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World
Environment Day 2005
At the Centre for Environment Education,
the World Environment Day is a time to celebrate, learn,
educate and act. This year, as every year, many of our
offices across the country are organizing and conducting
a series of events to mark this Day. We have activities
planned in nearly 25 places across the country, managed
by our widespread network of regional, state, programme
and field offices.
Every year, on this day, we involve
organizations, individuals, experts and especially children
to take part in interesting and thought-provoking activities,
which help in raising awareness about environment and
sustainable development. Many of our colleagues have
also been invited as resource persons in activities
being organized by other organizations and agencies.
The theme chosen by UNEP this year is Green Cities:
Plan for the Planet, and we are focusing on this theme,
but not restricting our efforts towards this theme alone,
addressing environment and sustainable development in
all its facets.
Scroll down to take a look at our
events for World Environment Day 2005 and if you we
are where you are located, we invite you to come over
and join us in our fun-filled activities. For details,
please contact our offices regional, state or programme
offices. The addresses and telephone numbers are available
in the link - 'Offices' - on this website.
REGION: WEST
Ahmedabad
· Activities for children have been organized
by CEE Ahmedabad and CEE West offices on 5 June at the
CEE campus in Thaltej Tekra. These include creative
activities like face-painting, pottery, tattooing, clay
modeling, treasure hunt, quizola and other games. An
interactive exhibition on the theme of Green Cities
has also been planned.
Valsad
- In Kaprada taluka of Valsad district,
CEE's Samvardhan Project office is organizing a farmer's
workshop in collaboration with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
Ambheti. This workshop will inform farmers about organic
farming practices, especially for paddy, which is
the main crop in the region. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra
is giving away approximately 400 kilograms of an innovative
variety of paddy which has shown great results.
- Jalvahini, a mobile exhibition
unit developed by CEE Rural Programmes Group will
show a film 'Zerna Paarkha' (Poison Testing), which
focuses on chemical-based farming practices.
- A micro-level Beej Mela will be
held, where five local varieties of seeds from each
of the participating villages in and around Kaprada
will be displayed.
Bhavnagar
- The field office at Talaja is organizing
a meeting of 28 village sarpanchs (heads of village
panchayats) in Tarasara village of Gogha district.
The programme will also be attended by forest officials.
Activities will include clean-up drives, plantation
of trees and shramdaan.
REGION: NORTH
Delhi
- Inauguration of Delhi's first
polybag-weaving loom unit at the ITC Maurya Sheraton
Hotel, in collaboration with CEE Delhi. This loom
was developed as part of a livelihoods programme for
women by the CEE Coorg office and has shown excellent
results in recycling plastic waste.
- On the eve of the World Environment
Day, CEE Delhi has put together an audio visual presentation
and is conducting a quiz and poster-making competition.
These events are being held at the Oxford Bookstore
on Barakhamba Road.
Lucknow
- The Regional Centre for Urban and
Environmental Studies (RCUES), Lucknow have joined
hands with the CEE regional office in Lucknow to organize
a seminar on 'Green Cities'. The seminar will discuss
urban environmental issues with particular reference
to the theme. The Principal Secretary for Urban Development,
Government of Uttar Pradesh, Director of the Regional
Office, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Vice
Chancellor of Lucknow University, and many experts
and NGOs are participating.
- A state-level programme for the
World Environment Day in collaboration with the Department
of Environment, Government of Uttar Pradesh, will
ensure that materials developed by CEE, a poster on
World Environment Day and 'Act Now' booklets will
be disseminated. An exhibition is also being organized.
Srinagar
- A community event on 5 June in
Dal Lake to address the problem of keeping the Dal
clean is being organized by the CEE Himalaya office
in collaboration with Human Objective to Protect Environment
(HOPE). About 150 women residing in the confines of
the Dal Lake will participate in a discussion centred
around health, hygiene, water and sanitation issues.
Women doctors, public health engineering and municipal
corporation people (all women resource persons) will
be speaking to the women participants addressing their
problems. The thrust is to improve the quality of
environment of Dal Lake and save it from degradation.
The Lakes and Waterways Development Authority and
other concerned departments will take part in the
discussion. A hand out in Urdu has been prepared for
distribution, carrying messages on how to keep the
lake clean, and simple dos and don'ts. A film will
be screened on effects of open air defecation and
its consequences on health. The film addresses the
issue of human waste of Dal Lake going back into the
Lake posing big problem.
REGION: SOUTH
Bangalore
- Programmes for students of nearly
twenty high schools managed by the government and
city corporation in different parts of Bangalore on
4 and 6 June 2005 have been arranged by CEE South
regional office. The activities include a mix of audio-visual
presentations, educational games, and plantation.
- A slideshow on urbanization, its
impacts and what individuals could do improve the
environment will be presented, followed by a screening
of a video programme on civic action.
- Several interactive games are to
be played along with quizzes and a painting competition
- The finale is plantation of tree
saplings by the students with a promise to care for
and nurture the plants.
- For more activities taking place
in Bangalore, please scroll down and check the section
on activities being held by our national programmes
Hyderabad
- A public awareness programme has
been organized for the Rasoolpura area, which is one
of the biggest slums in Hyderabad, housing a population
of 2 lakh comprising of all major communities. It
will include activities for children and adolescent
girls. The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH)
and 'Mahita', an NGO working with slum children, are
taking part in the programme.
- An exhibition of different useful
plants (medicinal, ornamental, fruiting and shade)
with information signage will be put up for the residents
of Rasoolpura, to help them understand their environment
in a better way.
