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World Environment Day 2020 theme, "Celebrate Biodiversity, Which 1 million Species facing extinction". Every year world environment day theme has some objectives and new set of goals to implement to achieve better nature and create awareness on environmental protection.
World Environment Day 2020 hosts by Colombia in partnership with Germany. For the first time UN general assembly, Stockholm, in 1972 declared 5th June as world Environment Day.
1st celebration was 5th June,1974, with theme: Only one earth. Earth Anthem: Celebration of World Environment day includes Earth anthem, the song which often sung in this event. Earth anthem found in 2008,
composed by Dr.L.Subrahmanyam,
sung by Kavitha Krishanamurthy,Abhay.k, lyrics by William Wallace
Launched on 5th June, 2013 world Environment day celebrations.
World Environment |Slogans| Quotes:
"We won't have a society if we destroy the environment" - Margaret Mead
"If humanity has to live for a long time, you have to think like earth, act as earth, be the earth, because that is what you are "- Sadhguru
"Environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest, it is the one thing that all of us share "- Lady Bird Johnson
"The environment is everything that isn't me"- Albert Einstein
"Birds are the indicators of the environment, if they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble" - Roger Tory Peterson
"What we are doing to the forest of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and one another"- Mahatma Gandhi
"Conservation of state of Harmony between men and land" - Aldo Leopold
Amazon forest is still on fire this is huge loss for environment as well as mankind.Thousands of rivers and the powerful river Amazon are famous for this rain forest.
Amazon covers 5.5 million Sq.Km in the region of North west America Brazil,Perspeciesbia,Venezuela,Ecuador,Bolivia,Guyana,Suriname and France.
BLA (Brazil Legal Amazon) consists of 60% of Amazon rain forest of the world
By Aug,2019 as per INPE report more than 80,000 fires across Brazil. Year to year increases 77%. In this 40,000 fires from Brazil only.
Jair Bolosonaro president of Brazil activities also caused to this fires and deforestation. 2018-19 Amazon deforestation and fires called by ecologist as Bolosonaro effect that much contribution Brazil have.
In Yanomami, territory of Brazil, 10,000 illegally mining companies invaded. Brazil government failed to control this.
US contribution in Amazon deforestation is large enough, according to INPE report in Jan,2020 284.3sq.km coverage lost in a period of 30days, this shows how sever the problem is.
Amazon tropical rain forest is important because of its Biodiversity and links with ecology. There are vital links between Amazon rain forest and global warming also its biodiversity.
In 1970: 41,00,000sq.km(forest Coverage)
In 2019: 32,98,555sq.km(forest Coverage)
i.e in this period 8,01,449sq.km(coverage lost by deforestation and fire) Final Word:
World Environment day has been celebrating since 1974, on 5 the June, significant improvement achieved by us, but this is not enough save out environment, need more and more. Every individual has to feel like prime duty in protecting environment. As theme of 2020 world environment days is Celebrate Biodiversity, with 1million species, directly indicates that Amazon forest conservation, as it is popular for its Biodiversity.
SpaceX Falcon9 a 2stage rocket with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurely, started their 19 hours voyage to ISS(International Space Center).
In the Kennedy Space centre launchpad 39A human space rocket successfully launched, the first crewed of human space rocket project from US soil in 9 years i.e in 2011 it was ended again now in 2020,May 30th became a historical day in the american history that makes feel proud of America and rest of the world.
President Trump and Vice president pence attended and witnessed this historical launch.
Why SpaceX Falcon-9 Launched?
Reliable and safe transport of Satellites and Dragon Spacecraft in to the Orbit.
SapceX Falcon 9 is the 2stage and first orbital class rocket which can reflight.
To enable LEO(Low Earth Orbit), GTO (Geostationary Transfer Orbit).
Launch private Moon Lander in 2021.
Due to stormy weather conditions, tornado warning and lightning by weather reporting agencies of America program was disrupted on Wednesday (27th may,2020), but on Saturday 30th May,2020 weather also fine enough to launch the historical SpaceX rocket, and finally NASA succeeded in launching.
World No Tobacco Day declared by World Health Organisation. Member countries of WHO observed yearly 31st May as No Tobacco Day that indicates the danger by consuming tobacco.
Since 1987 World health Organisation has been campaigning against tobacco and its effects. Every this anti tobacco campaign follows a theme that elevates objective of the member countries. Anti Tobacco Campaign themes 2017: "Tobacco - a threat to Development". 2018: " Tobacco and Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Health". 2019:"Tobacco and Lung Health". 2020: "Protecting Youth from Industrial Manipulation and preventing them from Tobacco and nicotine use".
World no Tobacco day Campaign theme for 2020 aimed on youth de-addiction.
More than 8 million people deaths noted world wide every year by tobacco effecting diseases. Out of this 8 million deaths 1.2 million deaths noted by passive smoking effects.
Epidemiology of Tobacco Use:
Deaths due to tobacco affected diseases greater than the the combined deaths of TB,Malaria and AIDS.
1 in 2 smokers die due to cardiovascular diseases,Lung cancers and other effects by consuming tobacco.
80% of male population and 50% female population of the world addicted to smoking.
In 25 countries more female smokers than male worldwide.
In US 83% smokers belongs to before 18 years.
40%children and 33% of adults exposed to passive smoking.
10% of deaths due to smoking consists of second hand smoking in this 28% children.
Cigarette consumption per
China-2.3trillion
Russia-390billion
USA-316billion
Indonesia-261billion
Japan-235billion
India-100billion, inculdind bedees 1trillion.
Total revenue of tobacco products globally $346.2billion in 2010. Profit was $35.1billion. This profit excess the combined profit of Microsoft, Coca cola, Mc Donalds.
Particularly during this pandemic situation in developing countries, densely populated countries like India has to take care of the steps to control tobacco products.
South Africa, India already banned Tobacco products during Covid-19 lockdown period as this ban directly indicates that how much danger the combined effect of tobacco and COVID-19.
There is Progress towards tobacco control get supported by Countries like China and Indian banned smoking in public area, if anyone violate this, govt will impose fines.
In Japan also govt. passed a law on smoking in bars and restaurants.
World health Organisation has been implementing since 1987, the measures so far taken not enough and by keep going ahead we can see Tobacco free world.
Olympics-2020 also planned Tobacco free bars and restaurants, banned public smoking but events Postponed due to COVID-19.
Any way in such gatherings anti tobacco measures gives good results we hope so.
Lung cancers by smoking, mouth cancers by chewing tobacco,Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by combined effects of smoking and chewing tobacco, cardiovascular diseases and other disorders in intestine by combined consumption smoking and alcohol.
One in ten deaths by tobacco consumption worldwide.
Final Word: World No Tobacco day by World Health Organisation and its anti tobacco campaign are good enough as the campaigns achieved significant results that some countries banned tobacco and issued strict guidelines to control tobacco consumption. But every individual has to think of this. Most of the smokers want to quit smoking but they don't know how to quit. Government has to take steps of arranging de-addiction centers and kept aside of revenue on tobacco products.
NASA planned SpaceX Falcon-9 launch on 27th May,2020 but postponed due to stormy weather conditions. This is the first astronaut launch from Florida, i.e from US soil.
What Happened to your Body when you Stop Smoking Tobacco:
World No Tobacco day by World Health Organisation and organises Anti Tobacco Campaign, every year WHO releases theme of anti tobacco campaign on 31st May.
