AUSTRIA
Vienna
"ENVIRONMENTDAYTalks 09" - Climate Change - Economic Change - Value Change. This a symposium which will be held on 5f June in the United Nations Office at Vienna on the occasion of the 2009 World Environment Day. To take united action against climate change it is necessary to actively change our views about dealing with the environment. The symposium therefore provides space for discussion, exchange of ideas and already implemented projects on a high level about climate protection focusing on economy and society.
For more information, please contact:
Anna Humer
"Die umweltberatung"
Mariahilferstraße 196/11/4 1150 Vienna
Austria
Website: www.umwelttag.at
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
Bijeljina
This year celebration of WED will take place on the main city square with street exhibition on theme environmental protection, signing petition about environment, exhibition of pupils with messages and pictures, and we will establish new Union of eco forces of Bijeljina, This activities will be from 10 am until 14 pm.
For more information, please contact:
Snezana Jagodic Vujic
Ekolosko udruzenje Eko Put
St.Slobodana Jovanovica 19 Bijeljina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: +387 55 212 563
Fax: +387 55 212 563
E-mail: ekoput@gmail.com
Website: www.ekoput.com
Sarajevo
Related to the essence of trail running, NGO Marathoners are focused on environmental awareness. As advocates of a greener planet, we feel that the responsibility of NGO Marathon Sarajevo is to give publicity, through our events, to companies and associations that produce earth- friendly products and promote a healthy community. Having this in mind, to mark World Environment Day we are going to organize a trail race called "RUN TO THE HILLS" 10K. Going green is important for everyone and we are using World Environment Day to organize the first Bosnian trail race in the beautiful Olympic Mountains. The course of the race will lead through unique forest roads that are hilly and challenging. This combination of beauty and a passion for running will make the trail race an unforgettable experience for all participants. The purpose of the event is to increase awareness and provide inspiration and encouragement for environment protection and a healthy life style. According to our experience in the organization of similar events, we expect around 200 runners from nearly all of the European countries. Date:12:00 (local time).
For more information, please contact:
Franjo Sola
NGO MARATHON
Nedima Filipovica 10 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website: www.sarajevomarathon.ba
Tuzla
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CEETZ held a street action to promote WED, including a press conference to promote eco-awareness. The action was done in cooperation with local NGOs, media and high schools. Our message focused on those resulting from cooperation with two simultaneous regional efforts: As a member (and the main coordinator) of "Ekoalicija", a coalition of eco-oriented NGOs in northeastern B&H, CEETZ (cooperating with other local NGOs and high schools) did its part in Tuzla by distributing leaflets promoting the public's right to information and public participation, as well as a petition asking each municipality to nominate a specific person to be in charge of distributing eco-information to local citizens (about 700 signatures from Tuzla). As a member of "Energija", an informal group of eco-NGOs across B&H working on energy policies, CEETZ distributed various promotional materials about climate change to the public, including postcards targeted to the responsible energy ministers, signed by about 400 citizens.
For more information, please contact:
Dzemila Agic
Center for Ecology and Energy (CEETZ)
Crnogorcevica 8 75000 Tuzla
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: +00387 35 249-312
Fax: +00387 35 249-311
Email: dzemila.agic@bih.net.ba
Website: www.ekologija.ba
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"Ekoalicija" is a coalition of eco-oriented NGOs, representing perspectives from 39 members in 19 municipalities in north-eastern B&H. To commemorate WED 2009, it coordinated the efforts of its members to inform the public about their rights to both information access and public participation. Promotional radio spots were aired on stations across the region, calling on citizens to support their local NGOs and calling on local government to prioritize environmental issues more. 28 coalition members in 10 cities distributed leaflets informing both ordinary citizens and local authorities of how to improve democratization at a local level, focusing on its importance for environmental policies. Additionally, these organizations called on the public to sign a petition (about 3800 signatures received in total) as well as asking municipalities to each nominate a specific person to be in charge of distributing eco-information to local citizens; this way communication channels would become more open, which will improve the situation greatly.
For more information, please contact:
Advija Djonlic
Ekoalicija ("Ecoalition")
Crnogorcevica 8 (75000 Tuzla) Tuzla, Lopare, Bijeljina, Breza, Derventa, Doboj, Lukavac, Maglaj, Srebrenica and Zavidovici
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: 00387 35 249-310
Fax: 00387 35 249-311
Email: advija.djonlic@ekologija.ba
Website: www.ekologija.ba
CROATIA
Zagreb
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2009, the presentations for the China University of Petroleum, CUP professors and students will be given by Dr. Zdravko Spiric, OIKON - Institute for Applied Ecology, Zagreb, Croatia on the innovative approach for the petroleum industry challenges. This talk gives an overview of the problems and challenges that have marked design, construction and experience acquired during more than ten years of practical application, research and development of the natural gas processing plant in Croatia. Despite numerous constraints, a reliable and efficient operation was realized. A great progress in the process control and managing was secured. The reliable measurements are playing the key role in the field of development and implementation of the cost-effective emission control strategy. The results of an innovative approach in the process control were confirmed by the results of the human and biological monitoring.
