Graz Hospital of the City of Graz (LKH) celebrated World Environment Day 2007 for the first time. The event started with an array of attractions for its visitors. The attractions were lined up along a virtual path of the Sun and could be reached within a few minutes walk.
LKH took the opportunity to show the use of solar energy to the general public when walking along that path. These included:
- solar thermal power for the indoor pool for children’s rehabilitation;
- solar voltaic to charge a battery of accumulators for electric powered motorbikes - these will replace cars doing now the documents
transportation within the area;
- a solar powered beer brewery; a solar powered coffee house;
- a solar powered ear chair telling everyone who takes a rest in it legends about the sun from all over the world;
- a bookshop with hundreds of books dealing with the sun and what can be done with it's energy;
- an art room with solar graphics and paintings done by children during the day;
- two tents where the little folks could do experiments with solar generated voltage while the parents could listen to a solar power consultant and every two hours an interesting speech held by different professors from the nearby university about the topic of the day The Sun.
To mark the occasion of World Environment Day 2007, United Nations Office at Vienna arranged for displays and activities in the Rotunda from 1000 to 1500 hrs. The activities were chosen to focus attention on environmental issues and to solicit support for appropriate actions such as staff contributions towards reduction in paper consumption, waste avoidance, air pollution minimization, energy savings and reduction in hothouse gas emissions.
There was free distribution of:
• Bicycle service by qualified technicians
• Durable cloth and biodegradable shopping bags
• UNEP booklets on Melting Ice – A Hot Topic
• Tips on how to reduce paper consumption in the office
• A ticket for Vienna's public transportation system
• A bike trail map for Vienna
• Tips for energy savings.
For more information, please contact:
United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
Vienna International Centre
PO Box 500
A 1400 Vienna
Austria
Tel: 43 1 26060
Fax: 43 1 263-3389
Website: www.unvienna.org
Vienna
Environmental matters have always been a part of the agenda of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). On the occasion of World Environment Day 2007, the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, located at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, organized for the permanent representatives of its 56 participating states a study visit to the European centre of renewable energy in the city of Güssing, Austria. The City Council of Güssing decided in 1990 to gradually phase out fossil energy and to move the city towards a concept of renewable and sustainable energy supply. Güssing became famous for its "energy-autarchy", based 100 % on renewable energy. The city thus represents an ideal showcase on how to address environmental threats caused by fossil energies and how feasible, cost-effective and economically sound technologies can lead to a successful and sustainable global concept, based on the interaction among partners and the local community. The daytrip included a visit to a biomass plant, a photovoltaic plant and a school for solar energy.
For more information, please contact,
Andrea Gredler
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Kaertner Ring 5-7 1010 Vienna
Austria
Email: andrea.gredler@osce.org
Website: www.osce.org
BELGIUM
Brussels
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Brussels office was among 71 exhibitors at the Charlemagne building, where more than 20 conferences on the environment were held during 12-15 June. UNEP managed to hand out around 500 UNEP publications, among them:
Health and Environment - Tools for Effective Decision-Making
Environment in Print
Tunza – Melting Down
Our Planet – Connecting Dreams
World Environment Day 2007 kits
A Trip with Drip
Africa Environment Outlook 2-summary
GRASP leaflet
Awareness was raised about the Billion Tree Campaign, the Children’s Painting Competition and Earth Print. Some UNEP videos were broadcast (WED, BTC, Ozzy Ozone, Green Driving), and the public was shown where to surf on UNEP websites. The stand attracted many participants who sought to know more about UNEP.
On 6 June, UNEP also used the premises of the Green Week tent in Parc du Cinquantennaire to launch the Global Outlook for Ice & Snow report.
For more information, please contact:
Sophie Ravier
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP Brussels Office
Rue Montoyer 14
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: 32 2 213 30 53
Fax: 32 2 213 30 51
E-mail: s.ravier@unep.be
Website: www.unep.org
Brussels
ENVi Stagiaires celebrated World Environment Day 2007 with a bike tour on 10 June. Each participant (around 40 persons) wore an environmentally friendly tee-shirt. They rode bikes towards green parks in Brussels and had fresh drinks in the middle of the tour.
Vratza
Hristo Botev Secondary School a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging the Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world.
For more information, please contact:
Tzvetan Naydenov
Hristo Botev Secondary School
37 General Leonov Street,
Vratza
Bulgaria
Tel: 359 888 485170
E-mail: naydenov_bg@yahoo.co.uk
CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague
Green Circle, member of the UNEP National Committee, organized together with the Czech Environmental Information Agency EKOFESTIVAL in Prague. The Festival was opened by the minister of environment Mr. Martin Bursik, and the main theme of the festival on World Environment Day was Sustainable Consumption. Around twenty environmental groups were presented at the festival and provided information and services related to sustainable consumption. Environmental labeling, Fair Trade and organic products were the main topics discussed and presented. The participants had an opportunity to enjoy several thematic games and live folk music. This is the first time such a large-scale environmental event has been organized in the capital of the Czech Republic.
Prior to World Environment Day, the Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation, also member of the UNEP National Committee, together with Charta 77 Foundation organized the Josef Vavrousek Award ceremony. The Josef Vavrousek Award is given every year to individuals who achieved outstanding results in environmental protection and promotion of sustainable development. This year the award was given to Karel Hudec, an ornithologist who has devoted his entire life to nature and bird conservation and for his talent to work with various stakeholders on these issues; and to Pavel Franc, an environmental lawyer who has been serving citizens in advocating for environmental and citizens' rights and for signing a memorandum of understanding between Hyundai and municipalities, regional government and NGOs, prior to the construction of a new automotive factory in the Czech Republic.
For more information, please contact:
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
International Environment House
11 - 13, Chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 41 (0) 22 917 81 97
Fax: 41 (0) 22 797 34 20
Mobile: 41 (0) 79 251 82 35
E-mail: christophe.bouvier@unep.ch
Prague
World Environment Day 2007 was marked in colour. A number of activities were carried out to mark the celebrations: Press conference & panel discussion
UNIC together with the coalition of NGOs Czechs against Poverty on 6 June organized a press briefing & seminar on the issue of the climate change on the eve of the G8 Summit in Germany. The event was held under the WED slogan Melting Ice - A Hot Topic. UNIC OIC was one of the panelists and presented excerpts from the Secretary General's message as well as facts from the UNEP press materials. The Billion Trees campaign was highlighted. Media representatives including radio, NGOs and UN family attended.
Press materials
The Secretary General's message and excerpts from UNEP press materials were translated into Czech, disseminated to target groups and posted on UNIC website.
UNIC also produced a press kit including some 10 information materials on the topic of the climate change which have been produced by UNIC in Czech in the recent months. It was distributed during the press conference/seminar.
UNIC has been notified or invited and provided information on the World Environment Day 2007 for the following activities:
World Environment Day 2007 Festival on Sustainability - An annual event organized on the World Environment Day by a coalition of NGOs on one of the major squares downtown Prague. Workshops, information and entertainment were items on menu.
Prize of Josef Vavrousek (sustainable development) - The prize was awarded on the eve of the World Environment Day 2007 in Prague, attended by the Minister of Environment and other dignitaries.
UNIC has been notified on a number of World Environment Day 2007-related activities from many parts of the country, including tree planting, seminars and film screening.
For more information, please contact:
Michal Broza
UNIC Prague
Czech Republic
FINLAND
Joensuu On the occasion of World Environment Day 2007 ENO Programme staged a play called The Drops of Life. The play advocates for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world. The ENO Programme organizes an annual tree planting day every September to mark the International Day for Peace and is planning to stage The Drops of Life during this celebrations in various schools.
The play is an original idea from ENO Programme and is part of the initiatives of the ENO Tree Planting Campaign 2007. The manuscript is made by a Finnish writer and artist, Esko-Pekka Tiitinen and the music and the translation are by Mika Vanhanen. Children and youth from all over the world will perform the play which will last about 15-20 minutes and will include four songs which are available in 10 languages. The universal premier will be held on 29 May in every continent, in at least 65 countries to celebrate World Environment Day.
Lahti
To commemorate World Environment Day 2007 Päijät-Häme ornithological association guided a bird watching trip in the night of 5 June. The trip started from the Marola bus station at 10 pm and returned at around 2 am. During the day there was a presentation on environmental information for small and medium size enterprises in the city of Heinola organized by the Vanamo project. Lahti City's Environmental balance sheet 2006 was presented.
For more information, please contact:
Ulla Kananen
Vanamo -hanke / Lahti region environmnetal services
Vesijärvenkatu 27 Lahti
Finland
Tel: 35838143165
E-mail: ulla.kananen@lahti.fi
Website: www.vanamohanke.net
FRANCE
Grenoble
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2007, 800 employees from 3 of the Alcan sites in France organized an event with the main theme of Water. There was also a game with 20 questions and a conference about water stakes. After the event each employee got a water saver to set up on to taps. This was a promotion of the Water Museum in Pont en Royans (promotion of covoiturage).
For more information please contact:
François Bataillard
Alcan
Rue Aristide Berges Voreppe 38000,
Grenoble
France
Tel: (33) 4 76 57 85 33
E-mail: francois.bataillard@alcan.com
Montreuil-Bellay
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 Alcan Packaging Montreuil-Bellay created an educational sheet for employees explaining how the plant manages its waste.
