Environment Week from the 1st to the 5th of June

Did you know that the Environment Week starts in the day June 1st and runs until 5th, day that is annually celebrated the Environmental Day?

The creation of the date was in December 1972, due to a meeting promoted by UN (United Nations), in order to address environmental issues, which encompass the planet, better known as the United Nations conference.

The importance of the date is due to the discussions that open about air, soil and water pollution; logging; reduction of biodiversity and drinking water for human consumption, destruction of the ozone layer, destruction of plant and forest species, extinction of animals, among others.

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Environment Week - World environment day

World Environment Day, also known as WED, calls the attention and political action of peoples and countries to increase awareness and environmental preservation. Through WED, the UN Program for the Environment personalizes environmental issues and makes it possible for everyone to perceive not only their own responsibility, but also the power to become an agent for change, supporting a fairer and more sustainable.

WED is also a day to promote a cleaner and greener world for you and future generations, for more information see UNEP.

Themes and subjects to work on the Environment Week at school

What is Environmental Pollution

Environmental pollution is the result of any type of human action or work capable of causing damage to the environment. It is the introduction into nature of substances that are harmful to human health, to other animals and to the environment itself, which significantly alters the balance of ecosystems.

Logging

• It is the disappearance of the forest due to human causes.
• Deforestation is caused by man's action on nature, due to logging carried out by a certain industry.
• Deforestation began with the arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil, in 1500.
• Interested in the profit from the sale of pau-Brasil, they began to explore the Atlantic Forest. Several caravans loaded with brazilwood left the coast to Europe, where the trunks would be sold.

Springs

Causes of degradation of springs: Intensive cutting of native forests, Burning, Intensive grazing, Poor planning in road construction.

the importance of water

Without water there would be no life on our planet. It is extremely important for the life of all living beings that inhabit the Earth.

The consequence of deforestation

• Destruction of the benefits that vegetation brings to the environment and to human beings.
• Its importance is that it preserves the forests near the springs, riverbanks and lakes.

Activities for Environment Week at school

• Lectures in schools;
• Text Production Activities individually or collectively;
• Making of Murals and Panels; (Posters on the Environment.)
• Making of souvenirs;
• Coloring drawings about the environment (Water, waste, etc.
• Paint a mural about nature;
• Help clean up a beach;
• Conversation circle on this topic;
• Make things with recycled material and recycled materials;
• Outdoor games and dynamics;
• Plant a tree or a mini garden in your home
• Start sorting garbage to be recycled
• help clean a public park

Miscellaneous activities for the Environment Week

• Workshops open to the public on domestic recycling;
• Presentation of eco-sustainability projects;
• Garbage collection on beaches and parks;
• Public awareness of sustainable consumption;
• Planting tree seedlings in fields and public parks.

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Phrases for Environment Week

• Everyone wants the scent of flowers, but few get their hands dirty to grow them – Augusto Cury
• Man destroys nature in the justification of surviving, nature struggles to survive, to ensure man's survival.
• Clean environment is not what is most clean, but what is least dirty – Chico Xavier
• Social responsibility and environmental preservation mean a commitment to life.
• If I knew the world ends tomorrow, I would still plant a tree today. Martin Luther King Jr.
• There is no longer an environment… But let us preserve the third of the environment that we have left. Veríssimo Andrade
• Consume everything you buy responsibly, in addition to preserving the environment, you also contribute to a better world. Eliane Batista Barbosa