United Nations Environment Programme

World Environment Day 2007

THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ALPHABET
77 Ways to Celebrate

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A

Announcements by Environment Ministries
Art made of recycled materials
Auctions to benefit an environmental project
Award presentations (for environment-related activities)
Awareness campaigns

B

Bicycle parades/races
Broadcast of public service announcements (TV and radio)

C

Carpools
Celebrity support
Clean-up campaigns
Competitions (banner, drawing, essay, painting, poster, poetry)
Conferences on the environment

D

Debates on environment issues
Discussions (small and large groups)
Distribution of leaflets, brochures and posters

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E

Environmental education programmes in schools
Establishment of governmental structures dealing with environmental management
Excursions to nature sites
Exhibitions (drawings, posters, photos and paintings)

F

Fairs
Festivals
Film festivals on the environment/screening of environmental films
Football matches

G

Green concerts
Guidelines on how the community can undertake environmental protection activities

H

Hoist banners at major intersections in cities

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I

Involve various partners (NGOs, ministries of environment, youth groups, celebrities, business, industry, private sector)
Issuance of First Day Covers (stamps)

J

Join an environmental group

K

Keep your neighbourhood clean
Kick start an environmental campaign
Know your rights

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L

Launch of government environment policies, books and reports
Legislation

M

March for the environment
Media coverage and activities (TV and radio programmes and interviews, newspaper articles, editorials, letters to the editor on the environment)

N

Network
Never litter

O

Organic farming/cooking
Organize a special event

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P

Parades
Performances (plays, songs, poetry)
Promotional materials related to theme (T-shirts, stickers, bookmarks)
Puppet shows for children featuring environmental messages

Q

Quizzes related to the theme for schools, youth groups, company staff, etc…

R

Rainwater harvesting
Rallies
Ratify international environmental conventions
Recycle
Rehabilitate natural habitats
Repair
Reuse
Rickshaw rally

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S

Save paper
Seminars
Sign international environmental conventions
Sort rubbish
Speeches
Sponsorship from private sector
Stickers with environmental messages
Symposia

T

Tours of nature sites
Tree planting
T-shirts with WED theme

U

Use sustainable modes of transportation (walking, jogging, cycling, skating, carpool)

V

Vehicle emission monitoring
Visits to botanical gardens and other environmental sites
Voice your concerns
Volunteer for organizations such as Clean Up the World

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W

Waste collection
Waste composting
Workshops
Write plays, poems, songs
Write letters to your civic leaders, members of parliament, national government and newspapers

X

X-press your concern for the environment

Y

Youth-led activities

Z

Zero emissions

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