BENIN
Aéroport Cotonou
Discussion with all the association members on the topic on climate change and its consequences on Africa's development
For more information, please contact:
Ylliass Destin LAWANI
GLOBE ALUMNI Benin
081 BP 7073 Tri Postal Aéroport Cotonou
Benin
Tel: 00229 97074321
E-mail: asegbenin@yahoo.fr
BOTSWANA
Gaborone
In recognition of the very valuable role the UN plays in contributing to sustainable environmental development, The Grand Palm Resort would like to offer all UN employees discounted rates at Walmont Hotel and Metcourt Inn on Friday 5 June 2009 to celebrate World Environment Day. Walmont Hotel - 50 % Discount off Full Tariff on accommodation only Metcourt Inn - 20 % Discount off Full Tariff on accommodation only. On Friday 5 June 2009 our Resort will join forces with the rest of the world to celebrate World Environment Day by cleaning up the stream behind our Convention Centre.
For more information, please contact:
Antoinette Starke
Peermont Global Botswana - The Grand Palm Hotel & Casino Resort
Private Bag BR 105 Gaborone
Botswana
Tel: +267 363 777
Fax: +267 391 2989
E-mail: astarke@grandpalm.bw
Website: www.peermont.com
CAMEROON
Douala
The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Douala Ideal will commemorate this particular day by sensitizing local populations and promoting simple actions for the preservation of our environment. Outreach will include communications with the local media, raising awareness among target populations (through leaflets, T-shirts and caps), the production of a free newspaper dedicated to this day, and a debate during which government members and professional actors in the field of environment will participate.
For more information, please contact:
Daniel Bayoi
JCI Douala Ideal
P. O. Box 8775 Douala
Cameroon
Douala
On Saturday, June 6th, we would like to have a short town meeting with students from the three schools in our neighborhood and local children who reside in Bonan'thepe to discuss why we should not litter/pollute & identify ways to prevent littering/pollution. We have discussed the following possibilities: - corporate sponsorship of additional trashcans for the neighborhood (Hysacam will donate some) and banners to announce the event - A student /teacher committee to meet with the directors of the other schools and compose letters of sponsorship -creating anti-littering/pollution posters -community walk and clean-up The Community Urban de Douala (CUD) will organize television coverage of the event.
For more information, please contact:
Alison Bryan- Ekoko
American School of Douala
B.P 1909 Ave des Palmiers
Douala
Cameroon
Tel: +237 3342 1437
Fax: +237 3342 8393
Website:http://www.asddouala.com
Kumba
We are a civil society organization registered under the Cameroon law of association, No.90/053of 19th September 1990. Our mission is to train and educate communities on the danger of climate change and the future effect on the environment. Rudefo advices communities on the degradation of their forest and the mal-agricultural practice, bush firing and the on check k methods of timber exploitation. We encourage people to plant tree and we lobby for trees from foreign organisation free trees that are distributed to farmers for planting. We hold training workshop with common initiative groups, environmental clubs, schools, councils and local communities on how to plant trees and the importance to health and the economy. Our envisage project on tree planting in Kupe mwanenguba is to restore and regenerate the mwanenguba forest. We are appealing for collaboration from organization that share the same ambition in fighting climate change to assist us in fostering this goals put forward by Rudefo.
For more information, please contact:
Kwene Sone Henry
Rural Development Foundation (RUDEFO)
Newlayout fiango kumba,SouthWest Region kumba
Cameroon
Tel: +23733114941/74596419
E-mail: rudefo_cso@yahoo.com
Kumba
To celebrate World Environment Day, Africa Youth for Peace and Development, will plant trees and educate the population on the advantages of tree planting and the dangers of climate change. Some nature clubs will be formed to help protect the environment.
For more information, please contact:
Epie Promise Ngolepie
Africa Youth for Peace and Development
P.O. Box 103 Kumba
Cameroon
Tel: +7445 4811
Limbe
The Cameroon Association of Media Professionals (CAMP) - as part of its activities with the UN Millennium Campaign - shall be organizing a sensitization campaign to celebrate World Environment Day using all the media venues in Cameroon. The campaign shall be linked with this year’s theme and related issues. The main speaker will trace the link between environmental degradation and poverty. They will also carry out in-school campaigns among primary school children to ensure a generation of poverty free and environmentally aware young Cameroonians. This year, our activities are limited to the South West Region of Cameroon.
For more information, please contact:
Tarhyang Tabe
Cameroon Association of Media Professionals
P.O. Box 170 Limbe
Cameroon
Tel: +237 7717 0762
Limbe
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Association of Youths for a Sustainable Environment and Development-ASYOUSED will organize activities running from 1-5 June 2009. They intend to visit 10 youth and women’s groups, share an educational talk on this year’s WED theme, and give tips on how to contribute in the fight against climate change. On 5 June they will also organize an hour-long radio programme on a local station to discuss the theme.
For more information, please contact:
Asah Azefor
Association of Youths for a Sustainable Environment and Development - ASYOUSED
P. O. Box 257 Limbe, SWR
Limbe
Cameroon
Tel: +237 7633 3117
Fax: +237 3333 3091
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Bangui
GAPAFOR will organize a round table on the radio with all actors.
For more information, please contact:
Rodonne Siribi Clotaire
GAPAFOR
Coordination Nationale BP 2413 Bangui RCA Bangui
Central African Republic
Tel: 00 236 7504 3854
Fax: 00 236 213561
EGYPT
Alexandria
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce is planning an environmental week in Alexandria in celebration of World Environment Day. Under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif, the Prime Minister of Egypt, the event will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and will include a symposium on "Selected Environmental Issues in the Mediterranean Region" covering:
- Climate change
- Natural resources
- Environmental pollution
- Maritime Transport and Marine Environment
- Environment measures and regional trade
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Policies
- Towards a common environmental strategy in the Mediterranean region
It will bring together, Ministers of Environmental Affairs from several Mediterranean countries, Heads of Chambers of Commerce, CEOs of large Egyptian and foreign corporations, entrepreneurs, and academicians from several countries of the world. Some of the expected guest speakers at the symposium include: Dr. Mostafa Tolba, Director ICED, Dr. John Lewis, Professor of environmental biology-University of London, Professor Hussein Abaza, Head of economics and industry unit-UNEP, Francesco Saverio Civil, MED Pol Coordinator-UNEP amongst many others.