Saint Maur des Fossés
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 Alcan Packaging Saint-Maur offered all employees an anti-pollution inspection and tune-up for their car and gave tips to reduce energy consumption in the plant newsletter: Comm' à Saint-Maur.
Valentigney
Collège les Bruyères a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging the Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world.
For more information, please contact:
Claude Bourdon
Collège les Bruyères
10 avenue des bruyères,
Valentigney
France
Tel: 33(0)3.81.35.4002
Fax: 33(0)3.81.346.355
E-mail: claude.bourdon@ac-besancon.fr
GERMANY
Berlin
To Mark World Environment Day 2007, the NGO GRRNE LIGA Berlin e.V. hosted a sustainable street party called the Umweltfestivall. This was the 12th anniversary of the festival and it took place on 3 June at the Brandenburger Torr, at the centre of Berlin, from 11 am.
Several activities marked the celebrations and they included stalls for organic foods and a fair on nature conservation and environmental protection. Various companies, associations, NGOs as well as retailers had a chance to present innovative concepts on sustainable solutions for energy consumption, tourism, mobility and the variety of ecological products.
There was live music, activities for children and the traditional bike rally Fahrradsternfahrtt which was organized by the NGO ADFC. The festival attracted about 100 000 participants.
For more information, please contact:
Karen Thormeyer
GRRNE LIGA Berlin e.V.
Schonhauser Allee 230,
Berlin
Germany
Tel: 49 (0) 30 443391 0
Fax: 49 (0) 30 443391 33
E-mail: umweltfestival@grueneliga.de
Website: www.umwelfestival.de
Berlin
In celebrating World Environment Day 2007, Eberswalde Technical College, PRIMAKLIMA Worldwide and FORCE SUNRISE launched an initiative: Realeaf - Make your Avatar Carbon-Neutral to neutralize carbon emissions by supporting real reforestation projects. This initiative offers inhabitants of virtual worlds the opportunity to enjoy the endless variety of online worlds without environmental pollution. Through the concrete support of reforestation projects, the inhabitants can achieve carbon-neutrality for their avatars.
Bremen
Wilhelm-Kaisen-Schule a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging the Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world.
For more information, please contact:
Petra Niehardt
Wilhelm-Kaisen-Schule.de
Valckenburghstr.1-3,
Bremen
Germany
Tel: 04264 835376
E-mail: petran@uni-bremen.de
Website: www.Wilhelm-Kaisen-Schule.de
Erlangen
To mark World Environment Day 2007 a project in the year of environment of the city of Erlangen was launched. Two blocks of ice were placed at the center of Erlangen (Hugenottenplatz) - one in a house isolated only according standard by law, the other one is isolated according to a modern standard - the passive house standard. Everyone can join the project by giving his estimate of how fast the ice-blocks melt. The estimate was carried out by filling in a form on the website: www.erlangen.de/eisblockwette (Of course the melting of the ice in the standard house is much faster). The ice block-bet (Eisblockwette) is a symbol that better energy standards help to protect the climate. On 5 June the first part of the bet was announced. The mayor of the city gave the first price to the winner: a bicycle. The bet continues until everybody can give his estimate of how many liters of water were measured in the less well isolated house? One can even join from anywhere in the world using the internet: The last question of the bet will be answered on 1 December: How many days will be needed for the ice in the better insulated house (passive-house) to completely melt? Join our project by visiting the homepage.
Athens
In line with World Environment Day 2007 theme, Melting Ice - A Hot Topic?, the Hellenic Tennis federation (HTF) organized Junior Tennis Tournaments called Green Tennis Tournaments- Melting Ice - A Hot Topic?. The tournaments was held on 2–3 June and took place in all the Tennis Clubs in Greece. There were various categories based on ages and every category had an 'Environment 2007' winner.
Athens
The Intercultural Elementary School in Alsoupoli marked World Environment Day 2007 by staging The Drops of Life play. The play is part of the Environment Online programme for World Environment Day and it was performed by the 5th grade students. The progremme also entwined with Angelstad School’s programme in Sweden under the title Faces of Energy.
For more information, please contact:
Katerina Apostolopoulou
Intercultural Elementary School in Alsoupoli
18, Eleftherias Street
N. Ionia,
Athens
Greece
Tel: 00302102797880
Fax: 00302102751176
E-mail: apa1977@sch.gr
Athens
In celebration of World Environment Day 2007, MEDASSET, the Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtleorganised activities geared towards spreading environmental messages. For more information, see Press Release.
For more information, please contact:
MEDASSET-Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles
1c Licavitou St., 106 72, Athens
Greece
Tel.: 30 210 3613572 / 30 210 3640389
Fax: 30 210 3613572
E-mail: medasset@medasset.gr
Website: www.euroturtle.org / www.medasset.org / www.medasset.gr
Gazoros
To mark World Environment Day 2007 Artemis Gazoritis (a cultural association) in collaboration with the Gazoros Highschool planted five olive trees symbolizing the five continents in the school courtyard. There was a presentation to the students and the residents on the problem of melting of ice on the planet.
For more information, please contact,
John Tsartsapakis
Artemis Gazoritis
Gazoros Serron Gazoros
Greece
Tel: 306973021801
Fax: 2321062983
E-mail: tsartsap@sch.gr
Kalymnos
The Environmental Association of Education in Kalymnos (YDNA) marked World Environment Day 2007 with an event in a school in Kalymnos, two other schools were invited. Cartons and aluminum cans were used to create a tree. Papers were recycled and used to make posters with environmental messages.
For more information, please contact:
Pavlos Trikoilis
Environmental Association of Education in Kalymnos (YDNA)
Enoria Agiou Athanasiou Kalymnos
Greece
Tel: 30 2243024782
Fax: 30 2243047115
E-mail: pavlos-tatiana1@klm.forthnet.gr
Serres
European Voluntary Service (EVS) volunteers work for a NGO called Praxis, and in association with UNESCO. To mark World Environment Day 2007 an event was organized where five olive trees were planted. The event was attended by four television crews. As volunteers we wrote about the event on out website www.praxisgreece.org and we created youtube clips to celebrate the event, which were also posted on our website. This is just one of the things that we have done to support UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign. We have also created radio spots which were played on Rodon fm 95.0 and we have written many articles about the Campaign and about the importance of trees in general.
E-mail: evspraxis@gmail.com
Website: www.praxisgreece.org
Thessaloniki
World Environment Day 2007 was celebrated with a bicycle ride on the boardwalk of Thessaloniki city by the sea with the Consul General, the Mayor of the city, the Vice Mayor for culture, other members of the consular corps and young students of the city to underscore the importance of using bicycles as an alternative means of transportation.
For more information, please contact:
Ioanna Koutsounanou
American Consulate General
43 Tsimiski street Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: 00302310242905
Fax: 00302310242910
E-mail: koutsounanouie@state.gov
Website: www.usconsulate.gr
ITALY
Ferrara
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara marked World Environment Day 2007 by celebrating 20 years since the official opening of their Station for Ecological Research. The activities ran from May 2007 to January 2008 and will include public exhibitions, conferences, workshops, films and courses on biodiversity and climate change.
For more information, please contact:
Carla Corazza
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara
Via De Pisis
24, Ferrara
Italy
Tel: (39) 0532 203381
Fax: (39) 0532 210508
E-mail: c.corazza@comune.fe.it
Website: www.comune.fe.it/storianaturale
Palermo
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2007, the agency's monitoring boat was placed in the Harbor of Mondello, for the entire day on 5 June, where the local community was able to visit it. A mobile laboratory was also functioning to help the public learn how the agency's analysts work when sampling the coastal waters of the Sicilian territory. A gazebo was placed inland, where information material, brochures on the ice melting theme, and several gadgets were handed to the public.
For more information please contact:
Sergio Marino
ARPA Sicilia (Sicilian Environmental protection Agency)
Via Ugo La Malfa 169
Palermo, Sicily
Italy
Tel: 0039 091 7077080
E-mail: smarino@arpa.sicilia.it
Website: www.arpa.sicilia.it
Rome
On World Environment Day 2007, Dart Club Revolution held a photo exhibition, film shows and a fund-raising. There was also distribution of information about pragmatic action for the environment and against global warming.
Belfast
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 Conservation Volunteers worked with the local community to transform an overgrown, neglected site by clearing and planting new shrubs.
For more information, please contact:
Helen Tomb
Conservation Volunteers
159 Ravenhill Road, Belfast
Ireland
E-mail: h.tomb@btcv.org.uk
Website: www.cvni.org.uk
LITHUANIA
Kaunas
Kaunas Vydunas Secondary School a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging the Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world.
For more information, please contact:
Rasma Stuokiene
Kaunas Vydunas Secondary School
Siaures pr. 57,
Kaunas
Lithuania
Tel: (370) 86711 1088
E-mail: rasmastuokiene@yahoo.com
Website: www.rasma.lt
MACEDONIA - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Bitola
A special event was organized to mark World Environmental Day 2007 with the efforts of local NGOs for environmental protection. Promotion of the regional NGO network Green Action for environment protection in line with sustainable development was the main agenda.
For more information, please contact,
Neshad Azemovski
Biosfera - Centre for Education, Environment and Nature Protection
Dimo Hadzi Dimov Str. No. 37000 Bitola
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Tel: 389 70 810 606
Fax: 389 47 234 973
Email: biosfera@mt.net.mk
Website: www.biosfera.org.mk
Krusevo
In celebration of World Environment Day 2007, the Municipality of Krusevo hosted an event that focused on the importance of keeping the local environment clean. The event included the installation of new waste bins and a clean-up of the town centre by youth. The activities were coordinated through the Ecology Club of the primary school, Nikola Karev.