For more information, please contact:
Zdravko Spiric
OIKON - Institute for Applied Ecology
Avenija Dubrovvnik 8 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: +385 91 4640302
E-mail: zspiric@oikon.hr
Website: www.oikon.hr
FINLAND
Joensuu
To celebrate the World Environment Day 2009, ENO Programme will organize a special tree planting day. Schools will plant trees at midday, in every corner of the world. The first trees will be planted at noon in Oceania. Following the Sun, new trees will be put to earth in Asia, Europe and Africa. Finally this chain of trees will reach Americas. Globe has turned on its axis. Trees will be planted on 22 May. This day is also known as World Biodiversity Day. Tree planting is important for us. Firstly, it reminds us of the nature and the importance of environmental protection. Secondly, it is a symbol for the international co-operation. This event has become a success. Last year 2,000 schools in 122 countries planted 300,000 trees around ENO Tree Planting Day. We have also other activities: a special tree planting play (translated into over 40 languages!), tree planting songs etc.
For more information, please contact:
Mika Vanhanen
Environment Online - ENO
Pataluodonkatu 4 Joensuu
Finland
E-mail: mika@enoprogramme.org
Website: http://www.enotreeday.net
Somero
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Nuppury organization will give plants for free to individuals.
For more information, please contact:
Anne Heino
Nuppury
Vanha Härkätie 5 Somero
Finland
Tel: +358407590733
Vantaa
The Giraffe's footprint-project consists of workshops for children and adults in different parts of Finland in May and June 2009. The aim of the workshops will be to familiarize the participants with methods for making art out of recycled materials.
The organizers have had the honor of inviting four Namibian artists – Tuyeni Kelao, Foibe Nesho, Risto Iita and Samwel Kamati – who will serve as instructors during the workshops. Ms Kelao is the leader of the Diaconess Institute's wood workshop in Namibia. She specializes in dolls and baskets among other items. Ms. Nesho, who specializes in pearls, works for a project of the Diaconess Institute in Northern Namibia. Mr. Iita and Mr. Kamati specialize in wire art. The project is financed by the Finnish Foreign Ministry, and will be implemented by the Finnish-Namibian Society in partnership with the Cities of Vantaa and Pudasjärvi, the Municipality of Hailuoto, the Diaconess Institute of Helsinki, the Youth Centre of Syöte, Luotokeskus and Hylery.
For more information, please contact:
Veera Jansa
City of Vantaa, Asematie 7 01300 Vantaa
Finland
FRANCE
Courbevoie
 On Friday 5 June Technip is celebrating World Environment Day in the framework of its continuing effort to minimize the impact of its activities on the environment.
This environmental commitment is a key element of Technip’s global Health, Safety and Environment Programme, “Pulse”. All Technip entities are organizing leadership environmental communications, as well as forums, activities and film/documentary screenings on a variety of topics that impact CO2 emissions. This is to provide all employees with an insight of the issue of Climate Change and to raise awareness of how we can all make a difference in our lives at work and at home.
Technip is also promoting a global IT initiative to reduce its carbon footprint. This is a new consolidated personal audio and web conferencing service which will be introduced worldwide.
For further information, please contact:
Peter Watton
Technip
6-8 Allée de l'Arche
Courbevoie
France
Tel: 33 (0)1 47 78 64 82
Fax: 33 (0)1 47 78 27 22
E-mail: pwatton@technip.com
Website: www.technip.com
Paris
As a group, Sogeti has decided to join the initiative and also encourages all employees to get engaged to create a maximum of positive impact. The companies within the Sogeti Group feel responsible towards society and the world. We strongly believe that our IT expertise and the involvement of our 20,000 collaborators can bring change. The World Environment Day is one example that we, as a company, have now decided to support. Together we can make a difference! For the WED 2009 our proposal is to inform all our employees about the WED 2009 and share with them initiatives and ideas:
- Green tips!;
- Do something green tips;
- Useful everyday tips for a normal day!;
- Share your own tips and inspire others.
You can make a measurable difference:
- Calculate your carbon footprint!;
- Answer the Green activity questionnaire;
- Go to the movies on World Environment Day, 5 June, the movie by Yann Arthus will be available from 8 am (CET).
For more information, please contact:
Plenier Géraldine
Sogeti Group
6 Rue Duret 75016 Paris
France
Tel: +0 0331 5844 5566
Website: http://www.sogeti.com
GERMANY
Freiburg
The New Science Journalism Project (NSJ) is a new international initiative designed to promote professional environmental science journalism and communication among new media students. The Project will take the form of an online magazine published at www.newsciencejournalism.net. The site will launch on World Environment Day 2009. The Project will be multi-lingual and university students (and others) worldwide can register for free to become an environmental science correspondent for the NSJ. News can either be written, photojournalism, cartoons, data visualizations or infographics. Alison Fay Binney, Founder and Director of the Project, has established the NSJ Project to provide "a work-experience platform in the science journalism career ladder." The Project will also be part of PhD research to assess the skills and interests of up-and coming environmental science journalists using internet media.