For more information, please contact:
Mohamed Nawarh
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
26, Dr. Morison, Roshdy Alexandria
Egypt
Tel: +2 03 546 - 48 - 92
Fax: +2 03 546 - 48 - 25
Website: http://www.cmrforum.net
Cairo
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2009, the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs in collaboration with ministries, governorates, NGOs, and civil society institutions held the following activities:
- Organizing an Environmental Forum on Climate Change (including sessions about Climate Change effects on different sectors: energy, agriculture, water resources, coastal zones, biodiversity, desertification, and success stories);
- Honoring the Pioneers of Environmental Action;
- Organizing a major environmental competition to raise awareness;
- Distributing 600,000 trees on the governorates for cultivation;
- Opening the natural protectorates for visitors "free of charge" to gain knowledge about our natural wealth;
- Issuing posters, videos, publications and a memorial postage stamp;
- Issuing the Ministry Annual Report for 2008;
- Organizing campaigns to combat vehicle exhausts, noise, and industrial emissions.
For more information, please contact:
Eng. Moheeb Abdel Sattar Ebrahim
Egyptian Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, MSEA
30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Road, Maadi Cairo
Egypt
Tel: 202 25256479
Fax: 202 25256478
E-mail: moheebsattar@eeaa.gov.eg
Website: www.eeaa.gov.eg
Cairo
In line with solving the growing e-waste problem in Egypt, a project was launched last April to collect and safely dispose of used dry cell batteries in the City of Alexandria, Egypt. The project was under the supervision of Alexandria Governorate's environment office and its board of education. The project aimed to encourage school children through education and incentives to safely dispose of their used batteries. All collected batteries were placed in Alexandria's hazardous waste dump, built according to EU standards and the first of its kind in the country. Mobinil's role was to provide logistic and financial support to the project, which was completed on 5 June, to celebrate World Environment Day.
For more information, please contact:
Sherif Issa
Mobinil
2005 C Cornish El Nile Cairo
Egypt
Tel: +20123203470
Fax: +20123203442
E-mail: environment@mobinil.com
Website: www.mobinil.com
Cairo
COSPE Egypt Ngo, in the framework of the "Northern Cairo Project" in partnership with the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE) and Ama Arab Environment Company (AAEC) will promote the initiative "Take the METRO and join the World Environmental Day 2009" together with the Egyptian Company for Metro E.C.M.
All the citizens taking the trains on the next 5 June at Masarra and Kubri El-Qobba stations in Northern Cairo area will get a small gadget reporting information about the World Environmental Day and other relevant environmental issues. The well known incentive promoted every year by the Company with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs for reducing the ticket price and use environmental friendly transportation means, meets this year the community development initiative of an international cooperation project located in Northern Cairo, co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italian Cooperation.
For more information, please contact:
Anne-Marie Iskander
COSPE Egypt
2, Taha Hussein St., Zamalek Cairo
Egypt
Tel: 27371234
Fax: 27371234
Website: www.cospe-egypt.org
Cairo
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Independent Organization will be making a short film movie about climate change called Trees Are Us.
For more information, please contact:
Haitham Adbin
Independent
122 Galaa Street Ramsis Cairo
Cairo
Egypt
Tel: +01 1070 0121
Fax: +02 2578 7347
ETHIOPIA
To celebrate World Environment Day, the International Rescue Committee, will conduct activities that will take place from 5 to 12 June consecutively. The programme will include a women run-male run football competition, volleyball competition drama and music, opening speech by the camp Coordinator and UNHCR representatives.
For more information, please contact:
Mulugeta Admasu
International Rescue Comittee
May Ayni refugee camp Shire
Ethiopia
Tel: 09 13 45 68 94
Addis Ababa
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Addis Ababa University will hold discussion on the current environmental problems in the African continent.
For more information, please contact:
Eyale Bayable Tegegne
Addis Ababa University
Science Faculty Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: +251911075340
E-mail: eyaleb@yahoo.com
GHANA
Accra
To celebrate World Environment Day, Charelle Harkins is building awareness of climate change and environmental protection with employees and stakeholders through participatory activities including: community cleanup exercise, tree planting, health and ecosystem walk and involvement in environmental workplace inspections.
For more information, please contact:
Charelle Harkins
PMB Airport Post Office
Accra Ghana New Abriem and Surrounding Communities
Ghana
E-mail: CHarkins@gmail.com
KENYA
Eldoret
The SESA (Scholars for Environmental and Social Awareness) is planning to involve unversity students ( Scholars ), to bring about Environmental awareness by cleaning up Kapsabet which is a town near the Eldoret Unversity.
For more information, please contact:
Herman Njoroge
SESA (Scholars for Environmental and Social Awareness)
P.O. Box 2500-00100
Eldoret
Kenya
Tel: +254 0721 733354
Kakamega
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Chavakali High School will be organizing an ambitious project, including: tree-planting; raising of tree nurseries; local cultural activities promoting respect and conservation of the environment; school dramas and traditional dances with environmental themes; and exhibitions and symposia on environmental management.
For more information, please contact:
Lipeya Mulamula
Chavakali High School
P. O. Box 184-50100
Kakamega
Kenya
Tel: +254 0710 830406
Kisumu
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Kiseda Community based organization will mobilize 2000 primary and secondary school pupils to plant each 16 trees in the rural areas along main roads.
For more information, please contact:
Caleb Amolo Oduor
Kiseda community based organization
P.O. Box 71 katito kisumu
Kenya
Tel: +254-0726876455
Fax: +254 -020-828281
Kisumu
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Clean up Kisumu Group will organize an activity in Manyatta slum within Kisumu Municipality in Kisumu City. The activity will entail tree planting, clean up exercise and awareness rising. The group is partnering with National Environment Management Authority, Kisumu East District and Municipal Council of Kisumu. Other stakeholders targeted will be groups and community members based within the area targeted for the exercise. An agreement with the District Environment Officer to conduct the event on 3 June 2009 as a build up to mark the World Environment Day. The since the DO intends to attend the provincial focus which will take place on 5th June in Homabay town, Southern Nyanza.
For more information, please contact:
James Oduor
Clean up Kisumu Group
P. O. Box 2348 Kisumu
Kenya
Tel: +254 57 2023310
Kisumu
To commemorate World Environment Day 2009, the Rural Villages Development Center will give demonstrations on how to drill wells to combat dry seasons due to climate change in Kenya.