The waste bins installed were used for receiving recyclable material or waste. The youth shall be recognized for their clean-up activities at an event that will be held in August, celebrating the renovation of a park in the town centre commemorating the Krusevo Republic.
For more information, please contact:
Mary O'Connor
Municipality of Krusevo
Nicola Gurkovic bb Krusevo
Macedonia
Tel: 389 048 476 442
Fax: 389 048 476 446
E-mail: maryobeora@aol.com
Ohrid
UNEP National Committee Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia together with the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development organized a commemoration of the World Environment Day 2007 in Ohrid. The event started with presentations and discussions on the environment, with guests from Albania and USA, among others. Following the discussion, the official poster of the World Environment Day 2007 was presented as well as other informational materials. The event ended by screening of the official video clips for World Environment Day 2007 and the Message by Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP.
For more information, please contact:
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
International Environment House
11 - 13, Chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 41 (0) 22 917 81 97
Fax: 41 (0) 22 797 34 20
Mobile: 41 (0) 79 251 82 35
E-mail: christophe.bouvier@unep.ch
Skopje
Makmontana UNEP National Committee Macedonia, together with the Balkan Foundation for Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the Republic of Macedonia organized a commemoration event for World Environment Day 2007. The event was held in Ohrid, Macedonia from 2 - 5 June. The event included forums on environmental topics, discussions and screening of environmental movies. During the event the promotional materials for the World Environment Day were distributed.
For more information, please contact:
Bojan Rantasa
MAKMONTANA - UNEP National Committee Macedonia
Vidoe Smileski - Bato 1-15
Skopje
Macedonia
Tel: 389 2 2430927
Fax: 389 2 2430927
E-mail: silva@unet.com.mk
Website: www.makmontana.org
MEXICO Atizapan de Zaragoza
Tecnologico De Monterrey celebrated World Environment Day 2007 with 550 school children from 164 primary and secondary schools of Atizapan along with the Muinicpal Government of Atizapan Zaragoza. Prizes were awarded for the best environmental painting, music theme and poetry. The function was presided over by Hon. Ambassador Anna Lindstedt, Ambassador of Sweden in Mexico, along with the Municipal President of Atizapan Zaragoza, Mexico.
For more information, please contact,
Ilangovan Kuppusamy
Tecnologico De Monterrey
Km 3.5 Carr. Lago de Guadalupe Atizapan de Zaragoza
Mexico
Tel: 5255 58645555
Fax: 5255 5864 5555
E-mail: ikammal@itesm.mx
Website: www.itesm.mx
NETHERLANDS
Leiden
Visser 't Hooft Lyceum performed The Drops Of Life to celebrate World Environment Day 2007. This is a play on planting trees for the protection of planet earth which is part of the ENO project by Mika Vanhanen. The aim is to get secondary schools all over the world active in planting trees on Peace Day, which is on 21 September, and also to make students aware of the collective responsibility of all people in protecting the environment.
Tromsø
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2007, Bioforsk-Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, reserved a stand at the World Environment Day celebration in Tromsø. The stand exhibited the organization’s work with UNEP and WHO in the Arctic region and Bioforsk's national structure.
For more information, please contact:
Michael G. Angstreich
Bioforsk-Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research
Høgskoleveien 7 1432 Ås
Norway
Tel: 97177865
Fax: 64946110
E-mail: michael.angstreich@bioforsk.no
Website: www.bioforsk.no
PORTUGAL
Lisboa
Kindergarden Largo da Luz celebrated World Environment Day by involving the children in various fun activities including a game on global warming and ways of saving energy. Other activities included making posters and distribution of leaflets on the same topics.
For more information, please contact:
Luís Ramos
Kindergarden Largo da Luz
Rua Maria Brown 1 1600-430
Lisboa
Portugal
Tel: 217163244
E-mail: luismrr68@hotmail.com
Lisboa
Híbridos Clube marked World Environment Day 2007 with an event where owners of hybrid cars met to commemorate this green day.
Amadora
To mark World Environment Day 2007 students built paper wind-mills with messages about environmental problems. They also produced booklets to be handed out in the community, containing do's and dont's to help the planet. There was a workshop on re-use of paper and plastic.
Bucuresti
REPER21 and the City Hall of Ploiesti organized World Environment Day 2007...in Ploiesti. The main purpose of the public event was to sensitize the public on the environmental issues of the community in which they are living. The event took place right in the core of the Ploiesti City between 1 and 3 June, and consisted of an exhibition circuit with four main themes: water, energy, waste and transport and their linkage to the environment. On 1 June, the exhibition was reserved for schools and highschools from Ploiesti, for which guided visits of the panels and free bus transport was organized. It was opened to the public on 2 and 3 June. On 2 June, movies on environmental issues were projected. During the event, the visitors had the chance to vote in a contest for the best environmental drawing made by children of Ploiesti.
For more information, please contact:
Sylvain Saudo
REPER21
Bd Nicolae Balcescu Bucuresti
Romania
Tel: 40 749906362
E-mail: s.saudo@gmail.com
Constanta
To mark World Environment Day 2007, High School Decebal from Constanta organized a number of environmental activities which included cleaning up the school campus and its environs. To close the celebration, there were poster exhibitions to raise public awareness on various environmental issues. The slogan for the celebration was Behind every litter on water or land is a man who leaves it there or a man who takes it away. You can make the difference!
For more information, please contact:
Cornelia Serban
High School Decebal
Street Aleea Agarici nr. 4
Constanta
Romania
Tel: (0040) 0241 552581
Fax: (0040) 0341 405825
E-mail: cornicor_63@yahoo.com
Constanta School Constantin Brancusi Medgidia celebrated World Environment Day 2007 with many activities culminating on 5 June. The slogan for the celebration was what can I do for our earth? The activities took place between February and June:
A Kid, A Tree kids planted 30 lime-trees in Medgidias parks
The Earth, An Energy Source an essay session about the pollution of the surrounding environment
Energy Is Our Future made reports of 200 words with a picture about energy saving in our houses
Turn On made posters representing saving of electric energy
Reducing energy consumption in buildings, how plastics help. A talk presided over by Dr John Feldman, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF, Germany and Vice President, Plastics Europe, Brussels, European Schoolnet
An Ecological School Kids planted flowers in the schools garden
Trash Recycling made presentations on ecological themes.
The school is a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme 2007-2008.
For more information, please contact:
Mioara Niculescu
School Constantin Brancusi Medgidia
Street Kemal Agi Amet Nr.26
Medgidia, Jud. Constanta
Romania
Tel: 40 341809993
Fax: 40 341809993
Email address: niculescumioara@msn.com
Galati
National College (Mihail Kogalniceanu) a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging the Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world.
For more information, please contact:
Madalina Popescu
National College (Mihail Kogalniceanu)
Street Brailei nr. 161-B
Galati
Romania
Tel: 040236430704
Fax: 040236467468
E-mail: mpopescu11@yahoo.com
Kogalniceanu
Students from High School Mihail Kogalniceanu know that everyone can make something for our planet, for its health. To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 they participated in a contest named S.O.S. - Save the Planet.. They debated on the very important problems like: air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution and global warming.
For more information, please contact:
Serban Nicoleta
High School Mihail Kogalniceanu
Dobrogei Street No.37 Mihail Kogalniceanu
Romania
Tel: 0040 241 258030
Fax: 0040 241 258030
Email: nico_serban28@yahoo.com
Neamt On 5 June there was a march in the centre of our city with the participation of 400 children (from the pre-school to high-school). Car circulation was stopped during the manifestation along the 1km-long route. The event ended in the front of the EPA with an award ceremony for the painting and essay contests with the theme of climate change.
For more information, please contact:
Monica Isopescu
Environmental Protection Agency Piatra Neamt
P-ta 22 Decembrie no.5, 610007 Piatra Neamt
Romania
Tel: 004 0233 215049
Fax: 004 0233 219690
E-mail: office@apmnt.ro
Website: www.apmnt.ro
Pancesti
All of the children from Pancesti School know that every one has an important role in keeping the planet clean. In 2007 the school celebrated World Environment Day with various activities, including singing, drawing and photo exhibitions.
For more information, please contact:
Nadia Nastasa
Scoala de Arte si Meserii Pancesti
Com. Pancesti, Jud. Neamt loc. Pancesti
Romania
Tel: 0040 0233 764708
Fax: 0040 0233 764708
E-mail: nadia_nastasa@yahoo.co.uk
Suceava
Ion Creanga School a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging the Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world. The play was performed on 29 May.
For more information, please contact:
Doina Hrihorov
Ion Creanga School
Bd. 1 decembrie 1918
Suceava
Romania
Tel: 0040 0724385286
E-mail: shrihorov@yahoo.com
RUSSIA
Moscow
On 5 June 2007 the Global Outlook for Ice & Snow was launched in the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia at the ceremony devoted to World Environment Day 2007. This ceremony was opened and chaired by the Minister. Gudyma made a presentation on the Global Outlook and passed UNEP's best regards to the country's environmental community. The Outlook was met with high interest, and all its 50 copies and CDs turned out to be to the point. In parallel to the official WED event at the Ministry, there was a Round Table of Russian and international NGOs (UNEP attended) which heard an involved discussion on current environmental challenges in Russia related to the World Environment Day 2007 slogan. There were also some other events organized by NGOs and school/youth community with support of Moscow authorities. At the end of the day A. Gudyma was interviewed on the phone by UN Radio on World Environment Day 2007 in Russia.
