WED events 2010

Coasters made by participants at Training cum-Crafts Workhop for childrens, NGOs, Waste workers, and CEE Delhi staff provided by CEE WaRM group, on 4 June 2010 as part of WED 2010 celebrations.

New: 5 June 2010

Srushti Mitra Awards launched by Environment Dept, Government of Maharashtra

In order to promote environmental awareness and to encourage and acknowledge students taking up environmental action projects, the Srushti Mitra awards have been announced. Categories are Students' Environment Projects, Slogans, Photography, Bal Sahitya. Click here for more details

Ahmedabad

5 June 2010: 10 am to 5 pm

Open House Event at CEE Ahmedabad to celebrate World Environment Day (WED)
CEE Ahmedabad invites you on its campus to celebrate WED on June 5 from 10 am to 5 pm. The fun-filled event has activities like Quizzola, pottery, clay modelling, posters exhibition, film screening, interactive GIS stall and many games to highlight this year's theme 'Many Species. One Planet. One Future'.

Bangalore

'Hands for Change for Many Species. One Planet. One Future' media campaign by CEE South
Look out for posters in schools, malls and slide-shows in theatres in Banaglore with messages on actions individuals can take for environmental conservation
Contact: ceesouth@ceeindia.org or 080-22869094 080-22869094 080-22869094 080-22869094 for copies of this material

Baramulla

5 June 2010, CEE Himalaya

Event at Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School. Six schools of Baramulla town are also invited: Govt. Girls’ High School, Delina; Govt. Boys’ Middle School, Bungalow Bagh; Govt. Girls’ Middle School; Central High School; Mountain View School. Activities planned are: quiz competition, debate and lectures by resource persons with a focus on adverse impact of use of polythene carry bags, local pollution and heavy use of agrochemicals on biodiversity and food security. A rally will be taken out by students. Contact CEE Himalaya 01952-235336 01952-235336

Bareilly

Event at “Tulsi Sthal” near Alakhnath temple, Bareilly.

CEE Himalaya with partner NGO “Garib Utthan Sewa Samiti” is organizing a sanitation campaign, lectures and discussion, cleanliness drive in a park. Contact person Mr. Bharat Lal Mob: 9548291441 9548291441 9548291441 9548291441

Bhopal

1 June 10.30 am to 1 pm RMNH, CEE and Tri Nature

Especially for participants of the summer camps at RMNH

Who am I Game
Bird Identification
WED &YOB Lecture

1-5 June 2010: Environment Book Exhibition

Book exhibition daily from 1 June to 5 June, organized by CEE, Regional Musuem of Natural History, TRI NATURE and Ekant Park

2 June 2010, Van Vihar NP and CEE 12 noon to 2 pm

Quiz on Van Vihar National Park
Lecture on Biodiversity
Message/Slogan Writing for Visitors

2 June: Kamlapati Palace event CEE and ASI, Bhopal Circle

4-6 pm at Kamlapati Palace, Kamla Garden, Upper Lake Especially for children with disabilities

Orientation to Heritage Conservation.
Do’s and Don’ts Game
Know your heritage sites (MP) Quiz

3 June Regional Science Centre and CEE

World Environment Day Lecture
Environmental Games/ Quiz.

4 June 2010 at Jal Tarang. CEE, EPCO and Capital Project Authority

8 am to 11 am

Quiz

Nature Trail/ Env.Game

Environmental games at Jaltarang

5 June Jawahar Bal Bhawan, Bhopal. CPCB Regional Office and CEE

10 am to 1 pm for students at Jawahar Bal Bhawan, Tulsi Nagar, Bhopal

Importance of WED- Lecture.
Environmental Quiz.
Environmental Games.