For more information, please contact:
Simon Mbugua
Rural Villages Development Center
P.O. Box 704
Nyamira
Kisumu
Tel: +254 0723 919668
Kitale
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Moi University will be tree planting and conduct a green walk round Kitale.
For more information, please contact:
Joseph Chemase
Moi University
3378 Kitale
Kenya
Tel: +254715261205
Mombasa
Every 5 June, Baobab Trust organizes an activity to celebrate World Environment Day. The Trust therefore, planned a tree planting session. The seedlings were planted in the hinterland of Mombasa, where the Mitedi Women's Self Help Group and children from Marimani Primary School and staff from the Trust participated in the event. With a message for WED 2009, 'Plant Trees for a Healthy Human Society', the enthusiastic and excited group planted 450 indigenous seedlings immediately after a heavy downpour. The event was closed with poems and songs by the school children, after having a successful and enjoyable tree planting morning.
For more information, please contact:
Sonal Singh
Baobab Trust
P. O. Box 10587 Mombasa
Kenya
Tel: +254 721 357 876
E-mail: sonal.singh@thebaobabtrust.com
Website: www.thebaobabtrust.com
Mombasa
The world class and famous Haller Park will be open to the public tomorrow the 6 June 2009 to celebrate the World Environment Day (WED). There will be tree planting at the site and members of the public will be issued with seedlings to plant on their farms/homes. Different people will give speeches to the public on ways of combating climate change. Here at Bamburi we are proud to be the leading cement producer who makes the environment greener and more beautiful than before. Come and witness at Haller Park, a paradise on earth from a quarry!
For more information please contact:
Peninnah Kisilu
Bamburi Cement Ltd
P.O. Box 90202-80100 Mombasa
Kenya
Tel: +0722 816254
E-mail: pkisilu@yahoo.com
Mombasa
To commemorate World Environment Day, Kenya Community Support Centre (KECOSCE) is organizing a public forum in Kwale district to discuss the impact of climate change to the livelihood of poor farmers in the coast of Kenya. Together with youth in Mombasa, Kilindini, Kwale and Msambweni district, we shall plant 500 trees in the Kaya Kinondo forest to mark this important day and contribute to safe our forests.
For more information, please contact:
Phyllis Muema
Kenya Community Support Centre
P. O. Box 42944-80100 Mombasa
Kenya
Tel: +0725-407277
Website: www.kecosce.org
Mombasa
To celebrate World Environmental Day, the Africa Research Center for Development HHC will be presenting why there is no rain on some areas of the coast.
For more information, please contact:
Selina Mwangangi
Africa Research Center for Develpoment HHC
P.O. Box 456 Tana River
Mombasa
Kenya
Tel: +254 0720 905770
Nakuru
The Hyrax Hill Museum in collaboration with the Shah Lalji Nangpar Academy, Municipal Council of Nakuru, Lions Club of Nakuru, Lions Nursery School and United Millers Ltd. will conduct tree planting activities at the Museum grounds. Students will mark this important day by not only planting trees but participating in cleaning the environment within and around the Museum. It’s also a day of fun; students and parents will play various interesting games at Museum compound while our Museum staff will tell stories and organize a Museum tour for the participants. A green walk along our nature trails will also be conducted by our experienced guides. Speeches and presentation in-line with this year's WED theme will be conducted and all participants are expect to play one role or another in ensuring that the message of protecting our environment trickles down to Society.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Yego
Hyrax Hill Museum
P. O. Box 9535 Nakuru
Kenya
Tel: +254722243060
E-mail: ryego@museums.or.ke
Website: www.museums.or.ke
Narok
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Green Warriors Movement will be having an environmental education talk/discussion forum with the community members and planting of trees. The discussion will be geared to enhance ownership of the conservation work and rationally empower the community members especially the youth who carry the lifeline of the community. Tree planting is meant to be a tool of leading by serving through showing the way. In environmental conservation, community participation is the most preferred instrument and we should unite and work as a team. In addition to this; we should proactively involve the school kids to make them good conservation ambassadors from an early age.
For more information, please contact:
Cyrus Gachanja
Green Warriors Movement
33, Narok
Kenya
Tel: +0721-955202
E-mail: egreenwarrior@yahoo.co.uk
Nairobi
17 June 2009 Kenya Mx marks World Environment day In a bid to protect the natural environment from destruction or pollution, Kenya motocross riders joined masses across the globe in observing the auspicious World Environment Day (WED). The Day fell on June 5 but motocross riders dedicated the Fourth Round of the Kenya National Motocross Championship series to the noble tree-planting exercise at Jamhuri Park Racetrack on Sunday, June 7, 2009. To sustain the slogan "Ride Green, over 30riders (as seen in the picture) engaged in the rare activity to conserve the environment with a pep talk sensitizing them on the importance of the plan.”Each rider was given an opportunity to plant and own trees; and nourish them for the rest of the year," Maina Muturi, the Kenya Motor Sports Federation (KMSF) Chairman said. Muturi, who is also the Vice Chairman of Africa Motorcycle Union (AMU)-in charge of environment- said riders will plant 1000 trees by the end of the year 2009. The "Ride Green" campaign is working out well in Kenya. The momentum already provides riders to lead the way to a healthy environment. The Ride Green initiative is perfect for riders because it combines their passion for riding while exercising their duty to be environmentally perfect.
For more information, please contact:
KMSL KMSF
Kenya Motor Sports Foundation
66122 code 00800 Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: +254-020-4453330
Fax: +254-020-4453331
E-mail: info@motorsportkenya.com
Website: www.motorsportkenya.com
Nairobi
The Rand Institute for Policy and Education is an independent public policy research centre which promotes the view that innovation, culture and ecology are an integral part of environment sustainability as well as being crucial to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Rand Institute carries out its activities through advocacy, training, policy formulation, legal advisory and information dissemination. To mark the World Environment Day 2009, the following events have been organized:
- Publication of a special edition of the 'Rand for Development' newsletter focusing on the theme of climate change and the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on the 7th December - 18th December 2009;
- Brief interview to the media on Green Technologies and the role of technology transfer, creating incentives to promote access to affordable sound technologies to business enterprises and innovative technologies;
- Written Memorandum to the Standing Committee on Investment in Energy Sector appointed by the Hon. Minister for Energy to advise him on investment opportunities in the Energy Sector;
- Formally sign the 'Seal the Deal' petition which aims for an agreement in Copenhagen to succeed the Kyoto Protocol that provides for commitments until 2012;
- Online debate on tackling climate change and a participatory approach by all the stakeholders.