For more information, please contact:
Alison Binney
New Science Journalism Project
Haslacher Str. 43 Freiburg
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)761 681 9970
Fax: +49 (0)761 7677 699
Email: info@newsciencejournalism.net
Website: www.newsciencejournalism.net
GREECE
Athens
The Velti Sa organization will introduce brands of mobile phones with related campaigns to introduce the WED initiative.
For more information, please contact:
Ruby Georgakopoulou
Velti Sa.
101 Rodon Avenue Athens
Greece
Tel: +306 9478 18626
Amoudara /Gazi
To celebrate and help World Environment Day achieve the target, we planted 3 trees in our hotel garden with our clients today.
For more information, please contact:
Manolis Manousos
Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa
P. O .Box 32 71414 Amoudara/Gazi
Greece
Tel: +30 2810 821 602
Fax: +302810 821 433
E-mail: manman@apollonia.gr
Website: www.apollonia.gr
Kalithea Rhodes
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Kalithea-Rhodes Municipality will conduct a Clean up Day which plans to invite citizens, tourists and volunteers to clean up the beach in Kalithea and the park.
For more information, please contact:
Katerina Tsakmakidou
Kalithea-Rhodes Municipality
Kalithea Rhodes
Greece
Tel: +302241362659
Fax: +302241087768
Website:www.kalithea.gov.gr
Serres
On the occasion of World Environment Day PRAXIS will make a film about how to save the earth and the environment. They will make a spot to make people attentive about this certain day.
Katerina Emmanouilidou
PRAXIS
Selefkou 8 Serres
Greece
Tel: +0030-23210-58800
Fax: +0030-2321-58802
Website: www.praxisgreece.com
Serres
The Club Serres will organize a Junior Tennis Tournaments called, Green Tennis Tournament 'Your Planet Needs You – UNite to Combat Climate Change' between 6 and 7 of June 2009.
For more information, please contact:
Katerina Emmanouilidou
Club Serres for Tennis
Ejoxon 55 Serres
Greece
Tel: +0030-6932755008
Fax: +0030-23210-588002
E-mail: kemmanouilidou@gmail.com
Website: http://serrestennis.com/, http://serrestennis.com/event2.php,
http://greentennis.info/2005v1r/?do=wed
ITALY
Padova
To celebrate World Environment Day 2009, GÉODE, an Italian consulting company, offers PEFC companies that are not certified, for one month (until July 5 2009) a discount of 50% for support to get and apply the PEFC scheme in the company. (The "certification of forest management" PEFC is a verification procedure approved and tested leading to the issue, by an independent body, of a certificate attesting that the forms of forest management to meet requirements of "sustainability").
For more information, please contact:
Eddi Masiero
GEODE
Via Tripoli, 12 Padova
Italy
Tel: +390498648655
Fax: +390498896556
Website: http://www.geodeweb.it
Trivero (Biella)
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Casa Zegna is inaugurating "Ermenegildo Zegna and his rhododendrons", a photographic exhibition celebrating Ermenegildo Zegna's deep commitment to the mountain landscapes in which he lived and worked.
Images, documents and letters drawn from both the Zegna historical archive and from indirect sources illustrate an enlightened project of environmental development initiated in the 30's and still in progress today thanks to successive generations of Zegnas.
On Sunday 7 June, in conjunction with the opening of the "Ermenegildo Zegna and his rhododendrons" exhibition, Oasi Zegna (www.oasizegna.com) will organize free guided tours of the nearby "Valletta dei Rododendri".
For more information, please contact:
Zegna Foundation
Via Marconi, 23 Trivero (Biella)
Italy
Tel: +39 0157591463
Website: www.casazegna.org
POLAND
Torun
“Breakfast On The Grass” – World Environment Day in Torun, Poland, 5 -6 June, is a recreational educational picnic on genuine green grass in the centre of a gothic old town. The event is organized by the Sustainable Development Workshop Foundation in cooperation with the Municipal Council of Torun and Torun Pacific.
The main aim of the project is drawing the attention of the inhabitants of Torun to the necessity of joint activities for the protection of the environment and climate, and raising knowledge levels on preventing climatic changes. Following the idea of 3R: reduce, recycle, reuse, “a stage with climate COP 14” will be erected, made of advertisement banners left after the Climate Change Conference COP 14 in Poznan. The participants of the event will also be given reusable “climate” bags.
An impressive origami installation – an everyday object and an element of interior decor - will be created out of newspapers and leaflets.
The participants will have an opportunity to taste ecological food from local farmers and producers and to see a showing of environmental commercials presenting the most interesting environmental social campaigns.
The participants will have a chance to talk face to face to well-known figures during a Living Library. Among our guests there will be: an organic food producer, a worker for voluntary causes, a nature photographer, and an orthodox environmentalist.
For more information, please contact:
Dorota Michalska
Sustainable Development Workshop Foundation
Podgorna 50/3, 87-100 Torun
Poland
Tel: +00 48 649 42 60
Website: http://www.pzr.org.pl
Zakopane
To celebrate World Environment Day 2009, PROJECT ACT ECO (Gimnazjum nr 2 -Secondary School, Zakopane, Poland) organized an environmental awareness event (on three consecutive days) addressed to students from various schools, their parents and other local community members.
