On World Environment Day 2010, let our actions show that we understand its importance.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

On World Environment Day, we need to think about what we can concretely achieve to protect our environment and planet.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

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This year's World Environment Day, which will be hosted by San Francisco in California, US, will focus on ways to make cities more environmentally friendly and resource-efficient.

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The workshop will be held at the Cultural Center Bernardino Rivadavia in Rosario, Argentina, as part of the activities of the Ministry of Water, Public Services and Environment (MWSE) and Habitat Secretariat in the framework of World Habitat Day.

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It envisages a new space which will be "Glasgow's primary urban space", with a "day and night environment" that supports creativity and is a "world class tourist destination".

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The environment has been "put on the backburner by world leaders, " according to Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network.

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