For more information, please contact:
Wilson Rading
The Rand Institute for Policy and Education
P. O. Box 389, 00200, CSQ Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: +254 020 216 6903, +0721 528272, +0733 528272
Fax: +254 020 224 9363
E-mail: wilsonrading@yahoo.com
Website: www.randinstitute.webs.com
Nairobi
Ol Kalou — All is set for the Lake Olbolosat Road race, with more than 1,000 runners set to battle it out in the morning cold along Nyahururu’s Nairobi Highway on World Environment Day 5th June, 2009.
At stake will be Kenya's titles in the men and women's races of the 10 KM Road race. The event is the host of this year’s World Environment Day in Central Province and is expected to be graced by the PC Justa Rugut and renowned Olympic and London marathon World record Samuel Wanjiru. .
The event has received numerous support from Suera Flowers who are the official sponsors of the environmental race, others are Athletics Kenya, NEMA & Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
According to the event organizers George Muchina the Communications Director of Green Media Limited says the event is expected to attract a number of top athletes and is so far the only race of its kind in the continent. The event will bring together communities to plant trees and run at the same time.
“Lake Olbolosat is on its deathbed as aresult of logging and deforestation coupled with receding water levels our aim will be to showcase that we can indeed do something about climate change through sports. We came up with the event to highlight the urgency to safeguard our water masses and consequences of climate change.
The event is being organized by Suera Flowers in support of the climate change awareness campaign of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The objective is to plant 50,000 trees in a single sport event, create fun and enjoyment for ALL through tree planting and create public awareness about climate change to individual entries and corporate team entries.
Invited current and former Kenyan national team and olympic athletes will sign up during the event as climate crusaders to speak against Climate change.
Proceeds will go to water projects to help communities in the Lake Olbolosat and Nyandarua region, and especially areas which have suffered as a result of the recent unrest in Kenya.
GA_googleFillSlot( "AllAfrica_Story_InsetB" ); Peter Mathu, Athletics Kenya Nyandarua Branch official who is chairing the organizing committee says the Lake Olbolosat race is expected to gain prominence because it is a tough race with top class athletes expected to run at high attitude.
The Lake Olbolosat is set to become the signature annual sports event that will bring together runners and climate change enthusiasts from all over the country as well as foreign participants to Ol Kalou a beautiful part of the countryside of Kenya and home of the greatest distance runners in the world.
The theme chosen by the UN Environment Program (UNEP), which coordinates the day on 5 June on behalf of the UN system and the peoples of the world, will be 'Your Planet Needs You-Unite to Combat Climate Change'.
It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new agreement at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen some 180 days later in the year, and the links with overcoming poverty and improved management of forests.
Event Organizers & Official media sponsors
For more information, please contact:
Green Media Limited
P.O. Box 2100-00100
Consolidated Bank House
Nairobi, Kenya
Office Tel: 020 2226935, 0202226946
Mobile: 254 721331007, 254 752331007
Email: info@greenmedialimited.com
Nairobi
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Metro Data will be tree planting and sensitizing the youth on the importance of the environment in Tetu Division Nyeri District in Kenya.
For information, please contact:
Gachoka Ngure
Metro Data
P. O. Box 9042 00200 Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: +254 020 2812165
Nairobi
During this year’s World Environmental Day, the Kenya eco-preneurs will take the lead in sensitization and information sharing on the importance of reducing the CO2 emissions to 350 ppm. This will be carried out in primary schools around Nairobi where we will share the information with school children to prepare them for future environmental consciousness and savvy. In Kenya, environmental education at primary levels is still low and this will be an opportunity for the kids to play a role in combating climate change. All the activities will start on 1 May 2009 so as to climax on 5 June 2009. We invite all to join us and make this day a success for our planet.
For more information, please contact:
Nangulu Evans
The Kenya Eco-Preneurs
P.O BOX 1053-00100
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: +254) 270 530687, +254 20 2395724
Website: www.tnrf.org/node/8315
Nairobi
To celebrate World Environment Day 2009, the Rural Villages Development Center will give presentations on climate in the Makueni Province on why it is so dry in the Eastern Province.
For more information, please contact:
Felix Mutua
Rural Villages Development Center
P.O Box 11
Makueni
Nairobi
Tel: +254 0720 905770
Lamu
Lamu island sea front clean up, involving government representatives, the police force, community, students, and schools will also have a mangrove planting competition, zero waste cup for football.
For more information, please contact:
Abdallah Sheelali
National Funds for the Disabled of Kenya
P.O. Box 18-80500
Lamu
Kenya
Tel: +254 0728 879003
LIBYA
Tripoli
As part of their World Environment Day 2009 celebrations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Libya, the Environment General Authority, Tripoli Development Authority and the Scouts movement, organized a large public awareness raising event in Tripoli’s famous Green Square, entitled “Make Green Square Greener.”
Hundreds of Scouts gathered in Green Square for the event, some travelling as far as 180km to take part. They participated in a series of quizzes and competitions, with World Environment Day t-shirts and plants offered as prizes. Meanwhile, passers-by were handed out leaflets outlining World Environment Day and explaining ten simple steps for reducing individual carbon emissions.
The event took its inspiration from the global theme for this year’s World Environment Day, “Your Planet Needs You, UNite to Combat Climate Change”, which called upon governments and their citizens to unify in their efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
A special emphasis was placed on individual responsibility for climate change. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon highlighted in his speech to mark the occasion that “although individual decisions may seem small in the face of global threats and trends, when billions of people join forces in common purpose we can make a tremendous difference.”
In addition to this, attention was focused on the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, scheduled to take place in December 2009. The international conference is intended to expand upon climate change commitments made at the Kyoto Protocol, and will bring together thousands of individuals from governments, observer organizations and the international media.
Mr. Brian Gleeson, UNDP Resident Representative, delivered a speech which not only called upon government commitment at Copenhagen, but also urged individual’s to respond to the pressing issue of global climate change. He emphasized that international agreements are powerless if realities do not change on the ground.