For more information, please contact:
Alexander Gudyma
UNEP Moscow Office
28, Ostozhenka str.
119034 Moscow, Russia
Tel: 7 495 787-2156
Fax: 7 495 787-7763
E-mail: gudyma.unep@undp.ru
SERBIA
Belgrade For World Environment Day celebrations in 2007, Belgrade EnE07 - Environment for Europe third Conference was dedicated to:
a) South Eastern Europe regional Environmental NGO’s cohesion as the tool for peace, security and sustainable development;
b) creating sustainable environmental leadership on Serbian level. Through this activity Environmental Ambassadors and their President are continually in Mission for cleaner, healthier and more sustainable developed Serbia and Balkan, contributing to the global mission of UNEP. (See: http://www.unep.org/women_env/w_details.asp?wid=206)
Novi Sad
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 a plastic tent was set up in the central city square and people were invited to sit under it. Two thermometers were used to measure temperatures under the tent and out of it. Promotional materials were distributed to raise awareness of global warming consequences. Stop climate change - Play your part campaign posters were placed around the venue.
For more information, please contact:
Jovana Ivanovic
Zeleni
Zeleznicka 4 Novi Sad
Serbia
Tel: 381 63 8979751
E-mail: jovana@zeleni.org.yu
Website: www.zeleni.org.yu
SmederevskaPalanka
The European Movement in Smederevska Palanka celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by initiating a blog about sustainable development using public internet infrastructure. The blog was a useful tool for discussing different questions relevant for sustainable development in the Republic of Serbia.
For more information, please contact:
Milan Milosevic
European Movement in Smederevska Palanka
Slobodana Penezica 7
Smederevska Palanka
Serbia
Tel: 381 64 1904460
Fax: 381 26 318106
E-mail: office@evropski-pokret.org.yu
Website: www.evropski-pokret.org.yu
Zemun
The High School of Economics Nada Dimic Belgrade, Zemun, Serbia is a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme and celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging the Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world.
For more information, please contact:
Vukasin Vasic
The High School of Economics Belgrade Zemun Serbia
22. oktobra 19,
Zemun
Serbia
E-mail: vukasinbvasic@gmail.com
SPAIN
Barcelona
In commemorating World Environment Day 2007 Fundación + Árboles organized an international meeting of friends of trees on 23 June in Barcelona Spain. Former US Vice President Al Gore, Vandana Shiva, and Environment Minister Cristina Narbona presided over the meeting. The goal of Fundación + Árboles is to plant 100 million trees and bushes in the next 4 years as a climate barrier with permaculture criteria.
For more information, please contact:
Marga Capella
Fundación + Árboles
Mañé i Flaquer, 18 Barcelona
Spain
E-mail: marga@maderasnobles.net
Website: www.masarboles.es
Calafat To celebrate World Environment Day 2007, pupils in the 9th grade read about the importance of the environment for their city, country, and the world. They showed interest in debating on the need to take action, informing other pupils on these problems and helping the planet.
For more information, please contact:
Lavinia Stanusi
Independence
HCC 4 Calafat
Spain
E-mail: lavcalafat@yahoo.com
Madrid
Environmental Expert celebrated World Environment Day 2007, in several ways with clients and company employees: there was a banner ad on the homepage of Environmental Expert website, with advertising visible and running through-out the website to raise awareness and promote the day. The organization held incentive days for its employees with promotions and celebrations. It advertised the day to its clients offering them opportunities to donate. A percentage of the June sales went to charity a charitable cause. The goal is to raise enough money through both internal and external campaigns to help to provide a lasting supply of safe, clean water; contributing towards purchasing hand pumps for households; and a rainwater harvesting system for a primary school.
Port- of - Spain
To mark World Environment Day 2007, a clean-up activity, as well as a poster and essay competition on the dangers of sea level rise were organized. An awareness lecture on the need to conserve and preserve the natural environment was held on 5 June. Students were taught about the significance of World Environment Day.
For more information, please contact:
Broomes Ria
Moulton Hall Methodist School
#43 Abercromby Street Port- of - Spain
Spain
Tel: 1868-625-6142
E-mail: riabroomes@hotmail.com
SWEDEN
Gothenburg
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 Friends of the Earth Sweden arranged an Environment Forum with exhibitions, carbon-neutral horse rides and tips on how ordinary citizens can change the world and contribute to a better environment. The forum gathered a wide variety of actors from NGOs to city officials in the housing project Gardsas in northeastern Gothenburg where local children were invited to paint their thoughts on what we can do for the environment. The event kicked off with a free screening of a climate documentary and continued with activities showing people the tools needed to cut their carbon dioxide emissions and how to use their democratic power to ask politicians for national and global cuts.
For more information, please contact:
Liv Markstrom
Friends of the Earth Sweden
P.O. Box 7048 Gothenburg
Sweden
E-mail: liv.markstrom@mjv.se
Website: www.mjv.se/gbg
SWITZERLAND
Geneva
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2007 UNEP’s Regional Office for Europe organized a round-table on climate change. The event was moderated by Ambassador Thomas Kolly (Swiss Federal Office for the Environment). As in previous years, the roundtable was followed by a lunchtime reception hosted by the Swiss authorities (Federal Government and Canton, who were each launching 2 new publications).
Other planned activities included: WED kit distribution, special WED issue of Environment House News, UNEP flags on the Mont-Blanc bridge, UNEP glaciers / ice poster exhibition, information advertising any environment events at the UN/ISDR Global Platform (5-7 June), information advertising any IUCN WED activities.
For more information, please contact:
Cristina Boelcke
UNEP/Division of Regional Co-operation
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: 254 20-7623517
Fax: 254 20-7624270
Website: www.unep.ch
Geneva
On 4 June a press conference was organized by UNEP - Geneva to launch a joint Swiss-World Business Council for Sustainable Development-UNEP-IUCN publication Partnerships for the Plane at which the Global Outlook for Ice and Snow was presented, and the World Environment Day 2007 Press Release distributed.
On 5 June Geneva organized a roundtable attended by 80 people on climate change featuring lead authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and UNEP reports and a discussion of the interplay between science, public awareness and global policy-making. The panel members were Renate Christ, Secretary of the IPCC, Prof. Martin Beniston, IPCC Working Group II Lead Author, Prof. Wilfried Haeberli, Director, World Glacier Monitoring Service (Univ. of Zürich), Ms Jacqueline Coté, Senior Advisor from World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The welcome speech was given by Christophe Bouvier, Director, UNEP/ Regional office for Europe and the moderator was Ambassador Thomas Kolly from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment. 250 people attended the lunchtime reception. A short article and a photo of the event will feature in the June issue of the UN Special.
For more information, please contact:
Christophe J. Bouvier
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
International Environment House
11 - 13, Chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 41 (0) 22 917 81 97
Fax: 41 (0) 22 797 34 20
Mobile: 41 (0) 79 251 82 35
E-mail: christophe.bouvier@unep.ch
Geneva
Dion Laurent's international environmental art installation and performance project EarthMan, which has been touring and performing for 2 months in Europe, was highlighted with an installation in Geneva at Galerie du Tir on 5 June, at 12:30pm. Laurent performed across the Mont Blanc Bridge on World Environment Day 2007. The opening event and live performance at Galerie du Tir was on 6 June, 6pm - 9pm.. The installation runs through 6 July 2007.
For more information, please contact:
Dion Laurent
Galerie du Tir
1 Rue du Tir Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 41 (0)22 321 02 58
E-mail: galeriedutir@bluewin.ch
Website: www.dionlaurent.com
Kreuzlingen
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 Alcan Packaging Kreuzlingen focused on energy savings with a specially dedicated workshop for employees.
Ankara
To mark World Environment Day 2007, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey supported the following conferences:
The Kocaeli 1st Environmental Technologies Fair International Conference on Environmental Investment and Cooperation (5-9 June) at the Kocaeli Fair and Congress Centre-Kocaeli
The Çet'07-1st Environmental Technologies Fair.
The aim of these conferences was to search, detect, coordinate and implement the thematic strategies in the field of environmental production, such as:
the sustainable use and management of natural resources and wastes;
waste recovery;
decreasing the amount of waste produced;
integration of the environmental aspects into the development strategies and adaptation to the climate changes;
biological, renewable and clean energy;
ecological production
maritime transport; and
forestation and open-space planning works.
The conferences also aimed at developing common methods, products and services through cooperation with international organizations. During the conferences the investments to be made and the cooperation to be established in this field were discussed, and the institutions-organizations to make these investments and the firms and organizations providing services in this field on projects, technology and consultancy came together.
For more information, please contact:
Kazim Caglayanel
Çet'07’ Environmental Technologies Fair and Conference on Environmental Investment and Cooperation
Cetin Emec Blv. 76.str. No: 4
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: (90) 31247 36000
Fax: (90) 31247 36010
E-mail: kazim@forzafuar.com.tr
Website: www.cevrefuari.com
Ankara
Yüce Primary School is a member of Environment Online (ENO) Programme and celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by staging The Drops of Life play in the school. The aim of the play is to advocate for cooperation in environmental protection through tree planting initiatives all over the world.
