environment
UN Volunteers join Konjic volunteers to build better communities
On Tuesday, 20th September, about 40 members of the United Nations Volunteers programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina joined volunteers in the southern town of Konjic to put the final touch on the beautification of children’s playground.
UNV and volunteers in Konjic jointly mobilize citizens and promote volunteering
5 September 2011 - In early morning hours of Saturday, 3rd September, activists from the Volunteers and Friends of Konjic launched the community mobilization project “More Beautiful Environment – More Comfortable Life” in partnership with and financial support of the UNV programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Promoting environmental awareness and good practices
Pupils of the Jovan Ducic primary school located in Zaluzani community in Banja Luka region marked the World Environment Day 2011 by cleaning up and beatifying the school yard and garden. The activity was initiated by the school’s Director and teachers who are eager to inform and educate their students on environmental issues.
Serving Nature and Having Fun
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7 June 2011 - For World Environment Day 2011, the Ultimate Frisbee and "Akrobalans" clubs of Banja Luka organized a hike up a local hill (Šihitluk) to enjoy nature and pick up trash in the forest. Thus, we put ourselves at the service of nature, instead of the other way around, as humankind usually does - unfortunately.
Though the forest path was fairly well maintained - especially as compared to too many other places in the region, 20 volunteers, representing 10 different countries - no less!, managed to find plenty of trash to pick up
Citizens across BiH celebrate World Environment Day
Stolac clean-up activity6 June 2011 - Hundreds of citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina joined together to celebrate World Environment Day on June5th. To mark this occasion, United Nations agencies, ministries, municipalities, towns, schools and non-governmental organizations around the country organized clean-ups of parks, squares, school yards and picnic areas, as well as exhibitions and various cultural events.
World Environment Day Booklet
Commemorated every year on 5 June, World Environment Day is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
This year’s theme, Forests. Nature at Your Service, underscores the variety of life-sustaining services that forests provide and calls us to take action to protect these resources and move towards a greener economy.
You can download World Environment Day booklet here.
Marking of World Environment Day: Support action "Think Green, Make Clean"
4 June 2011 - As some of you may know, this coming Sunday, June 5th is World Environment Day. It is a day dedicated to stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and environmental issues, and encourages discussions and action to realize our collective potential and responsibility to act as agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.
