World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), also created in 1972, uses WED to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and public action.
The slogan for this year is Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy.
Recognising that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them.
The World Environment Day will highlight resources and initiatives that promote low carbon economies and life-styles, such as improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption.
Accent in marking June 5 in Bulgaria will be Rila Mountain saving and protection.
Local NGO's ‘EcoRila', ‘Green Balkans' and ‘Citizens for Rila' civil movement will announce the campaign for enlargement the boundaries of NP Rila by the footsteps of the mountain.
According to the nature protectors one of the reasons for accentuating over the Rila issue is the continuing building works in ski-resort ‘Panichishte'.
Despite the constructions disturb 9 Bulgarian laws and 2 European directives, despite the two claims and the started penalty procedure against Bulgaria, despite the entered 150,000 signs in support of Rila, the constructions sites continue.
 

by International