For more information, please contact:
Elif Berk
Yüce Primary School
Ismet Eker Sok.No 5 Oran
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: 0312 490 02 02
E-mail: elifa@yuce.k12.tr
Website: www.yuce.k12.tr
Ankara The District Municipality of Etimegsut and Ankara Scout and Guides organized an Environmental Festival to celebrate World Environment Day 2007. There were awareness campaigns and workshops on environmental issues with each workshop having a relevant game with the issue. Some 1000 scouts and students participated in educational games like grand bingo, labirents, snakes and ladders, treasure hunts and UNESCO peace games.
For more information, please contact:
Savas U. Baran
The District Municipality of Etimegsut and Ankara Scout and Guides
Etimegsut
Ankara
Turkey
Tel: 90 535 360 69 96
Fax: 90 312 467 74 87
E-mail: umitsavas2000@yahoo.com
Website: www.ankaraizcileri.org
Istanbul
A Photo Competition was organized to commemorate World Environment Day 2007 at school.
For more information, please contact:
Mustafa YAVUZ
Kaynarca Sevket Sabanci Lisesi
Fevzi Çakmak C. No: 36 Pendik 34899 Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: 90 505 3434628
Fax: 90 216 3960374
E-mail: mustafay007@gmail.com
Istanbul World Environment Day 2007 was celebrated with a special meeting of students, teachers, inspectors from the educational directorate, the Mayor, the Governor, the Head of Police Department and NGO representatives. Later there was a march through the town centre with students carrying balloons, flags, fliers and posters about climate change, ecology and pollution. At the end of the programme there was a discussion with members of the public on environmental issues.
For more information, please contact:
Mustafa Yavuz
Kaynarca Sevket Sabanci Lisesi
Fevzi Çakmak C. No. 36 Pendik 34899 Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: 90 505 3434628
Fax: 90 216 3960374
E-mail: mustafay007@gmail.com
Website: www.greendaysgreencities.com
UNITED KINGDOM
Barnet To mark World Environment Day 2007, Pentland organized a number of activities. The aim of the day was to raise environmental awareness whilst having fun. A reception at the lakeside area was bustling with activity between 12 noon and 2pm.
Stalls were set up by various environmental organizations, who not only provided information but also gave staff free gifts such as reusable shopping bags.
The day kicked off with an organic cookery demonstration by head chef, Paul Reed, in Mainfeed. Staff on site were involved in a number of competitions like the dirty sock competition, which involved shooting wet socks through basketball hoops. There was also an environmental quiz and egg and spoon race. The overall winners were the legal eagles who were awarded the Pentland Environmental Day trophy.The event was attended by the Mayor for the Borough of Barnet and children from local schools, who were involved in a tree planting ceremony under the UNEP Billion Tree Campaign. Staff and visitors made pledges to conserve the planet.
For more information, please contact:
Lesley Roberts
Tel: 44 20 8970 2896
Fax: 44 20 8371 2569
United kingdom
E-mail: LRoberts@pentland.com
Website: www.pentland.com
United kingdom
Berkshire HFC Bank in Berkshire marked World Environment Day 2007 by organizing an awareness campaign. 2700 employees took part in the event, which involved exchanging gifts such as energy saving lamps and water saving devices for the home. There was also information on UK based organic products and promoting ways in which staff can easily be greener in their every day lives. The event was held in co-operation with the UK Environment Agency.
For more information, please contact:
Peter May
HFC Bank
North Street, Winkfield Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 4TD,
Berkshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01344892618
E-mail: Peter.May@HFCBank.co.uk
Birmingham
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007, Hyder Consulting rewarded its employees with £1 for wearing a green item of clothing and charged those not wearing anything green £2. Reusable jute bags were distributed to everyone. There was screening of: State of the Planet and An Inconvenient Truth.
For more information, please contact:
Denise Pyatt
Hyder Consulting
50 Rocky Lane, Birmingham
United Kingdom
E-mail: denise.pyatt@hyderconsulting.com
Bradford
Pakland Primary School in conjunction with BCB Radio Bradford organized a T-shirt design competition to commemorate World Environment Day 2007. The T-shirt had to represent the environment and be in 3 colours. The celebration was carried in the local press.
For more information, please contact,
Kate Jennings
Pakland Primary School
Old Park Road Bradford
United Kingdom
Tel: 01274611512
Email: office@parkland.bradford.sch.uk
Braintree Braintree District Council marked World Environment Day 2007 by organizing a large exhibition on how to live sustainably, reducing the carbon footprint, carbon saving pledges, energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transport, bio-fuels, cycling, recycling and waste minimization. There were local food stalls, school workshops on waste reduction and recycling, Weapons of Sound a group of musicians that make musical instruments from waste materials, and community recycling networks.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Chisnall
Braintree District Council
Causeway House, Bocking End,
Braintree
United Kingdom
Tel: 01376 332324
Fax: 01376 332315
E-mail: petch@braintree.gov.uk
Website: www.braintree.gov.uk
Bristol
GreenBristol marked World Environment Day 2007 by organizing an event that will took place on 5 June. The event aimed at raising awareness on the theme Melting ice - a Hot Topic? It also promoted green mapping in general and a citywide green map of Bristol in particular. The event featured The Green Movement, a dance performance, as well as The Chalk Revolution. The event took place from 12.30pm - 1.30pm in Temple Quay amphitheatre, by Temple Meads station.
Cambridgeshire
To mark world Environment Day 2007, SolXO Ltd. started building solar homes and sustainable zero-carbon emission buildings for low income families.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Mitra M Hedman
SolXO Ltd.
Park House
The Dean's Meadow Ely
Cambridgeshire, CB74BG
United Kingdom
E-mail: hedman_m@yahoo.co.uk
Cardiff
The GreenFilm Project held a photography exhibition in Cardiff, Wales to celebrate World Environment Day 2007. Aim by Frame exhibited pictures showing the beauty of the natural world and the dangers it faces in the 21st century. The event was prepared by the GreenFilm Project who organized the World Environment Day 2006 GreenFilm Festival held in Stoke-on-Trent (UK) last year.
For more information, please contact:
Matthew Widgery
GreenFilm Project
74 South End Bassingbourn
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0) 7804 960 196
Fax: 44 (0) 7005 805 084
E-mail: greenfilm@london.com
Website: www.aimbyframe2007.moonfruit.com
Cardiff
Cardiff Sustainable Education Network commemorated World Environment Day 2007 by holding the Fete of the Earth on 9 June. There was a city centre, street festival to promote more sustainable living and a banner parade by Cardiff schools and community groups. There was also information and activity stalls for the whole family to participate in the event.
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Lart
Cardiff Sustainable Education Network
SDU, Room CY1
County Hall, Cardiff
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0)29 2087 3103
Fax: 44 (0)29 2087 3466
E-mail: slart@cardiff.gov.uk
Website: www.cardiff.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopment
Cheltenham
UCAS in Cheltenham marked World Environment Day 2007 by organizing awareness raising activities for its 400 employees, including a sticker campaign for all items that had been left on standby, a poster competition for children of staff, focusing on what climate change means to them, and tips on reducing waste and resource consumption at work and at home.
For more information, please contact:
Linda Morris
UCAS
Rosehill, New Barn Lane,
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
E-mail: l.morris@ucas.ac.uk
Cramlington
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 Alcan Pakaging Cramlington developed a tree planting activity to replace the trees removed for the new factory extension and initiated a children's poster competition for kids in the community.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Sewell
Alcan Packaging Cramlington
49 Colbourne Avenue Nelson Park
NE23 1WD Cramlington
United Kingdom
E-mail: contact.pharmapackaging@alcan.com
Website: www.alcanpackaging.com
Droylsden
Littlemoss High School celebrated World Environment Day 2007 with assemblies and a display on the effects of global warming. This is part of the Eco school curriculum.
For more information, please contact:
Claire Glover
Littlemoss High School
Cryer Street Droylsden
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 370 3334
E-mail: clairejglover@yahoo.co.uk
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Council celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by running various stalls and displays by staff members across the whole Council on a number of environmental issues ranging from energy efficiency (low energy light bulb giveaways) to recycling to biodiversity to planning. This take place in the new Council Head Quarters, which has won awards for being extremely sustainable. Highlight on how fantastic the building actually is, have a 'lights-off' stunt if possible and highlight issues like travel to work, energy savings and home composting, making it fun and interactive and highlighting what people can do for themselves at home or at work.
For more information please contact:
Lindsay Grant
City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, Edinburgh
United Kingdom
E-mail:lindsay.grant@edinburgh.gov.uk
Exeter
On World Environment Day 2007, Devon Development Education organized Power up on Climate Change!, which was a free twilight session for teachers and the public on 5 June. The aims of the session were:
to brief teachers about the state of science on climate change;
to explore activities, games and other ways to teach Climate Change;
to introduce a Planning exercise for a whole school approach to sustainability.
The session was led by Gill Westcott of Play it Cool (a Devon-based project on Climate change) and Phil Clarke, a primary teacher from North Devon, who was actually trained by Al Gore. There were a couple of video clips shown, team activities and games, and finally sharing of ideas about how to apply the learning to the whole school, through staff, schools councils and peer education. The session was fun, interactive and practical. It will be open to all, but will be especially interesting for primary teachers, teachers of citizenship, geography and science, and all those interested in promoting sustainability within schools.