A key concern in Libya is the need to offer individuals more opportunities to chose a lower carbon lifestyle, Mr. Gleeson was adamant that “UNDP is keen to take a lead in spreading environmental awareness, but it is not enough to urge people to recycle when there are not facilities for recycling. It is not enough to urge extol the virtues of public transport, when vast areas of the city has no access to it. We cannot encourage people to walk when there are no safe pedestrian crossings and well-paved footpaths.”
For the Scouts gathered at Green Square, their government and other states’ responses to climate change will have a decisive impact upon their futures and that of their children. Africa stands to be worst affected by climate change, with an estimated 75 to 250 million individuals likely to be affected by severe water shortages by 2020 if significant action is not taken. UNDP Libya hopes that their active involvement in climate change issues will be matched in the international arena and has pledged to continue campaigning for greater attention to the Copenhagen Agreement.
MAURITIUS
This is a group of benevolent helping children age between 9 to 16, having difficulties in school. To celebrate, World Environment Day, the Accompagnement Scolaire St Matthieu organization will have the children prepare a written project and will give a small presentation inviting their parents, then after an exposition will follow.
For more information, please contact:
Raymond Michael
Accompagnement Scolaire St Matthieu
M19 La Tour Koenig Pointe Aux Sables
Mauritius
Tel: +23 0727 6049
Port-Louis
To celebrate the World Environment Day on 5 June 2009, Caudan Security Services Limited (CSSL) is organizing an endemic tree planting ceremony on the site of its new head office at St. Pierre in Moka. The plants have been selected on the recommendations of the National Conservation Parks Service. This first event will be followed by a project to embellish the road leading to the industrial zone of St. Pierre, with the help of Mon Desert Alma Sugar Estates (MDA) and local authorities like the Moka Flacq District Council (MFDC). This road, used every day by hundreds of factory workers, is already being leveled and tarred by MDA and the MFDC; CSSL will now proceed with the planting of ornamental flowers and bushes along both sides.
For more information please contact:
Appanah Yerriah
Caudan Security Services Ltd
Marina Quay, Le Caudan Waterfront Port-Louis
Mauritius
Tel: +2302109060
Fax: +2302108852
E-mail: active@intnet.mu
Website: www.caudan.com
Pionte aux Piments
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Aquarium 2000 Ltd will reduce entry price for locals and tourist. Children MRs. 50 Adults MRs. 100 on the 6 & 7 June 2009.
For more information, please contact:
Jean-Paul Bouquet
Aquarium 2000 Ltd
Coastal Road Pionte aux Piments
Mauritius
Tel: 261 4561
Fax: 261 5080
E-mail: jeanpaulbouquet@mauritiusaquarium.com
Website: www.mauritiusaquarium.com
NAMIBIA
Walvis Bay
In celebration of World Environment Day, the EYE - Erongo Young Environmentalists will have an official tree planting ceremony as well as an environ competition where different groups of students will design environmental games, write songs, poems and create objects with recycling material.
For more information, please contact:
Jonathan Wilsnach
Organization: EYE - Erongo Young Environmentalists
P. O. Box 8315 Walvis Bay
Namibia
Tel: +26464202503
Fax: +26464205688
E-mail: jonathan.wilsnach@milset.org
Website: www.deduinehigh.netau.net
NIGERIA
Abuja
To celebrate World Environment Day, the national event in Abuja will feature a Ministerial Press Briefing on Tuesday 2 June; Main event at the International Conference Centre on 5 June will feature speeches, symposium, cultural display, school quiz programme, tree planting at the Peace Garden at the International Conference Centre Abuja, climate walk by 120 Nigerian NGOs, video clip presentation and lots more. Similarly, there will be several activities marking the event in all the 36 States of the Federation.
For more information, please contact:
Philip Bankole
Federal Ministry of Environment
Mabushi Abuja
Nigeria
Tel: +234-8037260542
E-mail: joodey@gmail.com, virtuesi@yahoo.com, kalgosani@yahoo.com
philip_olab@yahoo.com
Abuja
To celebrate World Environment Day, an advocacy programme titled, "The Built Environment," will be aired on Adaba 88.9 FM Radio on Thursday 4 June, 2009 between 1030hr and 1100 hr GMT. The live radio presentation will be on climate change, the broader consequences of environmental change and what society can do in response.
For more information, please contact:
Lawrence Adelowo
Nigerian Institute of Architects
2, Kukawa Close, Area 11 Garki Abuja
Tel: +234 803 720 8235
Website: www.niarchitects.org
Kano
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Society for Water and Public Health Protection will hold a round table meeting with people from the Academia, NGOs students to create awareness about the Day and climate change as well as to take action in Unity to save the planet.
For more information, please contact:
Musa Abdullahi
Society for Water and Public Health Protection
No. 14 Surveyors Streen Sharada NNDC Kano Kano
Nigeria
Tel: +2348054724860
E-mail: sufigeog@yahoo.com
Lagos State
For the 2009 World Environment Day (WED) event, the FABE intends to do a road show for awareness creation of climate change, planting of trees to support the green Lagos initiative, at the ministry of environment secretariat, lectures for enlightenment, and concert where all celebrities, eminent personalities, youths, stakeholders will unite to combat climate change, using creativity as a tool this will be a one day event.
For more information, please contact:
Temitope Aderibigbe
F.A.B.E
13,bodunrin caulcrick,street,ogba-ikeja lagos state
Nigeria
Tel: +234 08 7694 9597
Website: www.fabenvironment.org
Port Harcourt
On the Friday 5 June 2009, the Port Harcourt Link Club commemorated the 2009 World Environment Day under the auspices of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in style. Over 200 people signed in as volunteers to support the day's theme "Your Planet Needs You - UNite to Combat Climate Change", by collecting signatures and pledges aimed at corroborating with government towards increasing the energy efficiency thereby reducing CO2 emissions in Rivers State of Nigeria.
For more information, please contact:
Ogundu Rowland
The Port Harcourt Link Club
Plot 15b, 3rd Ave, FHE Rumueme
Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Tel: +2348033197240
E-mail: rowlandogundu@yahoo.com
Ogun State
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Bells University of Technology will compose academic poems illustrating the conservation of the environment.
