South Africa commemorates World Environment Day 2022
South Africa commemorates World Environment Day 2022
02 June 2022
On 5 June 2022, South Africa will join other nations in commemorating the World Environment Day 2022. This year, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and eThekwini Municipality will commemorate the day in Durban, KwaZulu Natal.
WED is the biggest international day for the environment awareness. Led by UNEP and held annually since 1974, the event has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach, with millions of people from across the world engaging to protect the planet.
This year, World Environment Day, will be held under the campaign slogan “Only One Earth”, with the focus on “Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature”. 2022 is a historic milestone for the global environmental community. It marks 50 years since the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, widely seen as the first international meeting on the environment.
The world is facing three major environmental crises: climate change, biodiversity and nature loss as well as waste pollution. This is driven by human activity and unsustainable patterns of consumption and production. The world’s most vulnerable communities are often the worst impacted by the environmental crises.
The recent torrential rains and deadly floods experienced in KwaZulu-Natal are evidence of the devastating impact the environmental crises have on humanity, our economies and our natural world and a stark reminder of the urgent action needed.
An environmental awareness walk from Sun Coast Beach to Blue Lagoon will precede the formal event at 07:30 on Sunday morning.
Members of the media are invited to attend the commemoration event as per the details below:
Date: Sunday, 05 June 2022
Time: 09:30
Venue: Blue Lagoon Beach, Durban
To RSVP, contact:
Noma Bolani
Cell: 072 927 0636 /
Email: nbolani@dffe.gov.za
or
Sohana Singh
Cell: 083 309 0207 /
Email: sohana.singh@dffe.gov.za
For media enquiries please contact:
Albi Modise
DFFE: 083 490 2879
Angel Sibisi
KZN EDTEA: 067 425 8402
Msawakhe Mayisela
eThekwini Municipality: 060 966 4220