The event includes:
- Exhibition on environmental issues locally and world wide, mainly focusing on: the importance of trees, problem of climate change, renewable energy, recycling, raising awareness against home burning of waste, encouraging consumers to cut back on plastic shopping bags in favour of reusable formats.
- Lectures and workshops “Together for Sustainability” by Aeris Futuro Foundation for school students and adults (how to reduce carbon footprint).
- Lecture on “Problems of Protection of Polish Flora” by H. Kuciel, a representative of Institute of Nature Conservation – Polish Academy of Sciences - Kraków
- Finale of Zakopane schools art competition “Dangerous Health Effects of Home Burning of Plastic and Waste” - the winners’ prizes donated by the Town Mayor.
- Finale of Gimnazjum nr 2 “School Ecological - Science Education” competition- the winners’ prizes donated by SEWiK Zakopane.
For more information, please contact:
Barbara Szarota
Project ACT ECO Gimnazjum nr 2
Zakopane
Poland
E-mail: world.acteco@gmail.com
ROMANIA
Bucharest
Green Veolia Capital in the Danube Delta, over 125 participants from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia and Romania were gathered in the Danube Delta, between 5 and 7 June to celebrate the World Environment Day at the invitation of Veolia Romania. Under the motto "Water opens frontieres", local authorities, NGO's, national and international mass-media, ambassadors, UNESCO, Reservation of the Danube Delta Biosphere and Veolia representatives participated to an international exchange of experience concerning environment issues organized by Veolia Romania. Sfântu Gheorghe village has been declared "the Green Veolia Capital" during the event and the Veolia Park was inaugurated in Tulcea, a modern project at the initiative of the Tulcea City Hall with the support of Veolia Romania. The participants discovered, some of them for the first time, the Danube Delta through Sfântu Gheorghe Natura Trail, an eco-touristic itinerary that offers the experience of the biodiversity between the river and the
sea and is part of an European network of 29 Natura Trail. Veolia Environment, as a world leader in water services domain, is constantly involved in environmental protection projects. This year's event, which started off at Crivina Water Treatment Station on the 4 of June and finished on the 7 June in the Danube Delta, aims to become a tradition at Veolia in order to highlight the importance of the cooperation between countries to build a sustainable future.
For more information, please contact:
Giovana Soare
Apa Nova Bucuresti and Veolia Romania
2 Aristide Demetriade Street Bucharest
Romania
E-mail: sabina.stirb@gmp.ro
Bucharest
Greentronics is authorized by the environmental agency of the Romanian government. Together with two NGOs, the agency runs a program for the education of young people, government organizations, banks and private companies to train on the importance of the re-use and restoration of the products of ICT, portable telephones and component re-use. Through awareness campaigns, the NGOs motivate companies to donate their out- of -use electric/electronic equipments to them. The company collects the donated waste and pays the NGOs. These funds finance programs related to children and youth from disadvantaged families and also with physical handicaps. For WED, we and our NGO partners have a campaign in schools and universities for collection of the used mobile phones.
For more information, please contact:
Cristian Aionesei
Greentronics S.r.l.
Str.Romulus, nr.22, sector2 Bucuresti
Romania
Tel: +40722210727
Fax: +40213276519
Email: cristian.aionesei@greentronics.ro
Website: www.greentronics.ro
Mihail Kogalniceanu
To celebrate World Environment Day the students from Mihail Kogalniceanu Highschool, Romania will participate in the essay contest "Create your Environment". They will find the solution for a clean environment.
For more information, please contact:
Verman Nicoleta
Mihail Kogalniceanu Highschool
Dobrogei Street no.37 Mihail Kogalniceanu
Romania
Tel: 0040-241-258030
Fax: 0040-241-258030
E-mail: nicolverman@yahoo.com
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Chisinau
The BioSciences Research Centre is going to be a large international organization combining:
1) corporative approach to the environment for having financial resources necessary for the Centre's functioning;
2) scientific approach for obtaining information and innovations;
3) protection for using the resources and research results to contribute to the improvement of ecological situation on the Earth. The organization is going to be established in 2011 - 2012 on the basis of preliminary research and environmental projects.
For more information, please contact:
Aexander Iscenco
AIESEC
Moscow Street Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
Tel: 69675157
E-mail: bsrc.contact@gmail.com
Website: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=662145559&ref=name#/group
php?gid=113984970630&ref=nf
SWITZERLAND
Geneva
To celebrate World Environment Day, UNEP will have a Roundtable - Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change. This special roundtable is organized at the University of Geneva, with Mary Robinson and Bruno Oberle.
For more information, please contact:
Diana Rizzolio
UNEP
Ch. des Anémones 11 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: 0229178222
Website: www.environmenthouse.ch
Zürich
To celebrate World Environment Day The «Hot Stuff - Chill Out» project by Myclimate links various schools classes around the world. Young people exchange ideas about the effects of climate change in the country of their partner class. On WED 2009 each of the 600 involved students will do something to reduce CO2. And because this is not a self-made project, the students send each other an email saying: “Because YOU matter to me I am doing the following to reduce CO2”.