For more information, please contact:
Joshua Babayemi
Bells University of Technology
Idiroko Road, Ota Ota, Ogun State
Nigeria
Tel: +080 6070 9930
E-mail: babayemola@yahoo.co.uk
Ondo
- Rendition of Environmental song on WED Day in collaboration with the ministry of Ministry of Environment
- Organization of workshops/seminars during the week
- Rallies
- Publications in The Souls....save our land seas and skies ( Our Environment journal)
For more information, please contact:
Davies Ajana
Ceewed
6, Igbeti str (behind Liberty Hospital)
Oluuwatuyi Akure, Ondo State
Nigeria
Tel: +234 80 5510 9551
Owerri
Afro Green Zone International is a green economy initiative promoting organization. The company is organizing a Electronic Recycle Crazy Show to create deeper awareness on the newly launched electronic hardware recycling campaign in Owerri. It is the first of its kind in West Africa Sub-region. activities of the day will comprises of roads shows and symposium on the need to proper recycling of obsolete electronic components which has been a big environmental problem in Nigeria. It is a follow-up of our recent seminar on the Theme: Green Environmental Initiative as a measure for sustainable economic development in Nigeria at Imo State University Auditorium Owerri on 12 May 2007.
For more information, please contact:
Edward Leweanya
Afro Green Zone International
No 31 Chukwuleta Avenue, Area 'L' Zone 4
World Bank Housing Estate Owerri
Nigeria
Tel: +2347039370492
Website: www.afrogreenzone.org
Port Harcourt
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Port Harcourt Link Club and its members volunteered to support the day and its theme "Your Planet Needs You - UNite to Combat Climate Change", by collecting one million signatures and pledges from individuals in the city of Port Harcourt that are willing to make small changes with big differences:
- To pressure our Government to increasing the energy efficiency thereby reducing CO2 emissions of our State;
- To practice the effective and efficient use of water flask as our source of daily consumed water.
Venues: Collage of Arts and Science Port Harcourt and Immanuel Anglican Church Hall G.R.A (by Abacha Road), the presentations will last for one hour with exhibition/ films until 15:00 at both locations.
For information please contact:
Rowland Ogundu
The Port Harcourt Link Club
Plot 15b, Opposite Close C
3rd Avenue, FHE. Rumueme Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Tel: +2348033197240
E-mail: rowlandogundu@yahoo.com
Sokoto
The National Youth Service Corps- Environmental Conservation Club is made up of graduates undergoing a compulsory one year National Youth Service Corps in Sokoto State, Nigeria. To celebrate World Environment Day, the Club is going to spend most of the week doing sensitization lectures (on WED 2009 theme) to primary and high school children. On 5 June, there will be a street rally with playcards to increase environmental awareness amongst residents of Sokoto state. Finally, there will be a general clean-up of most of the town's surroundings by members of the Club.
For more information, please contact:
Ogechi Ajoku
National Youth Service Corps- Environmental Conservation Club
Ministry of Environment, Gingiya Seceterat Sokoto
Sokoto State
Nigeria
Tel: +08034832336
RWANDA
Kigali
For WED 2009, Children’s Voice has done a sensitization program for tree-planting in Rwanda. The children have so far planted 70,000 trees in the Eastern province in schools and their communities.
For more information, please contact:
Emertha Uwanyirigira
Children’s Voice
Kimironko Kigali
Kigali
Rwanda
Tel: +250 0788 40 69 31
SOMALI
Garowe
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Tree for Peace and Social Development organization will have the following activities, Tree planting, awareness on conservation of funa and flora, posters on burning charcoal increases erosion, messages through radio and TV on protecting your surrounding to be clean and protecting from dry and liquid wastes, slogans, marching the streets wearing t-shirts to mark the WED 2009, ceremony to commemorate the importance of the WED, etc.
For more information, please contact:
Mohamed Ismail Mohamed
Tree for Peace and Social Development
Puntland State of Somalia Garowe
Somali
Tel: +00 2520 9072 5137
E-mail: treeforpeace@gmail.com
Mogadishu
International environmental day commemoration ceremony which will be held in Mogadishu this year. The ceremony will be for youth groups and will invite 20 or 40 persons mostly youth and children both boys and girls . The following activities will take place:
- Presentation of Environmental protection and care;
- Starting new project 1000 three to support world one million trees;
- Presetting painting of arts and slogans;
- Presenting drama about the environmental pollution and protection;
- Providing one tree for each participant; and
- planning to raise environmental awareness and advocacy.
For more information, please contact:
Abdullahi Hassan
IEDP
Sahafi Tow Rd Mogadishu
Somali
Tel: +2525 990885
Website: www.iedsom/org
SIERRA LEONE
Freetown
Members of Action Group for Education (AGE) in Sierra Leone has line up activities to commemorate World Environmental Day (June 5), namely:
- Tree Planting around the hill side and sea part of Freetown namely Hill Station, Spur look, Willberforce High, Matter Regent, Gluster,lester Pick,sucess, Amoltine Laka and kingdom respectively;
- cleaning the environment which will be done entirely in Freetown with the cooperation of members of Action Group for Education(AGE) and we hope to extend to the provinces should funds be available for us to take up that venture.
For more information, please contact:
Dominic Sheku Turay
Action Group for Education (AGE)
5C Saunders Drive, Brookfield Freetown
Sierra Leone
Tel: +232-88-836-951
Freetown
Members of Action Group for Education (AGE) in Sierra Leone are planning to celebrate World Environment Day by undertaking various activities. Planting of trees in the hill side and some critical area in Freetown like Kingdom Seaside, Hill Station, Wilberforce, Spure Rood etc and members also want to embark on environmental cleaning in all part of Freetown.
For more information, please contact:
Dominic Sheku Turay
Action Group for Education (AGE)
5C Saunders Drive,Brookfield Freetown
Sierra Leone
Tel: +232-88-83-69-51
SOUTH AFRICA
Bloemfontein
To celebrate World Environment Day at the University of Free State, the students will take it upon themselves to formulate an environmental society, and to launch it at the world environment week.
