Millions of people on every continent will take action for the planet on 5th June for World Environment Day. What will YOU be doing?
Under the theme ‘Many Species. One Planet. One Future’, this year’s event will celebrate the incredible diversity of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.
This year’s global host, Rwanda – a country of exceptional biodiversity that has made huge strides on environmental protection – will lead the celebrations with three days of keynote events.
Thousands of activities will also be organised worldwide from Hong Kong to Abidjan, with beach clean-ups, concerts, exhibits, film festivals, community events and much more.
The celebrations in Rwanda will involve three days of events, culminating in the epic Kwita Izina gorilla-naming ceremony in the world famous Volcanoes National Park on 5th June.
The ceremony will be attended by 30,000 people and will involve Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, among other high-profile figures who will have the honour of naming the baby gorillas.
To see the World Environment Day website, go to http://www.unep.org/wed/2010/english/media/kwitaizina.asp.