For more information, please contact:
Julia Hofstetter
Myclimate
Sternenstrasse 12 8002 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: +00 414 4500 4350
Website: www.hotstuffchillout.org
UNITED KINGDOM
Ashby de la Zouch
Here at CEVA Logistics we are organizing a waste awareness week, leading onto the 5 June in which we will be fund raising for environmental charities, we aim to highlight the importance of many aspects of how we can save, recycle and generally be more environmentally friendly.
For more information, please contact:
Sally Heaney
CEVA Logistics
Excelsior Rd Ashby de la Zouch
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 01530 568643
Fax: 44 08719116178
E-mail: sally.heaney@cevalogistics.com
Bristol
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Aisbristol organization will be aiming to raise grant to work on a land to create a farm for organic products run and manage by members of the community.
For more information, please contact:
Rosa Ross
Aisbristol
92 Charlton Road, Bristol
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 07912984998
Fax: 44 01179081440
Email: rosaross2002@yahoo.co.uk
Bristol
To celebrate World Environment Day, The Osborne Clarke organization will organize an art competition around the theme "our beautiful world" for the children of the staff.
For more information, please contact:
Helena Banyard Smith
Osborne Clarke
2 Temple Back East Bristol
United Kingdom
Calne
To celebrate World Environment Day, the St. Margaret's Preparatory School, will have a Plant exchange. Parents and pupils will bring in surplus plants and vegetables to give away.
For more information, please contact:
Christine Neville
St. Margaret's Preparatory School
Curzon Street Calne
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 01249 857220
Website: www.stmargaretsprep.org.uk
Cambridge
To celebrate World Environment Day, UNEP-WCMC will conduct a Press conference and panel discussion to mark the launch of “The Natural Fix? The role of ecosystems in climate mitigation."
For more information, please contact:
Kate Trumper
Climate Change and Biodiversity Unit
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, (UNEP-WCMC)
219 Huntingdon Road
Cambridge, CB3 0DL
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314
Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136
Website: www.unep-wcmc.org
Charmouth Bridport
Web Art Garden is an international network of people interested in art, culture and environmental issues and who want to share experiences from their own ecology through artistic activity. Web Art Garden offers a way to share creative, movement-based activity in the environment. This may include performance, dance, theatre, ritual, exhibition, singing, presentation, installation, poetry, writing, lecture, meditation and prayer, discussion, video, photography, film... Web Art Garden is created by the regional work of movement-based artists concerned with cultural, environmental and educational issues. It provides an independent forum for ecological dialogue and exchange at a national and international level between individuals, as well as organizations and institutions. For World Environment Day, 5tJune 2009, there will be an event at Avenue bury in the UK as well as events on and around that day elsewhere in Europe, North America and Indonesia.
For more information, please contact:
Sandra Reeve
Web Art Garden
Westhay, Charmouth Bridport
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 1297 560511
E-mail: sandra@moveintolife.co.uk
Website: www.webartgarden.com
Eastville Bristol
To celebrate World Environment Day, IKEA Bristol will be holding sustainability fair where various organizations will be invited to promote sustainable living to their customers. The following activities will be taking place: wacky races to work day, kids treasure hunt, coloring competition and various other activities with an aim to promote sustainable living and WED to the customers and co-workers.
For more information, please contact:
Annette Lloyd
IKEA Bristol
Eastgate Centre, Eastgate Road, Eastville Bristol
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 0117 9527056
Gibraltar
The Department of the Environment is spearheading Gibraltar's celebrations for this event. Local schools will take part in a concert. They will illustrate the responsibility to tackle climate change as perceived through the eyes of our youngsters. In addition to this, a trade fair will be held in which local businesses, Government Departments and non-governmental organizations will all take part. Environmental products, projects, company environmental policies and green ethics will all be displayed by the trade fair participants. The purpose is to educate the public on the different approaches to green business locally. The local TV station will be filming both events and will be putting together a programme on the day's events and which will be aired on local television.
For more information, please contact:
Liesl Mesilio-Torres
Department of the Environment, Government of Gibraltar
Duke of Kent House, Line Wall Road
Gibraltar
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel:; 00350 20045003
Fax: 00350 20059833
Harrietsham
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Baldwin's Place Management Company will be planting 25 young trees.
