World Environment Day

World Environment Day

Date of Issue - 5 June 2008

Hi ! Today is 5th June and it is celebrated all over the world as World Environment Day .World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. Climate Change is the theme of this year's World Environment Day. I am givimg here some stamps issued by some countries on World Environment Day. This is all for today.....Have a Happy Clean Green and Peaceful Environment ! ......Till Next Post ...Have a Nice Time !......

World Environment Day - Green Cities
Date of Issue - 5 June 2005

The theme for World Environment Day 2009 is 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal 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.This year’s host is Mexico which reflects the growing role of the Latin American country in the fight against climate change, including its growing participation in the carbon markets.Mexico is also a leading partner in UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign. The country, with the support of its President and people, has spearheaded the pledging and planting of some 25 per cent of the trees under the campaign. Accounting for around 1.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the country is demonstrating its commitment to climate change on several fronts.Mexican President Felipe Calderon states that the World Environment Day celebration will “further underline Mexico's determination to manage natural resources and deal with the most demanding challenge of the 21st century – climate change.”

The World Environment Day's agenda is to:

Give a human face to environmental issues

Empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development

Promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues

Advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.

World Environment Day - 2003

Max Card on WED by Armenia


World Environment Day - 2004

The stamps featured on this sheetlet issued on 4 June 2004 by Jamaica depicts several marine species that occur in Jamaica's coastal waters including the Hawksbill turtle, Tube sponge, Vase sponge and Star coral, Sea fan and White crinoid, Glassy sweeper and Giant sea anemone.