World Environment Day 2024: Thoughts, Quotes, Slogans, Wishes For Students

World Environment Day 2024: World Environment Day is an annual event which is celebrated by people across the globe. Over the years, the event has established itself as a platform to create awareness about environmental issues such as air and water pollution, food security, sea-level increase among others. World Environment Day aims to bring change in nations’ policies related to the environment. In this article, we have covered thoughts, wishes and quotes for World Environment Day 2024. 

World Environment Day, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has been celebrated every year on 5th June since 1973. The event holds great significance especially in today’s time. As per the United Nations (UN), nature is in ‘emergency mode’. The organisation further adds that, ''To keep global warming below 1.5°C this century, we must halve annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Without action, exposure to air pollution beyond safe guidelines will increase by 50 per cent within the decade and plastic waste flowing into aquatic ecosystems will nearly triple by 2040.''

World Environment Day 2024: Theme

The theme for World Environment Day for this year is 'Our land. Our future. We are  #GenerationRestoration'. The aim is to focus on land restoration and preventing desertification. According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, forests, lakes, rivers, wetlands are facing degradation. It says, ''Up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affecting half of the world’s population. Land restoration is a key pillar of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems all around the world, which is critical to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.''

World Environment Day 2024: Host

This year’s host is Saudi Arabia. The nation will hold the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) from 2nd to 13th December 2024.

World Environment Day 2024: Thoughts

On World Environment Day, let’s take a pledge to keep our surroundings clean. 

On this World Environment Day, let's make a promise to ourselves to fulfill our duty towards mother nature and reduce carbon footprint. 

Every action, be it small or big, can go a long way in protecting the environment and resources. 

Make our planet a better and greener place for us and for the future generations. 

Earth is our home and we must keep it clean and green. 

Let’s join hands to protect and preserve the ecosystem. 

Without mother nature, there can be no life so let’s be kinder towards her. 

World Environment Day 2024: Quotes

“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” - Mahatma Gandhi

“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.” - Winston Churchill

“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” - Galileo Galilei

“To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.” - Jane Austen

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”- Gary Snyder

“I firmly believe nature brings solace in all troubles.”- Anne Frank

‘’I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”- Mother Teresa

World Environment Day 2024: Slogans

Save Earth, Save Life. 

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. 

Green Earth, Clean Earth. 

Conserve Water, Conserve Life. 

Say No to Plastic.

Earth-Our Home, Our Responsibility. 

Global Warming is Global Warning. 

World Environment Day 2024: Wishes

Plant trees, reduce waste. Happy Environment Day to all. 

On the occasion of World Environment Day, let’s promise to make Earth a better place. Happy Environment Day!

Happy World Environment Day. Let us all shoulder the responsibility to save our natural resources. 

Earth is not just a planet, it is our home. Take a pledge to take good care of it. 

Nature nourishes us so it is our duty to protect and preserve her. Happy Environment Day. 

Sending best wishes on the happy occasion of World Environment Day. 

Greetings on World Environment Day 2024. Plant more trees and fulfill the duty of preserving life. 

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