For more information, please contact:
Ghee Bowman
Devon Development Education
The Global Centre
℅ Exeter Community Centre
17 St Davids Hill
Exeter
United Kingdom
Tel: 01392 438811
E-mail: dde@globalcentredevon.wanadoo.co.uk
Website: www.globalcentredevon.org.uk
Feltham
On 5 June 2007 Ricoh Group organized the second edition of the Ricoh Global Eco Action Day (GEAD07). To commemorate World Environment Day 2007, GEAD07 was held under the slogan THINK and ACT. The aim of this campaign was to trigger individual reflection about global warming and encourage each and every Ricoh Group employee to take practical energy-saving initiatives at work and home.
Each subsidiary had the Ricoh Group corporate GEAD poster and the staff received further communication on the campaigns through e-mail, newsletter and bulletin boards. All Ricoh neon signs and billboards on Ricoh Group buildings were turned off for 24 hours starting midday on 5 June. This stood as a symbol of Ricoh Group’s corporate attitude towards energy saving and environmental conservation.
There were other energy saving activities through out the week starting 4 – 8 June. These activities were spread also to Ricoh Group's suppliers, customers and partners who received an energy saving guide: Green To Do List. This is to help offices become more environmentally friendly through simple activities.
For more information, please contact:
Matthew Smithurst
Ricoh UK Ltd
1 Plane Tree Crescent,
Feltham
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 8261 4084
E-mail: msmithurst@ricoh-uk.com
Website: www.ricoh.co.uk
Greenwich
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007, the National Maritime Museum moved outdoors and embarked on an environmental crusade to help clean up the Thames at Greenwich. There were various ways to get friends and family involved, for instance picking up plastic bags, digging up shopping trolleys and discovering archaeological treasures on the north shore of the Thames at Greenwich.
This event was undertaken in partnership with Thames21, an environmental charity which works with communities and volunteers across London to bring its waterways back to life. Thames21 provided the expertise, rubber boots, gloves, socks and health and safety training.
The meeting point was at the north entrance of the Greenwich foot tunnel at Island Gardens. Children were invited but anyone under 16 had to be accompanied by a supervising adult. The event was open to all.
For more information, please contact:
Bookings
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich,
London
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 8312 8560
E-mail: bookings@nmm.ac.uk
Website: www.nmm.ac.uk/learning
Hatfield
Three Valleys Water Plc green team and education and environment centre launched a project Sustainability Road Show at the head office site in Hatfield. Stands were set up in the main foyer providing staff with useful advice on waste minimization, water efficiency and reducing energy consumption. A representative from the Milton Keynes Energy Agency (action group supported by the Energy Saving Trust) also attended and gave out energy saving light bulbs to staff who pledged to save 20% of their energy consumption. In celebration of World Environment Day 2007 the company launched the Green Team-- a group of volunteers within the company dedicated to working towards sustainable practices within the business and beyond.
For more information, please contact:
Alister Leggatt
Three Valleys Water Plc
P.O. Box 48, Bishops Rise, Hatfield
United Kingdom
Tel: 07702679443
E-mail: alister.leggatt@3valleys.co.uk
High Wycombe
On World Environment Day 2007, Wycombe Empire Cinema showed the film An Inconvenient Truth. Wycombe Friends of the Earth held a second screening including discussion with the local Member of Parliament one month later.
For more information please contact:
Sam Clements
Wycombe Friends of the Earth
The Environment Centre
Holywell Mead,
High Wycombe
United Kingdom
E-mail: samclements@gmx.net
Website: www.foe.co.uk/highwycombe
Huyton
Knowsley Council celebrated World Environment Day 2007 by holding the annual Green Fayre on 3 June. The event took place from 11a.m-5p.m at Court Hey Park, Home of the National Wildflower Centre, Roby Road in Huyton. There was a wide range of crafts and food stalls, eco-activities, arts and entertainment including live music, a circus show and plenty of environmental information and advice. The event was organized in partnership with the National Wildflower Centre and Liverpool Culture Company and formed part of the Capital of Cultures’ 800th anniversary celebrations.
For more information, please contact:
Jenny Wiles
Knowsley Council
Stretton Way,
Huyton
Knowsley Merseyside
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0) 151 443 3682
E-mail: dnd.sustainability@knowsley.gov.uk
Website: www.knowsley.gov.uk
Liverpool
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007, Merseytravel organized an exhibitio open between 10.30am - 4pm at Williamson Square in Liverpool City centre on 5 June. The event was an opportunity for the public to find out what they can do to help the environment, including where they can get grants, how they can save energy and water, information about wildflowers, transport and pick up freebies such as Save a Flushes and much more. Also, those present got a chance to find out what various NGO's, local groups and Merseytravel are doing to help the environment.
Bellamy's Restaurant at Merseytravel's headquarter building at Hatton Garden sold special dishes over the week. Merseytravel also organized an art project with 9 primary schools across Merseyside that linked people and the environment. Students from each school had done a canvas in a medium of their choice, and when all 9 pieces were brought together on World Environment Day they were put together to make one picture. The completed artwork was displayed at the Williamson Square event and afterwards at Hatton Garden, Liverpool South Parkway Interchange and at the participating schools.
Liverpool
In celebration of World Environment Day 2007 and in support of Liverpool's vision to become one of the greenest cities in Europe, UrbanCanvas launched Liverpool's first ever internet based Urban Garden Cam. Just over a mile from Liverpool City centre, Urban Cam is a movable camera situated in the organization’s garden, highlighting the fact that suburban gardens and allotments should be at the forefront of biodiversity in the city. It is an oasis for butterflies, bees, birds, insects and even bats! It's also the place where people hang out, play with the cats, occasionally sleep and even try out new ideas for art projects.
To get Urban Cam, please go to urbancam.viewnetcam.com. You will be asked to install a little piece of software bl_camera.cab which you will need to view and operate the camera. Following this you will be asked for a user name (urbancam) and password (liverpool). The camera will be available for a 10 day trial only.
London On World Environment 2007, Revolve held a three-day extravaganza celebrating a clean future for the motor world. There was a premier Brighton to London eco-car rally and exhibition, with opportunities for the public, press and celebrities to drive fuel-cell powered cars and motorbikes.
For more information, please contact:
Mike Whelan/ Steven Glaser
Revolve Towards Zero Emissions
Tel: 07711 994 160
E-mail: info@revolve.ws
Website: www.revolve.ws
London
In 2007, the city of London held numerous activities to commemorate World Environment Day. The celebrations took place alongside the Love London / London Sustainability Weeks. This was a two-week event that is held annually to celebrate local action for promoting a cleaner, greener and healthier London and run from 3 - 17 June.
The focus of this year’s London Sustainability Weeks was climate change. London teamed up with Amsterdam to run their first Sustainability Weeks simultaneously. Various activities were organized by community groups, charities, multi-faith groups, local authorities, NGOs, local sustainable businesses and interested individuals.
The programme seeks to promote and assist small, community based initiatives with a particular emphasis on those which are run by or target residents in areas of economic depravation. It also provided an opportunity for local authorities to partner with larger organizations and the private sector. This was the London Sustainability Weeks’ fifth anniversary. Previous years’ activities held during the event include the Camden Green Fair and Bike Fest, the River Cray Clean Up, Making IT Sustainable featuring Johnny Ball and London’s Multi-cultural Environment Fair.
This year's main events included:
Kingston Green Fair (28 May, Riverside Park);
Camden Green Fair (03 June, Regents Park);
The Opening of Craggy River (05 June, Manor Park, Lewisham);
London CRN Sustainability Tour (07 June, Central London);
Cruising Away From Climate Change (09 June, Westminster Pier);
Big Green Borough Day (09 June, Barking and Dagenham);
Open Garden Squares Weekend (09 -10 June London Wide);
London CRN and Acorn House’s Sustainable Auction (10 June, Acorn House Central London);
Kensington and Chelsea Environment Day (12 June, Kensington Hall);
The World Naked Bike Ride (Details to be confirmed);
Love London Recycled Sculpture Show (15 June, Camberwell);
Big Sharing Day – Planet Positive (16 June, Central London);
The West London Festival (17 June, Furnival Gardens);
Imagine Islington (18 June, Islington); and
The Wandle Festival (24 June, all along the River Wandle).
For more information, please contact:
Hugo Thorneycroft
London 21
Unit 27, Shaftesbury Centre
85 Barlby Road
W10 6AZ,
London
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 (8) 968 4601
E-mail: hugo@lovelondon.org.uk
Website: www.lsw2006.org
London
To mark World Environment Day 2007 and to support the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, Earth Charter UK held an event in the London Borough of Barnet. The event was a day for tree planting and also initiate a programme, which will lead to the transition of town centers (please see: www.transitiontowns.org).
The event brought together major businesses in the Borough and Brent Cross Shopping Centre, schools, inter-faith leaders, local and national politicians. The aim of the event was to increase awareness on environmental issues as well as encourage people to take practical action. The event was part of the Love London / London Sustainability Weeks which run from 3 – 17 June (please see: www. lovelondon.london21.org/page/64).
London
World Environment Day Trust celebrated World Environment Day 2007, by holding the Music for Life on Earth event at Koko on 5 June from 6.30pm – 3.00am. The event was a colorful and quirky celebration of the natural world. It featured live performers, videos and short, sharp celebrity presentations.
DJs and presenters at the event included:
host Comedian Phil Kay
acclaimed travel writer Jim Perrin
DJ girl group, The Black Rats
famous Wild Food forager Fergus Drennan
Sam Duckworth from Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
celebrity guests.
