/6/2002 UN Marks World Environment Day By Stressing Importance Of Sustainable Development
		Stressing the importance of global conservation, United Nations officials marked World Environment Day on June 5th by urging a concerted effort to factor ecological concerns into social and economic policies.
		In a message in observance of the Day, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that this year's theme, "Give Earth a Chance," was meant to convey a sense of urgency about the state of the planet and the broader quest for sustainable development.
		In his message, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Klaus Toepfer, said that each year World Environment Day was an occasion to pause and reflect on the state of the environment.
	www.europaworld.org /week85/unmarksworld7602.htm (425 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Environment Day spotlights cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Almost half the world lives in cities and a third of these people dwell in slums and squatter settlements, mainly in the developing world.
		Events held across the world included a ban on cars in the Greek port of Zakynthos, tree-planting along the tsunami-devastated coastline of Sri Lanka, and a fashion show in Japan encouraging workers to abandon ties and suit jackets, in order to cut air conditioning costs in summer.
		World Environment Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/4610761.stm (347 words)

	World Environment Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
		World Environment Day is also A multi-media event which Inspires thousands of journalists to write and report enthusiastically and critically on the environment.
		For background information on the Day and how it can be celebrated, interested individuals and organizations can visit the World Environment Day web pages at the United Nations Environment Programme web site.
	www.sdnbd.org /world_environment_day.htm (212 words)

	World marks green (World Environment) day; big city mayors sign pacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		World Wildlife Fund (WWF) members put up a giant faucet in front of the 'Christ the Redeemer' statue, atop Corcovado mountain, in front of one of Rio de Janeiro's best-known tourist attractions, Sugar Loaf mountain, during celebrations of World Environment Day in Rio de Janeiro, June 5, 2005.
		SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Big city mayors from around the world signed a series of pacts on Sunday to improve the conditions of urban centers, capping a five-day U.N. World Environment conference in San Francisco, the city where the United Nations was founded in 1945.
		World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action as well as promoting the wise use and sustainable development of the global environment.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1417139/posts (1546 words)

	Planet Ark - World Marks Green Day; Big City Mayors Sign Pacts
		SAN FRANCISCO - Big city mayors from around the world signed a series of pacts on Sunday to improve the conditions of urban centers, capping a five-day UN World Environment conference in San Francisco, the city where the United Nations was founded in 1945.
		The signing ceremony on World Environment Day in the ornate rotunda at City Hall committed more than 50 of the world's largest cities to "build an ecologically sustainable, economically dynamic, and socially equitable future for our urban citizens," organizers said.
		He added the UN goal of halving poverty by 2015 would not be met unless city planning was less haphazard.
	www.planetark.org /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=31110 (648 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Environment \| Planet Green
		Investment in the environment is on the rise, and the private sector is actively involved in many projects, including the recycling of agricultural and solid refuse.
		The Ministry of Environment is engaged in a joint project with USAID and the Qalyoubia governorate to clean five lead-polluted sites in Shubra Al-Kheima, where there used to be lead foundries in the past.
		The Ministry of Environment is trying to broaden the scope of its cooperation with international donors so as to promote development in the country.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2005/745/en1.htm (1643 words)

	World Environment Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.
		The UN uses WED to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action.
		This ecosystem is home to one-third of the world’s people who are more vulnerable members of society.The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2006 will be held in Algeria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UN_World_Environment_Day (486 words)

	WomenAid Environment & Health Programme : World Environment Day - 5 June 2002
		The purpose of this ‘Special UN Day’ is to promote awareness of environmental issues and the urgent need to protect the planet.
		World Environment Day is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
		World Environment Day was created to promote environmental issues and empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development.
	www.womenaid.org /environment/wed/wed.html (806 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| World's water supply 'running low' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Water tables are falling by about three metres a year across much of the developing world, according to a study by the UN Environment Programme (Unep).
		But the UN says the issue is not getting enough attention because water tables are mainly hidden from view.
		But first, it concludes, many parts of the developing world need to be better informed of the issue, so they can monitor the crisis properly before it becomes any more acute.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/2966322.stm (480 words)

	UN report: food production under threat
		The UN marked World Environment Day by warning that climate change, high water demand and salt contamination could irrevocably damage some of the planet's most fragile regions of food production.
		Population growth and inefficient water use are, by 2050, set to move some countries with deserts beyond thresholds of water stress, or even worse, water scarcity.
		Most of the 12 desert regions, whose future climate has been modelled, are facing a drier future with rainfall in some cases forecast to be 10 to 20 per cent lower by the end of the century.
	www.nutraingredients-usa.com /news/ng.asp?n=68200-un-water-salt (448 words)

	The UN's World Environment Day focuses on water in 2003
		The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2003 will be held in Beirut, the first time in the Arab world.
		Broadly, our agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.
		Meanwhile, UNEP in Geneva and the Geneva Environment Network will be hosting one of its famous Roundtables at the International Environment House, 5 June 2003, on the topic of "Providing Freshwater for All".
	www.ramsar.org /wn/w.n.world_env_day_2003.htm (507 words)

