---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: bringing newdawn <[email protected]> Date: Mon, May 18, 2009 at 8:45 PM Subject: ABC of World Environment Day To: sanskaari <[email protected]>
*ABC for World Environment Day 2009* * * *A* Adopt a ‘green’ way of life Art made of recycled materials Auctions to benefit an environmental project Award presentations for environmental competitions Awareness campaigns * * *B* Bicycle parades/races Broadcast of public service announcements (TV and Radio) Buy a fuel-efficient car * * *C* Calculate your carbon footprint Carpools Celebrity support Clean-up campaigns Competitions (banner, drawing, essay, painting, poster, poetry) Conferences on the environment * * *D* Debates on environment issues Dedicate your blog to World Environment Day on 5 June Distribute leaflets, brochures and posters Donate to an environmental cause * * *E* Environmental education programmes in schools Excursions to nature sites Exhibitions (drawings, posters, photos, paintings) * * *F* Fairs Festivals Film festivals on the environment** *G* Give a gift membership of an environmental organization Guidelines to community-based environmental activities *H* Hoist banners at major road intersections Help local environmental groups organize WED events *I* Inform all your friends about WED Involve various partners (NGOs, ministries, youth groups, celebrities, private sector) Issue First Day Covers (stamps) *J* Join an environmental group Join UNEP’s carbon neutral network Join the Billion Tree Campaign *K* Keep your neighbourhood clean Kick-start an environmental campaign Kick the CO2 habit! Know your rights *L* Launch of government environment policies, books, reports Lobby local authorities to adopt sound environmental policies *M* March for the environment Media coverage and activities *N* Never litter * * *O* Offset your emissions Organic farming/cooking Organize a WED themed event in your neighbourhood *P* Parades Performances (plays, songs, poetry) Plant a tree Plastic bags: avoid them! Promotional material (t-shirts, stickers, bookmarks) Puppet shows for children with an environmental message *Q* Quizzes related to the theme for schools, youth groups, company staff, etc… * * *R* Rainwater harvesting Rallies Ratify international environmental conventions Reduce, re-use, recycle Rehabilitate natural habitats Replace your light-bulbs with energy saving ones *S* Save paper Seminars Sort rubbish Speeches Sponsorship from private sector Sports activities Switch off stand-by TV and computer *T* Take action T-shirts for WED *U* Use sustainable modes of transportation (walking, jogging, cycling, skating, carpool) *V* Vehicle emission monitoring Vermicomposting Visits to botanical gardens and national parks Volunteer for organizations such as Clean Up the World *W* Waste less! Workshops Write plays, poems, songs Write letters to civic leaders, members of parliament, government and newspapers * * * * *X* Xchange ideas Xpect environmental responsibility *Y* Youth-led activities *Z* Zero emissions -- Regards Aastha --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sanskaari" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sanskaari?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
