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| Environmentalist U S Moinuddin during the World Environment Day |
BENGALURU: World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th
of June every year. The first environment day was held in the year 1974 in Spokane,
United States of America. The day raises awareness about the environmental
issues global warming, marine pollution, human over-population, protection of
wildlife and sustainable consumption. World environment day has become a global
platform for countries to showcase environmental issues. Each year, World
Environment Day has a new theme.
The theme for the 2020 World Environment Day is “Biodiversity”
and the host country is Colombia.
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| U S Moinuddin |
Colombia is one of the largest “Megadiverse” nations in the
world to hold 10% of the planet's biodiversity. Since it is part of the Amazon
rainforest, Colombia ranks first in bird and orchid species diversity and
second in plants,butterflies, freshwater fish, and amphibians.
Recent events, from Bushfires in Brazil, the United States,
and Australia to locust infestations across East Africa - and now, a global disease
pandemic- demonstrate the interdependence of humans and the webs of life, in
which they exist.
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| U S Moinuddin |
Environmentalist and the Founder of the global environment
movement One Tree by One Person, U S Moinuddin said, “Every human being has a
responsibility towards our planet. As responsible citizens, we need to respect
and protect our nature. The rivers, lakes and other water bodies need to be
devoid of pollution. Air pollution has become a major contributor to many
diseases and deforestation is contributing to global warming and other
geological hazards.”
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| U S Moinuddin |
Human actions, including deforestation, encroachment on
wildlife habitats, intensified agriculture, and acceleration of climate change,
have pushed nature beyond its limit.
