Education and Awareness

World Environment Day – June 2010
HISTORY OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (WED)
It was established in 1972 by resolution 2994 on the 15th of December by the United Nations General Assembly and its commemoration was entrusted to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), whose International headquarters is located in Kenya. The date was chosen because it was the opening of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, which led to the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

This year, WED focuses on Biodiversity with the theme- Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature. Biodiversity is the short form of biological diversity, and it is the immense variety of life on earth from all sources (both living and non-living) and their interactions. It includes diversity within species (genetic diversity), between species (species diversity), and between ecosystems (ecosystem diversity). Biodiversity is everywhere and serves as source of food, medicine, shelter, raw materials and various economic values for human existence.
We are an integral part of nature; our fate is tightly linked with biodiversity (the huge variety of other animals and plants, the places they live and their surrounding environments, all over the world). Yet this rich diversity is being lost at an alarming rate because of unsustainable human activities. The impact of these activities on the environment is perhaps now reaching its greatest level of awareness in human history. There is a growing concern regarding health effects of pollutants generated by industry, climate change from greenhouse gas emission, biodiversity loss, desertification and pollution of water tables among other things.
Coming down to our local environment in Nigeria, we have lost variety of life and species to deforestation, desert encroachment in the north, water body pollution in the Niger Delta, estate and infrastructural development. The world is faced with an unprecedented loss of natural resources most especially our biological diversity, economic development. Above all, it will radically affect the lives of future generation.

The WED agenda gives a human face to environmental issues, empowers people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development, promotes an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes on environmental issues and advocates partnership, which will ensure that all people enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.
The World Environment Day enhances political attention and action. Local and regional officials, head of states and governments commit themselves to care for the earth.
Both Federal and State Ministries of Environment and NGOs have celebrated WED for many years ranging from clean up campaigns to afforestation and public lectures.

supporting the WED events in 1994 and it has continued till date. This has also cumulated in the annual Flora and Fauna Fancy Dress Competition. This competition has gained popularity over the years with about 60 schools participating each year.

Registered Schools for Pre – WED Competition

Surulere Zone
Corona School, Apapa (5 – 7)
Deoptential School, Surulere (8 – 11)
Lagos Progressive Junior Secondary School, Surulere (12-14)
Lagos Progressive Senior Secondary School, Surulere (12 – 14)
Pampers Private School, Surulere (8 – 11)
Turon School, Surulere (5-7) (8-11)

Lekki Zone
Ark of Gopherwood, Lekki (8-11)
Aunty Ayo Memorial School (8-11)(12-14)
Corona School, Ikoyi (8-11)
Corona School, Victoria Island (8-11)
De-Glorious School (8-11) (12-14)
Delightsome Land School (5-7)(8-11)
Edidot Nursery and Primary School (12-14)
Grace City Montessori School (8-11)
Greenfield Comprehensive School (5-7)(8-11)
Kiddies Quest School (5-7) (8-11)
Meadow Hall (8-11)
Rock Montessori School (5-7) (8-11)
Rodan High School (12-14)
Troika School (5-7) (8-11).

Ikeja Zone
Centro Escolar School, Opebi Ikeja (5-7)(8-11)
Corona School, Gbagada (8-11)
Fountain Brooks Montessorri (8-11)
Goskia Group of Schools, Ikorodu (12-14)
Homat Pivotal College, Ikorodu (12-14)
Mayor Group of Schools, Ikeja (8-11)(12-14)
The Pathway School, Ogudu GRA Lagos (8-11)

Winners: Pre-WED Flora & Fauna Fancy Dress Competition

Participating Schools for World Environment Day Flora & Fancy Dress Competition, 2010

Winners: WED Flora & Fauna Fancy Dress Competition, 2010

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Registered Schools for “Pass-it-On”