For more information, please contact:
Brian Wood
Baldwin's Place Management Company
5 Baldwin's Place Harrietsham
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +441622859089
E-mail: brianthegooner@hotmail.com
Leatherhead
This year, KBR's Green IMPACT event will take the form of a week of information and activities across five continents to promote KBR's corporate commitment to environmental stewardship. Starting Monday 1 June, each day will carry a different environmental topic, with each topic and its related activities put into the context of the unifying theme of climate change. Our events will be both hands-on and information-based, covering the subjects of ecology and biodiversity, energy efficiency, water resources, waste reduction and recycling and carbon footprints. Our events will culminate on Friday 5 June for World Environment Day. The aim of this event is to promote awareness and bring about positive change, however small, in all areas of environment and sustainability. We will give our colleagues the opportunity to explore what actions we can collaboratively take to help limit the global impacts of Climate Change.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Whitehead
KBR
Hill Park Court, Springfield Drive Leatherhead
United Kingdom
E-mail: michael.whitehead@kbr.com
Website: www.kbr.com
Lerwick, Shetland
How will our own generation's response to climate change today be viewed 50 years' hence? Carbon Reduction Shetland is celebrating World Environment Day with a special screening of the new cinema release 'The Age of Stupid.' This award-winning film stars Pete Postlethwaite as a man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching "archive" footage from 2008 and asking: Why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance? Showing on Friday 5 June at Shetland Museum and Archives at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Opportunity for discussion and free Fairtrade refreshments afterwards. Learn more about Carbon Reduction Shetland and celebrate World Environment Day by coming to see this important film. Call 01595 695057 to book your free tickets or pop into Shetland Museum and Archives Please note this film carries a 15 certificate. This event is sponsored by the Cooperative.
For more information, please contact:
Harriet Bolt
Carbon Reduction Shetland at the Shetland Amenity Trust
Garthspool, Lerwick, Shetland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
London
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust will have an environmental awareness display in the main reception which will include "green tip" and a free prize draw.
For more information, please contact:
Brian Wood
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust
Great Ormond Street London
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +442078297890
E-mail: woodb1@gosh.nhs.uk
Llandrindod
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Trawnewid Llandrindod Transition
will carry out the following activities:
- GREEN 'DOD! marquee at the Powys County Council, Environment Day event on Temple Green, Llandrindod, Powys;
- Come and meet some of the community groups taking action on climate change and peak oil and working for a sustainable future for Llandrindod.
Llandrindod Wells
To celebrate World Environment Day, Powys Country Council will host a free green festival in the county town in Llandrindod Wells. They will promote cycling, car sharing, renewable energy, recycling, fair trade and similar projects.
For more information, please contact:
Heather Delonnette
Powys County Council
County Hall Llandrindod Wells
United Kingdom
Te: +015 9782 6165
Website: www.powys.gov.uk
Manchester
To support World Environment Day as a centre we as individuals are going to: Walk/cycle to work/take public transport or Car share.
- Switch off electrical appliances and lights;
- Use only one paper towel to dry hands;
- As a centre we produce huge amounts of waste, and one of the biggest creators of waste is food packaging. To reduce this on WED all staff will come together to see how much of this waste can be reduced in our welfare area. Where possible staff will bring lunch in Tupperware dishes;
- The amount of potential waste created at point of sale, such as extra napkins, bags, cup holders, extra sugar or milk will be reduced;
- Newspapers will be shared at break by communicating with other staff members;
- Bags for Life will be used and staff will refuse unnecessary carrier bags while making purchases on breaks;
- Paper towels will be used only where necessary. And only ONE!!!!! ;
- Plastic forks, knives, cups etc will not be used where we have utensils and glasses provided in welfare areas. Food product in packaging which can be reused will be washed and taken home for reuse;
- Everybody will Think! Before they Bin it!!!! ;
- At the end of day on 5 Jue we will be doing a weigh in of the bags from the staff welfare area, to compare against our benchmark weight, this will give us a measure of exactly how much waste we reduced.
For more information, please contact:
Clare Raybould
Manchester Arndale
Management Office, 1st Floor Arndale House Manchester
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 0161 833 9851
Fax: 44 0161 839 6768
Website: www.manchesterarndale.co.uk
Manchester
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Royal Northern College of Music will be Holding a day of events to raise awareness and to give solution based information about how to be nice to the planet.
For more information, please contact:
Jennie McGeoch
Royal Northern College of Music
124 Oxford Road Manchester
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Melksham
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Manor Primary School will conduct a 1 day event called 'Green Day'. This will be a springboard towards our Eco Week.; the focus will be on climate change and to develop a changing attitude to help the children be more pro-active in reducing their own carbon footprint. The school will link arms around the school as symbolic gester to 'Walk Lightly on our Planet'. The local newspapers will be covering the event. Other events include tree planting, setting up recycling in our school and raising money for environmental charities. This will take place on 5 June.
For more information, please contact:
Rachel McKill
The Manor Primary School
Ruskin Avenue Melksham
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 01225 700150
Fax: 44 01225 791836
Website: http://www.learningtolovelearning.co.uk/
Middlesbrough
This is a celebration of WED in a local community centre where small VCS organizations from around Middlesbrough will showcase the achievements and progress they have made in becoming a 'greener' organization, as part of the Climate Change aware programme. This is a free Mexican themed event open to members of the public, local school children and families to take part in craft activities using recycled materials, Mexican planting activities, taste Mexican food and take the opportunity to find out about local initiatives available that will help you to recycle and manage your home energy usage. There will also be lots of information stalls and freebies on the day, taking place at Breckon Hill Community Centre, Middlesbrough 10am - 2pm. all welcome.