The bands included:
guillemots
Pull Tiger Tail
Bukky Leo and Black Egypt (10 performers from the banks of the Nile, who have worked with original Afro-beat artists Fela Kuti and Tony Allen)
the Vibrants
There was also an Eco-prize draw and fancy dress prizes. The prizes included a trip for two to South Africa with Save China's Tigers, a Zipee gas-free motorbike, a trip for two with Trees for Life in the Scottish wilderness, and a weekend foraging with BBC's Fergus the Forager. Tickets sold for £15 (please see: www.ticketweb.co.uk) or Tel: 08700 600 100.
This was a fabulous celebration of the pull of the wild and the efforts being made to preserve it. The event was about people too since World Environment Day Trust’s work includes family planning access, and reducing global warming. World Environment Day Trust runs annual events, providing sustainable support to the following five charities: Save Chinas Tigers, Population and Sustainability Network, Trees for Life, London Wildlife Trust and The Wilderness Foundation UK.
London
Emissions reduction company Carbon Planet commissioned an ice sculpture of the globe produced for World Environment Day 2007 in line with the theme: Melting Ice - a hot topic. This formed the centrepiece of Sheffield City Council's event - standing at the top of Fargate shopping mall. The melting globe was accompanied by a huge outdoor screen showing environmental videos, top energy saving tips, green docs and vox pops of local Sheffield people saying what they do to help the environment - in conjunction with international documentary film festival DocFest. The event was opened by BBC Weatherman Paul Hudson and run throughout the day.
For more information, please contact:
Sue Vincent
Carbon Planet
Faunce Street,
London
United Kingdom
E-mail: sue@prsue.com
Website: www.carbonplanet.com
London
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence as a consumer of goods and services and user of energy has a role to play in environmental protection and sustainable development. This is achieved through minimizing carbon emissions, waste and water consumption, and minimizes carbon emissions, waste and water consumption, and increasing energy efficiency.
To raise awareness of the work undertaken by United Kingdom Ministry of Defence on sustainable development, the ministry held a World Environment Day event on 5 June in Ministry of Defence Main Building in London. This highlighted both the importance of the links between defence capability and the objectives of sustainable development, and the ways in which defence capability needs and the aspirations of sustainable development can be met simultaneously.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Brewin
Head of Sustainable Development Policy
Ministry of Defence (MoD)
London
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 20 7218 9438
Fax: 44 20 7218 1413
Mil: 9621 89438
Mobile: 44 7811 169601
E-mail: richard.brewin993@mod.uk
London
Erith School dedicated 5 June to celebrating World Environment Day 2007. All lessons taught had a focus on World Environment Day: In technology class we designed bags for life, in history pupils created a time capsule, and for English class, the children wrote persuasive magazine articles.
For more information, please contact:
Corinna Harte
Erith School
Avenue Rd, Erith London
United Kingdom
Tel: 01322 348231
Email: corinnaharte@aol.com
London DLA Piper is a global legal services organization with over 7,000 staff in 63 offices and 24 countries. On 5 June the DLA Piper workforce pledged to participate in the following activities: walk or cycle to work, use public transport, share a car journey with a friend or colleague, use the stairs instead of the lift, print all documents and emails on double sided paper, log off the computer at the end of the day, turn off the office lights at the end of the day, use the office recycling facilities. In response to the request to pledge an action, over 3,100 pledges were received from 812 staff. DLA Piper workforce launched its Global Sustainability Initiative in January 2007.
For more information, please contact:
Elaine Radford
DLA Piper LLP
C/o 3 Noble Street, London
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 207 796 6686
E-mail: elaine.radford@dlapiper.com
Website: www.dlapiper.com
Manchester To commemorate World Environment Day 2007, Robert McBride - Middleton Site carried out activities within the community and also took the opportunity to increase the number of volunteers from McBride's to dedicate some time to the local park (nature reserve).
This was done with the help and guidance of Groundwork (Branch -Oldham / Rochdale). It involved taking a couple of hours out of normal work schedules to get to help the local community and also raise awareness on World Environment Day and all the benefits that come from volunteering. Some of the activities which took place on 7 June will include picking litter, flower survey, pond sampling to help identify species, reclaiming the foot path, and balsam bashing
For more information, please contact:
Nicola Fielding
Robert McBride Ltd.
Middleton Way, Middleton,
Manchester
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 655 2384
E-mail: n.fielding@mcbride.co.uk
Manchester To mark World Environment Day 2007, Manchester City Council worked with local communities in a number of ways. In Woodhouse Park local residents, businesses and volunteers undertook a clean up event at Hatchett’s Wood: mature woodland with three small ponds. Tasks on the day included removing fly-tipped bulky waste, litter picking, cutting back overgrown greenery and brambles and cleaning out the ponds; all with the aim of encouraging biodiversity.
The Cheetham Ward Co-ordination team worked with local schools during World Environment Day 2007 as part of the ward’s entry to the North West in Bloom competition 2007. They run an energy efficiency project in six schools where the energy efficiency team present at assembly raised the awareness of energy issues. Individual classes from participating schools worked with artists from Junk Stop to produce energy efficient products from old milk bottles. Finally, the classes created six foot windmills powered by bicycles a project funded jointly by Cheetham In Bloom and the cultural strategy team.
In Whalley Range, residents have formed a Whalley Range in Bloom group, which focuses on the area’s prime feature: its trees. The adopt-a-tree scheme will encourage residents to take responsibility for the welfare of trees outside their homes, keeping them watered, the tree pits planted, and learning more about individual species in their streets. The aim is to complete a full audit of all the ward’s street trees.On 5 June the Manchester Youth Volunteering Project working with St Peters School created a Geode Dome involving environmental art from recycled items.Environmental Campaigns team and the over 60’s Club at Barlow Moor Community Centre planted hanging baskets for them to take home.
On 6 June the Environmental Campaigns team was at Brookthorne House in Charlton Park encouraging residents to make an environmental or community pledge and also to make up a plant pot with bedding plants to take home. On 7 June children at Barlow Moor Community Centre planted up planters with new bedding plants and planted seeds to put into the bedding area. The children painted large pebbles and stones to be embedded into the Community Garden.The Probation Team assisted the volunteers to cut the grass in the Barlow Moor Community Garden and the Campaigns team provided the garden with 3 new trees to replace the existing ones that have been vandalized.
On 7June the Campaigns team encouraged local Charlton Park business to take part in the Business Pledge scheme and also offered them free litter pickers and other cost saving devices such as low energy light bulbs. The Environmental Campaigns will continue to get local schools registered as Eco Schools, and support them to attain Green Flag status. At the moment 69% of Manchester’s schools are signed up to the Eco School Programme.
For more information, please contact:
Stephanie Banks
Environmental Strategy and Campaigns
Neighbourhood Services
Manchester City Council
3rd Floor, Pink Bank Lane, Belle Vue,
Manchester
United Kingdom
Tel: 0161 953 2599
Fax: 0161 953 2574
Email: s.banks1@manchester.gov.uk
Website: www.manchester.gov.uk
Middlesbrough
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Middlesbrough Council organized stalls to supply information on various environmental issues. There were also be organic stalls selling fruits and Vegetables during the event.
For more information, please contact:
Philip Shaw
Middlesbrough Council
Lloyd Street Depot, Florence Street,
Middlesbrough
United Kingdom
Tel: 01642 219480
E-mail: philip_shaw@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Middlesbrough North East Community Forests commemorated World Environment Day 2007 with a range of activities. Jennings Cars, the Environment Agency and North East Community Forests joined forces. For every car Jennings sells in the North East Region, North East Community Forests will plant a tree to help offset CO2 emissions. Terra Nitrogen will hand over a cheque for £2250. This donation will go to the Tees Forest in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from non-manufacturing activities. As part of World Environment Day 2007 and to mark Recycle Now week, the Tees Forest team attended an event aimed at spreading the word on Climate Change and highlighting what can be done do to protect the environment in Middlesbrough town centre. The Great North Forest team participated in a fair and exhibition held at Greys Monument in Newcastle and provided activities and information about Climate Change and the Environment. The team was also in Gateshead IKEA store on 6 June selling oak, ash, beech, birch and rowan trees at a subsidized rate of £2 per tree.
For more information, please contact:
Penny Salisbury
North East Community Forests
Stewart Park, the Grove
Marton,
Middlesbrough
United Kingdom
Tel: 01642 515638
E-mail: penny.salisbury@necf.org.uk
Website: www.necf.org.uk
Midlothian
To mark World Environment Day 2007, Eco-Friendly Weddings held an event to raise funds for an environmental charity. The charity was chosen based on suggestions from visitors on the Eco-Friendly Weddings website. The website included an activity called Promise the World where visitors were asked to make a promise to change their lifestyle in a way that will be more eco- friendly and to make a donation of at least £2 per promise to the environmental charity. The promises were displayed on a page of promises on the website.
Newcastle The Newcastle City Council celebrated World Environment Day 2007, by holding the World Environment Day Fair and Exhibition. The main activities at the fair and exhibition was a large exhibition marquee containing over 20 exhibitors at the top of Grainger Street, the Climate Dome exhibition plus a fuel-efficient Honda Civic car, a food stall for selling a range of items made from locally-sourced produce, a smaller marquee will host displays on sustainable design issues and renewable energy, a climate change garden display was based outside Waterstones bookshop on Grey Street and a North East - based Ice Sculptor, Darren Brinskey produced an ice sculpture of a polar bear from 9.30am.