For more information, please contact:
Falko Buschke
University of the Free State
P. O. Box 339 (IB 67). Bloemfontein, 9300 Bloemfontein
South Africa
Johannesburg
World Environment Day at the Johannesburg Zoo
On Friday 5 June Johannesburg Zoo celebrates World Environment Day in association with Rand Water, Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), Delta Environment Centre, Sci-Bono, Eco-Access and the Miss Earth Organisation. The Johannesburg Zoo is the host and has planned a number of activities aimed at educating and inspiring visitors to preserve the environment and minimise their environmental footprint. Our partners share our vision and will engage learners accordingly. The main purpose of the day is creating awareness about biodiversity and biodiversity issues. The zoo has invited 3000 learners including 4 schools with learners with special educational needs (LESN) to join the celebrations. The Johannesburg Zoo will have seven stalls, viz, Alpha section’s stall will raise awareness and discuss conservation issues facing Frogs and Gorillas through the Johannesburg Zoo’s Amphibian and Gorilla conservation projects, Charlie section’s stall will show-case carnivores using bio facts such as body coverings and skulls where the young visitors can have a hands on experience with meat-eaters, Delta section’s stall will give the visitors a chance to identify animals “poo” by matching dung to a list of animal names, Stores stall will display the different types of animal feed and allow visitors to taste it, horticulture’s stall will show kids how to plant trees. Our partners will also engage the visitors in activities that relates to preservation of the environment. The Miss Earth South Africa finalists will spend time with the young visitors talking about conservation issues and playing games. The celebrations will start from 09h00 and run until 12h30.
We can all do our part to protect the planet.
Johannesburg Zoo active in UNEP’s plant a tree campaign
The United Nations designated 5 June as World Environment Day to deepen public awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and action. That date recalls the opening day of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972), which led to the establishment of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The world environment day is hosted every year by a different city. This year’s host country is Mexico which reflects the growing role of the Latin American country in the fight against climate change.
The theme of this year’s world environment day is “Your Planet Needs You! Unite to Combat Climate Change” and reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen in about 180 days.
You can also help achieve UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign target of planting seven billion trees – one for every person on the planet - by the end of this year. Three billon trees have been planted. Five billion are pledged. Further to the biodiversity awareness activities mentioned above, the Johannesburg Zoo actively engages in the plant a tree project and will therefore plant 21 trees specifically on World Environment Day. So far the zoo has planted 24 trees this year.
The Johannesburg Zoo strives to be Gauteng’s environmental and wildlife destination of choice and aims to inspire people to appreciate wildlife by providing an educational and recreational facility for all visitors. We especially place importance on four key pillars: conservation, recreation, education and research. The zoo houses 1868 animals, comprising 365 species in 54 hectares. It places emphasis on ensuring a high standard of animal care and welfare including nutrition, enrichment, husbandry and medical care. Moreover the zoo is involved in many conservation programmes such as The Wattled Crane Recovery Program, Amphibian Conservation Project, and Spectacled Bear, Emperor Tamarin and Red-bellied Lemur international co-operative breeding programmes.
For more information, please contact:
Letta Madlala
Branding & Communications Manager
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: 011 646 2000 ext 225
E-mail: Letta.madlala@jhbzoo.org.za
Johannesburg
Donaldson Filtration Systems (Pty) Ltd, in Johannesburg, has chosen to support the United Nations Environment Programme's Billion Tree Campaign. In support of combating climate change, we will plant a tree at our premises in Longmeadow to celebrate World Environment Day.
For more information please contact:
Taryn Ternent
Donaldson Filtration Systems (Pty) Ltd
4 Lake Road, Modderfontein Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: +27119976000
E-mail: taryn.ternent@donaldson.com
Website: www.donaldson.co.za
New Germany
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Sustainability United will be conducting the following activities: Environment and climate change readings and talk at Primary Schools' Drama Festival in Durban; tree planting, and beach clean-up.
For more information, please contact:
Francesco Govender
Sustainability United
P. O. Box 332 New Germany
South Africa
Tel: +27312627637
Fax: +27 086 698 5953
Swaziland
There will be a special College assembly, which will include dramatic presentations by junior classes, songs and the screening of the video "HOME" a film by Yann Arthus Bertrand, showing landscapes captured from above. The film calling for a new awareness, invites the viewer to stop for a moment in order to look at our planet and realize how we treat her treasures and her beauty. There will be an address by the Environment Task Force and Green Revolutionarie,' groups of senior students committed to recycling and to reducing our carbon footprint, sharing of specific examples by senior Environmental Systems students on practical changes they make in their daily living, and the environmental savings that had been achieved through these changes. There will also be a tree planting exercise on the college campus.
For more information, please contact:
Polycarp Wekesa
Waterford-KaMhlaba
United World College of Southern Africa
P.O. Box 52 Mbabane
Swaziland, South Africa
Tel: +268 422 0866
Fax: +268 422 0088
TANZANIA
Tabora Town
 
In Tanzania, the World Environment Day was marked nationally in Tabora town where the guest of honour was Hon Dr. Ally Mohamed Shein, the Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Tabora town is the nearest city to the Mbola Millennium Villages site.
At the event, the Mbola Millennium Villages project had the opportunity to highlight local environmental efforts. MEMBO (Maendeleo Endelevu Mbola or literally Mbola Sustainable Development) group participated in the Uyui pavilion to demonstrate what they are doing to conserve the environment through tree planting and conservation as well as processing local forest fruits into edible products like juices, jams, wines, pickles, etc. Processing local fruits allows the community to be aware of the many valuable trees available in their areas, covered by Miombo woodlands, and thereby helps to teach the Mbola community to avoid the wild fires and unsustainable trees cutting that is normally done when opening more agricultural land or providing fuelwood for curing tobacco, timber production, and charcoal making.
The Project also had an opportunity to display various solar charged lanterns and modern cook stoves which are in the process of being introduced and tested in Mbola. The efficiency of the modern cook stoves reduces air pollution and cuts consumption of charcoal.
Sandy Eapen, a New York-based Millennium Villages Project staff member who is in Tabora for three months on special assignment on solar lanterns, also attended the event. She said, "It was very exciting to experience World Environment Day here. I was really impressed with both the diversity of environmental issues promoted by various community organizations and the enthusiasm from people of all ages in learning about conserving the environment, in areas of energy, agriculture, water, and more. For example, many people were interested in knowing how to purchase the solar lanterns and cook stoves that MVP was introducing into the villages after hearing about their benefits. Having the presence of the Vice President of Tanzania, who took the time to visit all the booths, also helped signify to the community the importance of the day."