	World Environment Day - Weekly News for June 10th to June 17th, 2005
		The UN general assembly first established World Environment Day in 1972.
		The opening celebration was in San Francisco, and activities were held around the world.
		We are delighted to work with the UN Environment Programme," he said.
	www.kidsnewsroom.org /newsissues/061005/index.asp?page=AroundWorld3 (276 words)

	Welcome to Presidio World College \| Press Release
		San Francisco, CA - June 1, 2005 - For the first time this century, the United Nations World Environment Day 2005 convenes in San Francisco today and Presidio World College is among the impressive line-up of participants committed to improving urban environmental issues.
		Presidio World College, which offers the only accredited MBA program in Sustainable Management, is taking an active role in World Environment Day with Presidio faculty member, co-author of Natural Capitalism, and world-renowned sustainability consultant Hunter Lovins speaking at a number of events around the city.
		Coinciding with the activities of World Environment Day, Presidio will graduate its first class of students from the intensive, two-year MBA program in Sustainable Management on Saturday, June 4, at the Presidio Golf Course Clubhouse.
	presidiomba.org /press/un_world.html (589 words)

	pjammer: UN World Environment Day - San Francisco
		ttended the United Nations World Environment Day luncheon at the Carnelian Room on the 52nd floor of the Bank of America tower in San Francisco today with the insouciantly charming Tammy.
		The thrust of the UN World Environment Day focused on "green cities" and, given the visibility of American culture to the world, the need for those of us in the US to lead by example in maintaining ecologically-sustainable consumption and recycling habits.
		Had the good fortune to be seated next to some brilliant and accomplished individuals at my table, including former investigative reporter and environmental journalist Craig Kasnoff and SF Environment Commissioner Johanna Wald; during lunch, we traded stories on our experiences in fundraising and media campaigns for nonprofits.
	pjammer.livejournal.com /127053.html?thread=2737485 (345 words)

	SF Station: UN World Environment Day 2005
		At the center of World Environment Day activities is Green Cities Expo held on June 3, 4 and 5 at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion.
		The Natural World Museum (NWM) is joining forces with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during World Environment Day (WED) coming to San Francisco, U.S.A. for the first time in its 33 year history between June 1-5 of 2005.
		Join the U.N. World Environment Day activities in San Francisco as the Natural World Museum launches a global celebration marking the beginning of a lasting cross-cultural and inter- disciplinary forum honoring the natural world.
	www.sfstation.com /un-world-environment-day-2005-e6940 (1057 words)

	UN Publications: World Environment Day
		Children from all over the world were invited to paint on the subject of the ozone layer and this selection of pictures from the finalists shows not only how much these young people are concerned about ozone depletion, but also how effective they can be in communicating the nature of the problem.
		Their safety, for the protection of life, the environment and property, is an essential need in today's mining operations.
		The demographic data include total population and population density, urban and rural growth rates for all countries of the world, and environment and development indicators regarding fresh water, forests, agriculture and nutrition, poverty and economic development, energy consumption, number of motor vehicles, carbon dioxide emissions and participation in international treaties relating to the environment.
	www.un.org /Pubs/whatsnew/envi02.htm (6104 words)

	ecoComputing Update Center » Blog Archive » World Environment Day 2005
		Organized by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), 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 main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2005 will be held in San Francisco, California, USA, and UNEP is honoured that the City of San Francisco will be hosting this important United Nations day.
		World Environment Day is a people’s event with colourful activities such as street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essays and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, as well as recycling and clean-up campaigns.
	www.ecocomputing.org /wp/?p=2 (270 words)

	New Vision Online : UN pursues desert awareness
		THE UN has begun reawakening politicians in a bid to curtail the human practices that create land degradation of semi-arid areas, causing desertification.
		The World Environment Day commemorated on June 5 is one of the ways the UN stimulates worldwide awareness on the environment and enhances political attention and action.
		The theme of the UN World Environment Day is “Deserts and Desertifi-cation’’ and the slogan is “Don’t desert dry lands.’’
	www.newvision.co.ug /D/8/13/486443 (197 words)

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		The World Water development Report was presented to the media today, in Tokyo, and will be officially launched at the occasion of World Water Day, March the 22nd, during the 3d World Water Forum.
		Presented on the eve of the Third World Water Forum (Kyoto, Japan, March 16 – 23), it represents the single most important intellectual contribution to the Forum and the International Year of Freshwater, which is being led by UNESCO and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
		World Water Day - celebrated each year on 22 March – provides us with an opportunity to recognize the centrality and importance of water to our daily lives, to our environment and to the sustainable development of nations.
	www.womenaid.org /news/newsjobs.html (1348 words)

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