2. Today we will think about…
When is World
Environment Day
celebrated?
What is the theme
for World
Environent Day
2019?
How can I
save water?
What is the
environment?
What activities
do people do
on World
Environment
Day?
Why are trees
important?
3. What Is World Environment
Day?
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on the 5th
of June.
The first World Environment Day was celebrated in 1973.
This day, people pick up litter or use the bike instead of the car.
Did You Know?
Earth is the third
closest planet to
the sun.
4. What is the environment?
The environment is the natural world in which people,
animals and plants live.
5. What Can You Do to Help and
Why?
Stop buying water. Not only are single use plastics bad for the
environment, some are made from harmful chemicals which can affect
our bodies and how they work. Carry a reusable bottle instead.
Say no to straws and plastic bags. These are very harmful to sea
life. Carry a reusable bag with you and don’t use straws.
Reject, reduce, reuse and recycle plastics. Think about all the
rubbish thrown away in your house. Can you stop buying some plastic
items, reuse them, give them to a friend or take them to a recycling
centre?
6. What Is Recycling?
Recycling is the process by which old materials and objects are
reused or made into new products. By using recycled items, less raw
(natural) materials are used up and wasted. Recycling also helps to
improve the environment as it reduces air, water and land pollution.
The following items can currently be recycled:
Look out for this sign on
packaging. It means that that
particular plastic may or may
not be recycled
by your local authority.
Plastic containers
Plastic bags
Water bottles
Rubber bags
Plastic wrappers
7. What Is the Theme for World
Environment Day 2019?
Engaging the Public to Protect Our Species
The aim for this year is to protect our species.
To create a more sustainable future, we need every human being to
recognize the right of all species to exist, and to do so in their natural
habitat, at the population size necessary to maintain their species and
their genetic variation.