There was also the North East Co-operative Society's Climate Change Display, a large World Environment Day inflatable globe was suspended by the Monument and the Environment Agency are sponsoring a large display vehicle which screened extracts of An Inconvenient Truth and other short environmental films. During the day several musicians and street performers entertained the visitors at the Fair. The Lord Mayor officially opened the activities at 10am.
For more information, please contact:
Adrian McLoughlin
Newcastle City Council
PHEP, Rm701 Civic Centre, Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Tel: 00441912116146
Fax: 00441912114962
E-mail: adrian.mcloughlin@newcastle.gov.uk
Website: www.newcastle.gov.uk/
Newcastle upon Tyne
Young people at a comprehensive school in South Tyneside, Northeast of England did their bit to reduce global warming on World Environment Day 2007. For 6 weeks, 35 students in year 7 and 8 from Mortimer Comprehensive School in South Shields working in association with Tyneside-based arts development company Helix Arts produced a fantastic array of creative projects all geared towards raising awareness about the crucial issues of climate change that will at some point affect everybody on the planet. This include the creation of a special film produced by the pupils with the help of local filmmaker Emily Barber to document each exciting stage of the project. The young people worked with the following creative artists throughout the intensive urban arts programme including Johnny Deeper (MC - lyricist); Robby Graham and Conor O'kane (Street Dancers); Paul Richardson (Graffiti Artist / Teacher) and Emily Barber (Filmmaker).
Newton Abbot
To celebrate World Environment Day 2007 staff were invited to mulch local variety cider apple trees owned by the National Trust.
For more information, please contact,
Holly Tiffen
Dartmoor National Park Authority
Parke, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9JQ, Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Tel: 01626 831067
E-mail: htiffen@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk
Nottingham On World Environment Day 2007, 3663 First for Foodservice circulated flyers and posters to raise awareness on World Environment Day. The main event of the celebrations was a poster competition for children. The aim was to get children to think about how climate change affects their lives.
The competition was open to all Bidvest employees’ children aged between 5 – 14 years. Various depots were also encouraged to hold local events including habitat enhancement schemes, quizzes, staff awareness days and site meetings.
For more information, please contact:
Shirley Duncalf
3663 First for Foodservice (Bidvest Group)
Enterprise Way, Off Derby Road, Langley Mil,
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Tel: 07801146852
Fax: 01773844066
E-mail: shirleyduncalf@3663.co.uk
Website: www.3663.co.uk
Oxford Oxford City Council held an event to celebrate World Environment Day 2007. The title of the event was Climate Change Oxford: What you can do now. The overall purpose of the celebration was to bring together people who live, work and study in Oxford and to encourage and inspire practical actions that individuals and organizations can take to reduce the effects of climate change.
The celebrations were held at Oxford Town Hall from 2 – 8 pm and included a conference, panel discussions, debates and an exhibition. The conference, which had 2 sessions, included addresses from high-profile speakers based in, or with affiliations to, Oxford and was held in two parts. The first session highlighted the problem of climate change within the context of Oxford. The second session provided practical examples of what individuals, communities, businesses, universities and local authorities can do (or are doing) to tackle climate change.
Paignton
To commemorate World Environment Day 2007, Paignton Zoo showed its support by dedicating a week to environmental activities. Working with the Devon Wildlife Trust and local businesses, there were workshops on climate change, nature trails, competitions, games and many more. All activities focused on ways in which individuals can help the environment. There was a £1 charge for the activity area.
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To celebrate World Environment Day 2007, pupils in the 9th grade read about the importance of the environment for their city, country, and the world. They showed interest in debating on the need to take action, informing other pupils on these problems and helping the planet.
The District Municipality of Etimegsut and Ankara Scout and Guides organized an Environmental Festival to celebrate World Environment Day 2007. There were awareness campaigns and workshops on environmental issues with each workshop having a relevant game with the issue. Some 1000 scouts and students participated in educational games like grand bingo, labirents, snakes and ladders, treasure hunts and UNESCO peace games.
World Environment Day 2007 was celebrated with a special meeting of students, teachers, inspectors from the educational directorate, the Mayor, the Governor, the Head of Police Department and NGO representatives. Later there was a march through the town centre with students carrying balloons, flags, fliers and posters about climate change, ecology and pollution. At the end of the programme there was a discussion with members of the public on environmental issues. 
To mark World Environment Day 2007, Pentland organized a number of activities. The aim of the day was to raise environmental awareness whilst having fun. A reception at the lakeside area was bustling with activity between 12 noon and 2pm.
Stalls were set up by various environmental organizations, who not only provided information but also gave staff free gifts such as reusable shopping bags.
HFC Bank in Berkshire marked World Environment Day 2007 by organizing an awareness campaign. 2700 employees took part in the event, which involved exchanging gifts such as energy saving lamps and water saving devices for the home. There was also information on UK based organic products and promoting ways in which staff can easily be greener in their every day lives. The event was held in co-operation with the UK Environment Agency. 
Braintree District Council marked World Environment Day 2007 by organizing a large exhibition on how to live sustainably, reducing the carbon footprint, carbon saving pledges, energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transport, bio-fuels, cycling, recycling and waste minimization. There were local food stalls, school workshops on waste reduction and recycling, Weapons of Sound a group of musicians that make musical instruments from waste materials, and community recycling networks. 
On World Environment 2007, Revolve held a three-day extravaganza celebrating a clean future for the motor world. There was a premier Brighton to London eco-car rally and exhibition, with opportunities for the public, press and celebrities to drive fuel-cell powered cars and motorbikes. 
DLA Piper is a global legal services organization with over 7,000 staff in 63 offices and 24 countries. On 5 June the DLA Piper workforce pledged to participate in the following activities: walk or cycle to work, use public transport, share a car journey with a friend or colleague, use the stairs instead of the lift, print all documents and emails on double sided paper, log off the computer at the end of the day, turn off the office lights at the end of the day, use the office recycling facilities. In response to the request to pledge an action, over 3,100 pledges were received from 812 staff. DLA Piper workforce launched its Global Sustainability Initiative in January 2007. 
To commemorate World Environment Day 2007, Robert McBride - Middleton Site carried out activities within the community and also took the opportunity to increase the number of volunteers from McBride's to dedicate some time to the local park (nature reserve).
To mark World Environment Day 2007, Manchester City Council worked with local communities in a number of ways. In Woodhouse Park local residents, businesses and volunteers undertook a clean up event at Hatchett’s Wood: mature woodland with three small ponds. Tasks on the day included removing fly-tipped bulky waste, litter picking, cutting back overgrown greenery and brambles and cleaning out the ponds; all with the aim of encouraging biodiversity.
North East Community Forests commemorated World Environment Day 2007 with a range of activities. Jennings Cars, the Environment Agency and North East Community Forests joined forces. For every car Jennings sells in the North East Region, North East Community Forests will plant a tree to help offset CO2 emissions. Terra Nitrogen will hand over a cheque for £2250. This donation will go to the Tees Forest in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from non-manufacturing activities. As part of World Environment Day 2007 and to mark Recycle Now week, the Tees Forest team attended an event aimed at spreading the word on Climate Change and highlighting what can be done do to protect the environment in Middlesbrough town centre. The Great North Forest team participated in a fair and exhibition held at Greys Monument in Newcastle and provided activities and information about Climate Change and the Environment. The team was also in Gateshead IKEA store on 6 June selling oak, ash, beech, birch and rowan trees at a subsidized rate of £2 per tree. 
The Newcastle City Council celebrated World Environment Day 2007, by holding the World Environment Day Fair and Exhibition. The main activities at the fair and exhibition was a large exhibition marquee containing over 20 exhibitors at the top of Grainger Street, the Climate Dome exhibition plus a fuel-efficient Honda Civic car, a food stall for selling a range of items made from locally-sourced produce, a smaller marquee will host displays on sustainable design issues and renewable energy, a climate change garden display was based outside Waterstones bookshop on Grey Street and a North East - based Ice Sculptor, Darren Brinskey produced an ice sculpture of a polar bear from 9.30am. 
There was also the North East Co-operative Society's Climate Change Display, a large World Environment Day inflatable globe was suspended by the Monument and the Environment Agency are sponsoring a large display vehicle which screened extracts of An Inconvenient Truth and other short environmental films. During the day several musicians and street performers entertained the visitors at the Fair. The Lord Mayor officially opened the activities at 10am. 
On World Environment Day 2007, 3663 First for Foodservice circulated flyers and posters to raise awareness on World Environment Day. The main event of the celebrations was a poster competition for children. The aim was to get children to think about how climate change affects their lives.
Oxford City Council held an event to celebrate World Environment Day 2007. The title of the event was Climate Change Oxford: What you can do now. The overall purpose of the celebration was to bring together people who live, work and study in Oxford and to encourage and inspire practical actions that individuals and organizations can take to reduce the effects of climate change. 
The celebrations were held at Oxford Town Hall from 2 – 8 pm and included a conference, panel discussions, debates and an exhibition. The conference, which had 2 sessions, included addresses from high-profile speakers based in, or with affiliations to, Oxford and was held in two parts. The first session highlighted the problem of climate change within the context of Oxford. The second session provided practical examples of what individuals, communities, businesses, universities and local authorities can do (or are doing) to tackle climate change.