WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION AT BGSIHM
World Environment Day was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment, that resulted from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. One year later, in 1973, the first World Environment Day was held with the theme “Only One Earth”.
World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5th, is a global platform for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. Each year, World Environment Day is organized around a theme that focuses attention on a particularly pressing environmental concern. Past themes have included air pollution, plastic pollution, and wildlife conservation. This thematic focus helps to direct efforts and resources towards solving specific environmental problems.
The theme for World Environment Day 2024, ‘Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience,’ underscores the importance of restoring degraded land and building resilience to droughts and desertification. It highlights the critical role that land plays in sustaining life and fostering biodiversity.
This year’s theme, under the slogan ‘Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration,’ calls on individuals, communities, and governments worldwide to take action to restore and protect our land for future generations. It emphasizes the collective responsibility we share in ensuring the health and well-being of our planet.
It is celebrated in Educational Institutions to raise environmental awareness among the students, encourage sustainable practices, and promote active participation in environmental conservation. It aims to educate the academic community about the importance of protecting and preserving our natural resources.
Keeping the spirit of the Environment Day, BGSIHM organized the celebration of the Day on 05 June 2024, with activities such as Planting Saplings, creating a sustainable Herb Garden, Poster making Competition, Debate Competition, Esay Writing, and Quiz Competition.
Objective:
- To encourage students to think about the environment.
- To raise awareness about environmental issues.
- Showcasing their creativity through poster making
- Improving their knowledge by expressing their opinions via competition
The Focus of the Celebration was:
- Conservation of the Environment
- Planting Saplings for Environment Restoration
- Enhancing creativity of the students
- A platform to express their thoughts via Debate, Essay writing etc
- Quiz to make the students understand how protecting environment matters
Activities:
- Planting Saplings of Jackfruit, Mango and Blueberry, by the Teaching Staff, Non-Teaching Staff, Students of BGSIHM.
- Poster Making Competition
- Debate Competition – Topic – Is Renewable Energy the Only Sustainable Solution for Future Energy Needs?”)
- Essay Writing Competition – Topic – The consequences of Deforestation: A Call of Action
- Quiz Competition
Learning Outcomes:
- Encouraging hands-on participation in making the campus greener.
- Enhancing creativity of the students by raising awareness through impactful messages through Posters.
- To stimulate diverse opinion of the students
- Providing a platform to express insights on the topic and improve their research and writing skills.
- Test to check the knowledge of the students by encouraging healthy competition by learning more about the environment.
