Month: March 2019

Be a volunteer. Hear our environment’s screams!But what does it take to be an environmentalist? Have you ever wondered how you can be of help to the environment? Easy, be a volunteer. Being an environmental volunteer can be a tough but fulfilling task.

Here are some of the character guidelineson environmental volunteering.

Study the Environment

Be aware. Learn about the environment by conducting studies and attending seminars that would enhance your knowledge and widen your perspective about the environment. The more aware you are, the greater the chance that you would come up with better ideas that would help us in saving our environment.

Do Ground Work

It will require dirty hands to get some workdone. In cleaning dirty areas or in planting trees, your hands will definitely get dirty. At the end of the day, it will all be worth it. As you see a successful cleanup drive and greener ground, you’d probably kiss your dirty hands.

Take Action

To show concern calls for necessary actions to take. It does not end up with just being concerned. You need to act and do something that substantiates the concern. Start with small steps that will eventually lead to bigger ones. Start with yourself and then encourage other people.

Be an Optimist

Open your mind and your heart to a vast array of greater possibilities. It is not too late to save our environment. We can always do something to help. Remember that little things can sum up to bigger ones. We just have to set a goal and work towards it united.

Be a Good Example

Start with yourself. Do it properly and everyone else will follow. Stop contributing to the build-up of trash in the community we live in. Start reducing the use of plastics that drastically harm the environment.

Reuse and recycle non-biodegradable materials to prevent immense plastic production. Choose to use renewable materials and resources and utilize their purpose. Avoid and stop the use of plastics.

These tips are not set in stone, and everyone has their own approach. Yet they are handy to get you started in making a positive change and becoming an environmental volunteer.

In order to create more awareness regarding the plight of our environment and planet, we have a lot of commemorative dates on our yearly calendar. Each of these events can be celebrated in various ways, whether alone at home or with a group of people.

Needless to say, you don’t have to be a member of Greenpeace to make a positive change either. When every individual start taking responsibility for their actions and their repercussions, we could start seeing a change for the better sooner than we think.

You may think that some of the environmental awareness days on the calendar aren’t worth investigating, but it is exactly this train of thought that is detrimental to our environment. Can you imagine how big an impact it could make if every person in the world planted one tree on World Arbor Day?

It is for this reason that we have decided to share these dates and events with you here. There is always something that any individual can do, even if you just decide to make others aware of these campaigns.

Without further delay, in this post, we take a look at some of the most important environmental events you should be aware of this year.

Earth Day: 22^nd April 2019

This annual event has been celebrated worldwide since 1970. It marks a day where everyone celebrates and promotes world peace and the weight of environmental issues and how we can support the protection of our precious environment.

World Biodiversity Day: 22^nd May 2019

World Biodiversity Day was sanctioned by the United Nations after 2015 and aims to promote sustainable development among other things. People from around the globe participate in this event, and every year has its own unique theme.

World Environment Day: 5^th June 2019

This day has been celebrated since 1974 and was instated by the United Nations. The goal of this global campaign is to raise awareness about protecting our environment. As with some other UN events, this event also has a new theme every year.

World Oceans Day: 8^th June 2019

The oceans are just as important and makeup plenty of our natural environments. This annual event has been celebrated since 1992 and aims to create awareness on the protection of all the oceans and its inhabitants.

Whether you decide to do a beach clean-up or join a group of people celebrating any of these environmental holidays, be sure to mark these dates and do something for our environment.

Be sure to contact us if you have any questions about any of these events, or if you would like us to add one that you feel should be featured here.