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| World Environment Day | 5 June 2012 |
The 2012 theme for World Environment Day on 5 June is Green
Economy: Does it include you? Evidently, there are two parts to this theme and
the first tackles the subject of the Green Economy. This is where some people
shut off their minds because they find the concept of the Green Economy a
little too complex to understand.
On the contrary, the Green Economy is really something that
is applicable all around you and it is easy to imagine how you fit in it.
The UN Environment Programme defines the Green Economy as
one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while
significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its
simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one which is low
carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive.
