Thursday 4 June 2015

World Environment Day Theme and Slogan

World Environment Day Theme and Slogan

Each year celebration of the World Environment Day is based on the particular theme decided by the United Nations to make the celebration more effective by encouraging mass people worldwide to hugely take part in addressing environmental issues on global scale. Year wise list of the themes and slogans of world environment day are mentioned below:
  • The theme of the year 2015 would be “One World, One Environment”.
  • The theme of the year 2014 was “small island developing states” or “SIDS” and “Raise your voice, not the sea level”.
  • The theme of the year 2013 was “Think. Eat. Save.” And slogan was “Reduce Your Foodprint”.
  • The theme of the year 2012 was “Green Economy: Does it include you?”.
  • The theme of the year 2011 was “Forests: Nature at your Service”.
  • The theme of the year 2010 was “Many Species. One Planet. One Future”.
  • The theme of the year 2009 was “Your Planet Needs You – Unite to Combat Climate Change”.
  • The theme and slogan of the year 2008 was “CO2, Kick the Habit – Towards a Low Carbon Economy”.
  • The theme of the year 2007 was “Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?”.
  • The theme of the year 2006 was “Deserts and Desertification” and slogan was “Don’t Desert Drylands!.”
  • The theme of the year 2005 was “Green Cities” and slogan was “Plan for the Planet!”.
  • The theme of the year 2004 was “Wanted! Seas and Oceans” and slogan was “Dead or Alive?”.
  • The theme of the year 2003 was “Water” and slogan was “Two Billion People are Dying for It!”.
  • The theme of the year 2002 was “Give Earth a Chance”.
  • The theme of the year 2001 was “Connect with the World Wide Web of Life”.
  • The theme of the year 2000 was “The Environment Millennium” and slogan was “Time to Act”.
  • The theme of the year 1999 was “Our Earth – Our Future” and slogan was “Just Save It!”.
  • The theme of the year 1998 was “For Life on Earth and slogan was “Save Our Seas”.
  • The theme of the year 1997 was “For Life on Earth”.
  • The theme of the year 1996 was “Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home”.
  • The theme of the year 1995 was “We the Peoples: United for the Global Environment”.
  • The theme of the year 1994 was “One Earth One Family”.
  • The theme of the year 1993 was “Poverty and the Environment and slogan was “Breaking the Vicious Circle”.
  • The theme of the year 1992 was “Only One Earth, Care and Share”.
  • The theme of the year 1991 was “Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership”.
  • The theme of the year 1990 was “Children and the Environment”.
  • The theme of the year 1989 was “Global Warming; Global Warning”.
  • The theme of the year 1988 was “When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last”.
  • The theme of the year 1987 was “Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof”.
  • The theme of the year 1986 was “A Tree for Peace”.
  • The theme of the year 1985 was “Youth: Population and the Environment”.
  • The theme of the year 1984 was “Desertification”.
  • The theme of the year 1983 was “Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy”.
  • The theme of the year 1982 was “Ten Years after Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns)”.
  • The theme of the year 1981 was “Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains”.
  • The theme of the year 1980 was “A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development without Destruction”.
  • The theme of the year 1979 was “Only One Future for Our Children and slogan was “Development without Destruction”.
  • The theme of the year 1978 was “Development without Destruction”.
  • The theme of the year 1977 was “Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation”.
  • The theme of the year 1976 was “Water: Vital Resource for Life”.
  • The theme of the year 1975 was “Human Settlements”.
  • The theme of the year 1974 was “Only one Earth during Expo ’74”.
  • The theme of the year 1973 was “Only one Earth”.

World Environment Day celebrations have been (and will be) hosted in the following cities:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Environment_Day

Year Theme Host city
1974 Only one Earth during Expo '74 Spokane, United States
1975 Human Settlements Dhaka, Bangladesh
1976 Water: Vital Resource for Life Canada
1977 Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation Sylhet, Bangladesh
1978 Development Without Destruction Sylhet, Bangladesh
1979 Only One Future for Our Children – Development Without Destruction Sylhet, Bangladesh
1980 A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction Sylhet, Bangladesh
1981 Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains Sylhet, Bangladesh
1982 Ten Years After Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns) Dhaka, Bangladesh
1983 Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy Sylhet, Bangladesh
1984 Desertification Rajshahi, Bangladesh
1985 Youth: Population and the Environment Pakistan
1986 A Tree for Peace Ontario, Canada
1987 Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof Nairobi, Kenya
1988 When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last Bangkok, Thailand
1989 Global Warming; Global Warning Brussels, Belgium
1990 Children and the Environment Mexico City, Mexico
1991 Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Only One Earth, Care and Share Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1993 Poverty and the Environment – Breaking the Vicious Circle Beijing, People's Republic of China
1994 One Earth One Family London, United Kingdom
1995 We the Peoples: United for the Global Environment Pretoria, South Africa
1996 Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home Istanbul, Turkey
1997 For Life on Earth Seoul, Republic of Korea
1998 For Life on Earth – Save Our Seas Moscow, Russian Federation
1999 Our Earth – Our Future – Just Save It! Tokyo, Japan
2000 The Environment Millennium – Time to Act Adelaide, Australia
2001 Connect with the World Wide Web of Life Torino, Italy and Havana, Cuba
2002 Give Earth a Chance Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
2003 Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It! Beirut, Lebanon
2004 Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive? Barcelona, Spain
2005 Green Cities – Plan for the Planet! San Francisco, United States
2006 Deserts and Desertification – Don't Desert Drylands! Algiers, Algeria
2007 Melting Ice – a Hot Topic? London, England
2008 Kick The Habit – Towards A Low Carbon Economy Wellington, New Zealand
2009 Your Planet Needs You – Unite to Combat Climate Change Mexico City, Mexico
2010 Many Species. One Planet. One Future Rangpur, Bangladesh
2011 Forests: Nature at your Service New Delhi, India
2012 Green Economy: Does it include you? Brazil
2013 Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint Mongolia
2014 Raise your voice, not the sea level barbados,
2015 Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care. Italy
2016 Join the race to make world a better place Saudi Arabia

No comments:

Post a Comment