For more information, please contact:
Shabana Sharif
Middleborough Environment City
50a The Avenue linthorpe Middlesbrough
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 01642 811300
E-mail: shabanasharif.mec@classmail.co.uk
Monmouth
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls, will have a week of activities in school with pupils being asked to identify the biggest environmental issues facing the planet. Also pupils are being asked to submit their top eco-tips, which will then be published around the school, thus raising awareness.
For more information, please contact:
Nick Meek
Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls
Hereford Road Monmouth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 01600 711100
E-mail: nmeek@hmsg.co.uk
Nottingham
To celebrate World Environment Day a presentation and debate regarding Nottingham’s energy strategy, and renewable energy options for Nottingham's commercial sector will be conducted.
For more information, please contact:
Andy Whitley
Nottingham City Council
Exchange Buildings South Nottingham
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
E-mail: andy.whitley@nottinghamcity.co.uk
Newcastle
We held a 'Green Day' within our school, with children forming a 'walking bus' to get to school and teachers cycling in! We turned off all electricity after assembly and worked by candle light. Green activities were done by all children, including growing our plants and making clothes from rubbish!
For more information please contact:
Our Lady and St Anne's RC VA
Primary School
Summerhill Square Newcastle
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
E-mail: admin@ourlady.newcastle.gov.org
Norwich
Norwich children under the age of 13 are busy preparing for an environment gathering at St Gregory's Centre for the Arts on 6 June. Children will be telling stories, weaving, painting and playing games, 95% of materials will be what would have been seen as rubbish and thrown away. As well as this there is a swap table for children to bring toys they no longer want, a communal painting to get involved with and lots of information about what Norwich Children are doing to help the environment. We hope that this is the launch of an annual day where Norfolk children and young people can come together to share ideas, worries, and hopes as well as learn from each other and have fun. Most importantly is that this is a day where children organize and prepare and lead the activities. This event is organized by Norwich Woodcraft Folk with the support of the Norfolk UN Association.
For more information, please contact:
Danny O'hara
Woodcraft Folk
68 Northfields Norwich
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 01603505093
Website: www.woodcraft.org.uk
Northern Ireland
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment organization will be having a no printing day, where the company will switch off all printers within the establishment, in the celebration of World Environment Day.
For more information, please contact:
Henry Thomas
3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Leros TA Centre Canterbury
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 01227817948
Fax: +44 01227817950
Northern Ireland
Queen Eleanor Technology College will be holding a variety of activities to raise awareness for what we can all do to be more eco-friendly.
For more information, please contact:
Mrs. K Moss
Queen Eleanor Technology College
Green Lane Stamford, Lincs
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +01780751011
Oxfordshire
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Harwell Campus will be holding a number of events to celebrate and promote WED including the following activities: an Environmental Roadshow, with talks and demonstrations, quizzes and helping staff to calculate their carbon footprint.
For more information, please contact:
Victoria Thomas
RSRL
Harwell Campus – Didcot
Oxfordshire OX11 0DF
United Kingdom
Tel: +012 3543 4514
Fax: +012 3543 4677
Website: www.research-sites.com
Port Talbot
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Corus Strip Products UK will conduct a Global warming challenge - as a weeks programme, where the company is going to work with 2 to 3 local schools to foster in their students the benefits of a balanced ecosystem. The activities thought of are: collection of 5000 plastic bags, planting 1000 trees and climate change logo competition.
For more information, please contact:
Anindya Bhattacharya
Corus Strip Products Uk
Port Talbot
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 07964014694
Website: www.corusgroup.com
Reading
Forbury Fever is reading's family celebration for World Environment Day. This year's theme is 'Let's Work Together to Tackle Climate Change'.
For more information, please contact:
Thalia Carr
Reading Borough Council
Civic Centre Reading
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Shrewsbury
To celebrate World Environment Day, Shropshire Council will have
a market in the town square with local organic food producers and stalls highlighting good practice with regards to sustainable waste management, composting, recycling and food waste prevention.
For more information, please contact:
James Thompson
Shropshire Council
Shirehall Shrewsbury
United Kingdom
Website: www.recycleforshropshire.com
St. Martin
The Spiezia Organics - Made for Life Ltd is promoting World Environment Day by launching the new e-newsletter to our 6500 customers and going to be having a beach clean at Polurrian beach in Cornwall.