• Ark of Gopherwood Montessori Schools
• Auntie Ayo Girls Schools, Ajah
• British International School Lekki
• Canterbury International School
• Child of promise School, Ajah
• Corona School Ikoyi
• Corona School, Victoria Island
• Ecoles Divine Secondary
• Goskia Group of Schools, Ikorodu
• Greenfield School Lekki
• Kayom international Schools, Lekki
• Lagos progressive Junior Secondary School, Surulere
• Lagos progressive Senior Secondary School, Surulere
• Lightworld  School, Sango-tedo Ajah
• The First Tender Foot School, Ikorodu
• The Pathway School Ogudu
• The Rock Montessori School, Lekki
• Troika School, Lekki
• Turon Schools, Surulere

Winners “Pass it On” Awareness Campaign Competition 2010

1st - Corona School, Ikoyi.

2nd - Troika School, Lekki Ingenuity Prize – Troika School, Lekki receiving a gift from NCF Council Memeber, Prince Adegoke Ademiluyi.

Troika School, Lekki been presented a gift by Mr.Akin Osinowo, NBC Public Affairs Manager.

2nd - Lightworld School Lightworld School, Sango-tedo Ajah, receiving a gift from Mrs. Phil Hall.

PAST WINNERS OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION AND
FLORAL AND FAUNA FANCY DRESS COMPETITION

PAST WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY THEMES
1974       Only One Earth
1975       Human Settlements.
1976       Water: Vital Resource for Life
1977       Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Land Loss and Soil Degradation; Firewood.
1978       Development Without Destruction
1979       Only One Future for Our Children Development Without Destruction
1980       A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development without Destruction
1981       Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chain and Environmental Economics
1982       Ten Years after Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns)
1983       Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid rain and Energy
1984       Desertification
1985       Youth: Population and the Environment
1986       A Tree for Peace
1987       Environment and Shelter: more than a Roof
1988       When People put the Environment First, Development will last.
1989       Global warming, Global warming
1990       Children and the Environment
1991       Climate Change Need for Global Partnership
1992       Only One Earth, Care and Share
1993       Poverty and the Environment – Breaking the Vicious Circle
1994       One Earth One Family
1995       We the People: United for the Global Environment
1996       Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home
1997       For Life on Earth
1998       For Life on Earth Save Our Seas
1999       Our Earth Our Future just save it
2000       The Environment Millennium: Time to Act
2001       Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
2002       Give Earth a Chance
2003       Water Two Billion People are Dying For It
2004       Wanted! Seas and Oceans Dead or Alive?
2005       Green Cities Plan for the Planet
2006       Deserts & Desertification “Don’t Desert Drylands”
2007       Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?
2008       CO2 Kick the Habit – Toward a Low Carbon Economy
2009       Your Planet Needs You: Unite to combat Climate Change

Past Winners “Pass it On” Awareness Campaign Competition 2009
1st - Corona School, Ikoyi
2nd - Kinderville International School
3rd - Turon School
Ingenuity Prize - Good Learning School Gbagada

How Can You Help Protect Biodiversity?
Learn about biodiversity: Learn all that you can about biodiversity and food issues. Learn about where your food comes from, including about how food is grown and raised around the world. Understanding biodiversity is important to how humans should live while respecting the earth’s finite resources. Following suggestions are ways you can contribute to biodiversity protection:
Be aware when shopping: Be informed in your choices when you go shopping. You can buy things that help to protect biodiversity. Individual choices on what you eat and buy are important:

• Whenever possible, choose healthy, local and sustainably produced foods;
• Seek foods that have little packaging;
• Check travel distances; the best food is food that has not been transported over long distances; and
• Buy products from companies that value the environment and people. Remember, companies will sell what people want to buy – so tell companies that you want products that do not harm biodiversity!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Special thanks for hosting Pre –WED Competition 2010 in Lekki Zone
Special thanks for hosting Pre – WED Competition 2010 in Surulere Zone	PAMPERS PRIVATE SCHOOL
Special thanks for hosting Pre – WED Competition 2010 in Ikeja Zone	NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY,      IKEJA PLANT.