WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2022: NIEE Abuja Chapter Marks Day, Awards Ambassadors. ….. All groups must take Action to safe the Earth- Engr Elesa
“We must shift from harming the planet to healing it. Only One Earth calls for transformative changes to policies and choices to enable cleaner, greener, and sustainable living in harmony with nature. This planet is our only home, and humanity must safeguard its finite resources.
The Chairman noted that the World Environmental Day instituted by the United Nations through United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), serves as a reminder to humans’ that they are not alone on this planet, adding that over the years, it has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world (of which we are all a part of it.
“This day constantly brings to mind the fact that there is a huge biological ecosystem that exists and human’s survival is dependent on it, we become more aware of the problems facing our environment such as air pollution, plastic pollution, sea levels increase, and food insecurity, among others.
This year marks the 5O years anniversary celebration of the United Nations World Environment Day, and our reliance on this beautiful blue | planet as well as the stresses we place upon it are more evident than ever. Hence, the Adoption of “Only One Earth’ as the theme of the Day with the focus on Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature’, to emphasize that time to bring people and nature back into balance is running out Over the years we have observed that humans have achieved an unprecedented power to transform their environment with majorimpacts on human well-being and economic development”, she said.
In his paper presentation themed, ” Transformative Environmental Change Through Sustainable And Greener Lifestyle”, Sanitarian Isah Adamu, Senior Technical Assistant to the Registrar, Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of NIgeria (EHORECON), harped on management and reusability of domestic materials, resources and energy like water, electricity, plastics, papers. He also emphasised on consumption of organic products in order to keep healthy.
Highlight of the event was awards of Green Ambassadors to five recepients. They are; Engr A. B. Abdumalk, Engr Oladipo Isiaka Mobogaje Engr. Halimat S. C. Adediran and Ambassador of Environment Award was given to Chief Kelvin Chinedu Ayogu.
Others are, Skytech Solar & Energy Limited and Tasha Energy & Engineering Services Limited that received the Corporate Sustainability Award respectively.
Also, Award of Excellence to Engr. Uche Patrick- Obikile, the Abuja branch NIEE Assistant Secretary General and Planning Committee Chairman, NIEE 2022 World Environmental Day Celebration.