For more information, please contact:
Amanda Barlow
Spiezia Organics - Made for Life Ltd
Gear Farm St Martin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 44 01326 221808
E-mail: a.barlow@spieziaorganics.com
Website: www.spieziaorganics.com
Telford
To celebrate world environment day, the DENSO Manufacturing company carried out the following activities carried out at DENSO for a week: Energy Saving · Switch off machine lighting, fans, electrical appliances that can be turned back on without any delay at all breaks, all shifts all areas (including offices) for a day. · Visit and advice from Energy Saving Trust (EST). 109 Associates filled a home energy questionnaire. · Energy saving ideas competition. More than 20 entries. Sustainable Transport · 16 Employees (including the Managing Director) took part in a "Smarter driving course", to save fuel and CO2 emissions. · Every Employee was provided with a top 10 tips card for smarter driving. · During the week we launched the "Bike2work" scheme. · The new Honda hybrid car was on display for two days. Other Activities · Green Day. People were allowed to wear green on the 5th of June (World Environmental Day). Donations were invested in CO2 offsetting (61 ton of CO2 through Climate Care). · 2008 / 2009 CSR Report. We issued our 3rd CSR Report. · World Environmental Poster Campaign. Large poster display on WED2009, sustainable transport, Re-use and energy efficiency. · Carbon footprint dish of the day. In the canteen there was a daily choice (for a week) of a dish made of locally sourced food. · BESST event. We hosted the "Ensuring Legal Compliance - Legislation update" event for BESST (Business Environmental Support Scheme Telford). We had 42 attendees from 27 different businesses in Telford.
For more information, please contact:
Manel Roura
DENSO Manufacturing U.K. Ltd.
Queensway Campus, Hortonwood Telford
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +44(0)1952 608400
E-mail: m.roura@denso-mfg.co.uk
Telford
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Lyreco UK Ltd, have Green tips for its staff, walk or cycle to work and get free tea and toast, dress "green" for the day, can recycling display in canteen, posters and emails including a survey quiz to win a prize.
For more information, please contact:
Sara Blain
Lyreco UK Ltd
Deer Park Court, Donnington Wood Telford
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 0044 1952286261
E-mail: sara.blain@lyreco.com
Website: www.lyreco.co.uk
Telford
The Transforming Telford in collaboration with World Environment Day (WED) will launch the Transforming Telford's Environmental Improvements Programme. We would like to use the day to get the staff aware and start to reduce Transforming Telford's environmental impact with some small and easy steps, detailed below:
- Wear Green to Work Day;
- All staff will be asked to wear an item or fully dress themselves in green clothing;
- They will be asked to donate £1 to do so. This will be used to offset carbon we use as an organization and donated to the Woodland Trust who will plant a tree (or more depending on how much we raise);
- Purchase Eco Buttons - All members of staff will be given an eco button to plug into their computer and reduce their energy consumption ;
- Implement TT Top 5 Energy Management Initiatives - This will be electronically sent through to staff and put up on the notice board
- Posters will be used to engage staff and remind them of their responsibilities; Green your Daily Routine - A document detailing simple ways each member of staff can green their daily routine at home and at work.
- Encourage Staff to Bike and Walk to Work and Car Share Scheme for the day
For more information, please contact:
Amy Regler
Transforming Telford
Jordan House Telford
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: + 4401952 567567
E-mail: amy.regler@transformingtelford.co.uk
Website: www.transformingtelford.co.uk
West Yorkshire
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Knottingley high school and sports college will have 60 pupils all making tote bags from recycled carrier bags - L2L teaching and learning sessions
For more information, please contact:
Vivienne Clark
Knottingley high school and sports college
Middle Lane Knottingley, West Yorkshire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 01977 - 622850
E-mail: vivienneclark5@hotmail.com
Westhay, Charmouth
Web Art Garden is an international network of people interested in art, culture and environmental issues, who share experiences from their own ecology through artistic activity. Web Art Garden offers a way to share creative, movement-based activity in the environment. This can include performance, dance, theatre, ritual, exhibition, singing, presentation, installation, poetry, writing, lecture, meditation and prayer, discussion, video, photography, film. Web Art Garden is created by the regional work of movement-based artists concerned with cultural, environmental and educational issues. It provides an independent forum for ecological dialogue and exchange at a national and international level between individuals, as well as organizations and institutions. UK Web Art Garden Event: Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire,: 5 June, 2009 ~ 11.00am - 4.00pm
For more information, please contact:
Sandra Reeve
Web Art Garden
Westhay Charmouth
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Tel: 00441297560511
E-mail: webartgarden@westhay.com
Website: www.webartgarden.com
Winchester
IBM UK will hold a Climate Day - with stands or activities at many IBM UK locations. They will also have online virtual stands. The objectives are to help employees to better understand what IBM is doing to be greener, how IBM can help clients to be greener and to help IBMers to be greener themselves.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Richardson
IBM UK
Hursley Park
Winchester
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 0 1962 817461
Website: www.ibm.com
SCOTLAND
Cowdenbeath
Beath High School and feeder primary schools have got together to create a very special day to welcome pupils who will be starting their secondary education this summer. The 'Earth Conference' event will pull together specialist staff from both primary and secondary sectors as well as local and national agencies to illustrate the importance of protecting our environment. With speakers, workshops, an 'Earth Village' market place and a debate, the organizers hope to harness the pupils' imagination and encourage them to commit to a greener lifestyle. Over 200 pupils will each be working on a particular eco them (based on the Eco-schools model) and groups of pupils from each school will be asked to present their findings to inform their fellow delegates. This promises to be a highly thought-provoking, interactive conference - hopefully the first of many (possibly annual) events
For more information, please contact:
Maureen Lewis
Beath Custer Schools
Cowdenbeath
Scotland
Tel: + 0 13 8360 2414
Fax: +0 13 8131 3203
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