For more information, please contact:
Joelle Bassoul Mojon
Communications Specialist, Millennium Villages Project
Earth Institute at Columbia University
MDG Centre, East & Southern Africa
United Nations Avenue - Gigiri
PO Box 30677-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20 7224416
E-mail: J.Bassoul@CGIAR.ORG
Website: www.millenniumvillages.org
UGANDA
Bushenyi
Keirere Green Africa Movement will present environmental idol awards to outstanding people in the region who exemplify practices in conserving the environment. They will be evaluated in the Plant a Tree Project for schools and communities. These awards will be the first ever to be based on issues that determine man's survival on the planet earth. The school tree days will determine which student groups excel in circulating information on tree-planting and issues pertaining to climate change. There will also be a speech competition themed, "If I was a President.” The winning speeches will be read on WED.
For more information, please contact:
Kweyunga Emmanuel Mike
Keirere Green Africa Movement
P. O. Box 186
Bushenyi
Uganda
Tel: + 256 7 8224 2656
Website: : www.gamovement.com
Hazariabagh
NTPC Limited will organize an environment stall with models and display charts for environment protection.
For more information, please contact:
Amudala Prathap
NTPC Limited
PBCMP, Hazariabagh
Uganda
Tel: +9194 3114 2888
Fax: +065 4627 0754
Website: www.amudalaprathap.webs.com
Jinja
Scouts in Jinja District of Uganda have planted a number of trees around the town of Jinja and along the banks of River Nile to protect its banks from the effects of erosion. This World Environment Day 5 June 2009. The scouts are going to plant some more 100 trees around the town and tend to those they have already planted.
For more information, please contact:
Derek Sejjuko
Uganda Scout Association
P. O. Box 958 Jinja Buwenda
Uganda
Tel: +256 712 929233
E-mail: info@scouts.or.ug
Website: www.scouts.or.ug
Kampala
To celebrate World Environment Day, Elly Mwesiaga will have an environmental educator lecture and started a club that aims at educating the masses about environmental education awareness.
For more information, please contact:
Elly Mwesiga
Ntungamo High school Environment Club
3/5 Bombo Road Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256782018807
E-mail: elly_kbtours@yahoo.com
Kampala
Commonwealth Association Uganda will be supporting a primary school debate with the theme, "The Environment: Our Future." The event will be held on 5 June 2009. The aim of the school debate is to reach out to the young people to share information about the environment
For more information, please contact:
Kiapi K. Frederick
Commonwealth Association- Uganda (CPAUG)
P. O. Box 10358
Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256 414 577017
Website: www.cpaug.org
Kampala
In collaboration with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), EnvironConserve AFRICA, the premier enviroment magazine in East Africa, is preparing to publish a special supplement on WED 2009, to highlight some of the causes of climate change and global warming, its consequences and challeges the intiativies being undertaken to combact climate change by different stakeholders both in the public, private and the civil society sectors. In addition, the supplement will also serve to educate the population about problems associated with climate change and global warming. The magazine will be distributed along with the Uganda Environmental Year Planner 2009 (A1 poster) edition free of charge to the public. The planner to take responsiblity in caring for environment.
For more information, please contact:
Robert Oduori
EnviroConserve AFRICA
P.O. BOX 8585
Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256 752 651186
Fax: + 256 414 268738
Website: www.enviroconserve.org
ZIMBABWE
Bindura
To celebrate World Environment Day, Bindura Boost/Sife will have a football match in the town of Bindura and will join various stakeholders including business community school students and colleges offering pamphlets with information regarding the global climate change, how to work together to combat the effects. Later during the evening there will be cocktails at the campus. Guests from ministries of environment higher education, the United Nations and other interested stakeholders will also attend. Pledges will be made towards starting projects that deal with environment protection.
For more information, please contact:
Shingie Chitsike
Bindura Boost/Sife
Post Bag 1020 Bindura
Zimbabwe
Tel: +2639 1308 0520
ZAMBIA
Lusaka
YOUTH ENVIRONMENT- (YEN- ZAMBIA)
This year’s World Environment Day was organized in Kitwe Copperbelt Province of Zambia by Youth Environment Network (YEN- Zambia) in cooperation with the Copperbelt University School of natural Resources Student Club (CUNARES)
CUNARES is an acronym for Copperbelt University Natural Resources Environment Society, a student club supervised by the Assistant Dean in the School of natural Resources.
Activities conducted during the World Environment week. YEN- Zambia conducted a number of activities in commemorating the World Environment Day 2009. Specifically our organization with the CUNARES club members successfully carried out a tree planting activity at the CBU campus on 3rd June and about 100 seedlings were sourced from the Forestry research Branch in Kitwe.
The activity was graced by Mr. Kalima assistant Registrar- Council CBU, whilst the Zambia National Broadcasting Cooperation (ZNBC) Television Kitwe captured the tree planting activity and carried some interviews.
On Tuesday the 2nd June YEN- Zambia had an interview with the Central Broadcasting Cooperation (CBC-TV) in Lusaka.During the interview we raised awareness on the need to unite in combating climate change and the importance of protecting our natural resources with respect to planting trees in meeting set targets on the planet, Billion tree campaign.
THE ACTUAL DAY CELEBRATIONS
The celebrations took place between 09:30hrs and 13:000hrs. A march past led by Zambia National Service Brass Band through Kitwe Central Business District (town centre) through to KMB, Past
Central Police and back to start point City Square were we were received by the performances from the live band whilst Drama spiced up the event to be an exciting event.
ATTRIBUTES
There were speeches by Acting Guest of Honor, Nkana Member of Parliament (MP) Mwenya Musenge, and Citizen’s for better Environment (CBE) Executive Director Peter Sinkamba, representations from all the participants including the media and closing remarks were done by YEN- Zambia’s Executive Director Billy M. Lombe.
PARTICIPANTS
The event was attended by more than 1,500 people from various institutions, companies and organizations listed below:-
- Youth Environment Network (YEN- Zambia)
- Citizens for a better Environment (CBE)
- Zambia Forestry College
- Helen Kaunda High School
- Kitwe Basic School
- Kitwe Boys High School
- Copperbelt University Natural Resources Environment Society
- Zambia National Broadcasting Cooperation (ZNBC TV)
- The Post newspaper
- Zambia Daily Mail
- Copperbelt University School of Environmental Engineering
For more information, please contact:
Youth Environment Network (YEN- Zambia)
P.O Box 30865
Lusaka- Zambia
Tel: +260 977 607960
E-mail: yenzambia@yahoo.com
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