June 5 is World Environment Day!
June 5 is World Environment Day as operated under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. Over the years it has grown to be a broad, global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated by stakeholders in over 100 countries. It also serves as the ‘people’s day’ for doing something positive for the environment, galvanizing individual actions into a collective power that generates an exponential positive impact on the planet…”
The 2015 theme is "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care." In 2014, the theme for World Environment Day was “Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level”, while in 2013, the theme was “Think.Eat.Save.”
As humankind becomes more environmentally conscious, topics such as sustainable development and sustainable consumption are being pushed further and further to the forefront. Consider a selection of titles from a variety of perspectives on these topics for borrowing from Toronto Public Library collections:
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