World Environment Day

By Faderera Adekunle

World Environment Day (WED) aims to raise worldwide awareness of the need to help protect the planet’s environment and the theme for this year’s ‘World Environment Day’ is ‘Only One Earth’. A message which we can all relate to as it speaks to each and every one of us.

What does it mean? In a galaxy where there are billions of planets, there’s only one earth, the only earth in which our feet are currently standing upon. And, we may have noticed or heard from the news that the world is in crisis and getting worse as the days roll by.

Did you know that we are using the equivalent of 1.6 of Earth to maintain our current way of life, and ecosystems cannot keep up with our demands. The climate is worsening faster than man can adapt to it and nature is in its emergency mode.

According to the UN to keep global warming below 1.5°C in this century, we must halve annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Without any urgent action to address these pressing issues, exposure to air pollution beyond safe guidelines will increase by 50 percent within the decade and plastic waste flowing into the aquatic ecosystem to triple by 2040.

It is evident that we need to step up and start making better daily decisions. The louder we raise our voice the faster change will come. The UN highlighted that we could do this by making suitable living the default option and focusing on living in sustainable harmony with nature.

We only have one earth! Let’s be the change it needs and make it habitable! What changes are you going to make to our environment today?

In a galaxy where there are billions of planets, there’s only one earth, the only earth in which our feet are currently standing upon.

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