- For children, a treasure hunt for
greenery in the area, sparrow census, pottery painting
and other fun activities centred on the theme of green
cities have been arranged. An orientation by a resource
person from MCH and a slide show on common plants
and their adaptations is also planned.
- At the end of the day, each girl
participant will be given a henna plant as a gift,
to take home
Coimbatore
- An interpretation centre at Aliyar
developed for the Indira Gandhi National Park will
be inaugurated.
- The release of a book Tuning
Tamil Nadu Towards a Green Future, developed with
support from Department of Environment, Government
of Tamil Nadu, is planned on June 5th.
REGION: CENTRE
Bhopal
- Our new office at Bhopal is setting
up a stall of publications and materials developed
by CEE, at a big event organized by Environmental
Planning and Collaborative Organization (EPCO), on
5 and 6 June, which is to be inaugurated by the Chief
Minister. The event will have participation from various
prominent organizations related to environment as
well as general public.
- The Hindi version of the TVE Hands-on
series of videos is to be shown at the stall.
Goa
- The office at Goa has planned a
week-long programme of tree plantation drive and film
screenings on environment. It has joined hands with
the Nisarga Nature Club, Botanical Society of Goa,
Mineral Foundation of Goa, and the Green Teachers
Forum, which is a forum consisting of 15 teachers,
which launched by the CEE Goa office recently.
REGION: EAST
Bhubaneshwar and Puri
Please scroll down to the national programmes- Waste
Management Initiative and UNDRP GEF Small Grants Programme
- to find a list of our activities in these cities.
REGION: NORTHEAST
Guwahati
- A day-long programme on 5 June
in collaboration with the Assam State Zoo & Botanical
Garden, in Guwahati has been organized. The programme
will consist of a painting competition, extempore
speech, environmental quiz and games. Students of
Sishu Sarothi, a society for spastic children as well
as other schools of Greater Guwahati are participating
in the programme. The Deputy Forest Officer of the
state zoo and the principal of Sishu Sarothi will
be the special invitees.
Duliajan (Assam)
- A day-long programme in collaboration
with Premier Oil Company is planned, which will consist
of tree plantation at school campuses, drawing competitions
on the theme 'Nature around you', quiz competition,
extempore speech on topics such as pollution, energy,
wildlife, biodiversity conservation and industry have
been planned. This, along with games and lectures
on basics of environment and its conservation, and
a video show on environment and wildlife. About 100
school students are expected to participate in this.
CEE NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE
Vrindavan, Puri, Tirupati and Ujjain
- The four cities which are part
of the national Ecocities programme will see a spate
of activities as part of the Environment Day celebrations.
There will be a sharamdan in designated areas in the
cities for garbage cleanup, which will be followed
by tree planting and then a get together with speeches
and panel discussion.
- The shramdan groups will be assisted
by street play groups in each city for motivating
citizens to come and join in. Cultural programmes
with themes on environmental conservation and waste
management have been organised for the evening.
- The CEE teams have also made arrangements
with their respective municipalities for large bins
of different colours for starting segregated collection,
treatment and disposal. Transport of collected waste
by NGOs working in the cities and sites for treatment
of segregated waste have been assigned and prepared.
- Saplings of indigenous varieties
of plants have been arranged through the urban forestry
and horticulture departments to be given away. Dignitaries
representing municipalities and collectorate of districts
and other well known people have been invited.
- A calendar depicting the activities
under the Achieving Action through Waste Management
(AAWaM) project, which includes childrens' paintings,
is being released during this event in all four cities.
A folder in English and Hindi titled 'Lesser plastics
for a better future' is being released and will be
distributed during the campaign.
Gulbarga
- The CEE office in Gulbarga is organising
an event with the District Science Centre, Karnataka
State Pollution Control Board and the district administration.
This will include city -wide clean up drives, competitions
for children, tree plantations and seminars.
Coorg and Kannur
- The Waste Management Initiative
groups at our offices in Coorg and Kannur are organizing
programmes like clean-up drives, children's competitions
and tree plantations. There will be a special programme
at Talacauvery in Coorg for clean-up and conservation
as part of the 'Save Cauvery Movement'.
Bangalore
- The Indo Norwegian Environment
Porgramme at Bangalore has requested CEE to put up
a special stall on Bio Medical Waste Management. This
will be inaugurated on June 5 and will be open to
public till June 7 in the Indian Institute of Science
(IISc).
SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME
Bhubaneshwar
At Bhubaneshwar, a one day workshop is being organised
on June 4, based on the theme "Best Practices by
Small Grants Partners in Eastern India". CEE is
the national host institution for UNDP's Small Grants
Programme, which is part of the Global Environment Facility
(GEF). All SGP partners from Orissa, West Bengal and
Jharkhand will attend this workshop and discuss their
projects' progress, impact and strategies for the future.
The workshop, which will be inaugurated by Commissioner-cum-Secretary
of Rural Development, Government of Orissa will also
be attended by representatives from funding agencies
like Action Aid, Concern India and Church World Service.
MEDIA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Bangalore
- An exhibition cum sale of books
and medicinal plants has been organized from 5 to
7 June at the programme office located in Indiranagar.
The books and booklets are part of the Environment
and Development book series and will be on display
and sale at discounted rates.
- In order to promote awareness of
indigenous systems of medicine in India and encourage
people to adopt medicinal plants at home gardens,
Home grown medicinal plant packages and individual
saplings (used in home remedies for various ailments)
are being put on sale. Each package or plant sapling
would come with more information on: Setting up the
garden; care of plants; use of these plants for various
ailments.
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