Welcome to WED 2010 – the biggest celebration of positive action for the environment!

Commemorated on 5 June since 1972, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages broad-based action.

Through WED, we are able to give a human face to environmental issues and enable people to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.It is aimed to be the people’s day for environmental action and we count on you to make this happen! Every activity matters - organize a neighborhood clean-up; announce an environmental initiative for your city, state or country; adopt targets for environmental improvements in your company; use cloth bags and motivate your school mates and teachers to do the same; plant a tree or better yet organize a collective tree-planting effort for your family; walk to work, start a recycling drive among your friends . . . the possibilities are endless.

Whether you’re new to WED or a loyal supporter, we welcome you to what is possibly the biggest WED celebration in history. Visit the website at http://www.unep.org/wed today to know how you can get involved and take action:

Register your activity and Take A Stand for the Gorillas - we'll donate USD$10 to gorilla conservation and protection for every registered activity

Download WED logo, posters, videos, web banners and other materials to promote your activity

Learn about biodiversity and the urgent need to conserve and protect it – WED’s theme this year supports the United Nations' International Year of Biodiversity

Read about the 2010 global host country, Rwanda – an African country embracing the transition to a Green Economy

Watch Gisele Bundchen and a host of other people bring the WED message to life in our new public service announcement

http://www.unep.org/wed/2010/english/