Bilpudi

PSU Bilpudi celebrates WED on June 5 from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Contact: Bharat Gohil, Programme Offocer, CEE Rural Programme Group, Bilpudi-Dharmpur, Gujarat
Ph- 02633-240747 02633-240747 ; email: ceebilpudi@ceeindia.org

Delhi

Date: 4^th June 2010

Time: 11.00 AM to 4.00 PM

Venue: Waste and Resource Management, Centre for Environment Education (CEE Delhi)

The WaRM Group (Waste and Resource Management Group) is celebrating WED 2010 by organizing a short Training cum-Crafts Workhop for childrens, NGOs, Waste workers, and CEE Delhi staff. It will be providing training for making coasters and baskets out of waste gift-wrappings, chips packet and other Poly Al products. The motive behind this training is to re-use the plastic bag and wrappers that people think are a waste

Goa

CEE, DST, NIO, GPCB and Nisarga Nature Club organize WED 2010 Mela

Also see www.climatechangegoa.org
Venue: NIO, Dona Paula
Schedule 9.30 am to 6 pm

09:30 to 10:00 Registration
10:00 to 13:00 Eco quiz 2010
13:00 to 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 to 15:15 Film screening/ Discussion
15:30 to 16:45 Panel Discussion
17:00 to 18:00 Concluding function

Guwahati

CEE North East and RCE Guwahati are organizing the WED programme in Dakshin Guwahati High School. Also participating in

WED programme organized by Kalpadroom in Latashil LP School, Guwahati – a talk on this year’s theme
WED programme organized by Aaranyak in Institute of Engineers, Guwahati – panelist in the panel discussion for teachers and educators

Hyderabad

WED 2010 event by CEE AP, HMDA, Buddha Purnima Project

Day-long event (nature trail, bio diversity games and competitions) for 100 school children at Sanjeeviah Park between 8 AM-5 PM, organized by CEE AP in partnership with Buddha Purnima Project, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

Lucknow

Paryavaran Mela at Regional Science Centre Lucknow, CEE

5 June 10 am to 1 pm
Paryavaran Mela focused on the theme of the day will be organized with the objective to create sense of appreciation and curiosity about the biodiversity around them. Activities: Creative expression, Indoor and outdoor games, Biodiversity treasure hunt, Film screening, Quiz, Hands on activities, Self expression etc. CEE North as a lead institution of RCE Lucknow (Regional Centres of Expertise on ESD) is joining hands with institutions in Lucknow to celebrate WED 2010 with this event. Contact email: ceenorth@ceeindia.org; Tel: 0522-2716628 0522-2716628 0522-2716628 0522-2716628

Pune

Biodiversity of Pune WED 2010 event for children

British Library and CEE jointly offer an event to celebrate the Biodiversity of Pune, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2010.
10.00 am Web of Life (game for children)
11.00 am Biodiversity of Pune (slide show)
11.45 am Tree of Life - pledges for conservation; Web of Life (second round)

Cities in a Changing Climate June 5 - 6, 2010 MCCIA, Pune 411016

Organized by MCCIA, hosted by Pune Municipal Corporation & Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, jointly with Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan in association with MPCB, Yashada, AIILSG, ALERT, CDSA, Vanarai and CEE with support from Government of Maharashtra

Baner Hill plantation

Pune citizens and Eaton Technologies partner with the local residents volunteering with the Clean Earth Movement to green the Baner Hill.

Nature Walk hosts book release 'Desi Vruksha' by SD Mahajan

5th June 2010, 5.45pm to 8.00pm

At MES Auditorium, Bal Shikshan Mandir Premises, Mayur Colony, Kothrud, Pune - 411 038

Contact: Nature Walk, Phone Numbers: 9371020638/9422060211/9326823052

The book is a botanical field guide authored by the well known botanist Prof. S.D.Mahajan, and is part II of the book 'Aaple Vruksha'

Schedule: Programme would start at 5.45 pm, the book would be released at the hands of Prof. S.D.Yadav, renowned botanist from Kolhapur. The function would be graced by Hon.Shri Suresh Thorat, Chief Conservator of Forests, Wild life, Western Maharashtra and Hon.Dr. Anil Avchat, noted Author and Social Worker. The programme would be concluded by a slide show by Prof.S.D.Mahajan on 'Aaple Vruksha'

Shimla, HP

CEE Himalaya with partner NGO “UMEED” (United Mass Movement for Equitable and Eco-friendly Development) is organizing film shows, lectures, green games. Events will run in parallel at Monal Public School; SPM Model School; Shimla Public School all are in Shimla Contact person: Navneet Yadav of UMEED Mob 9218738468 9218738468

Tangdar, District Kupwara, J&K

Event at Government Middle School, Kandi.CEE Himalaya is organizing guest lectures on the theme of WED and local environmental issues, drawing and painting, quiz, debate competitions and a rally by students in the city. For more information contact CEE Baramulla 01952- 235336 01952- 235336 and or AKG 9415104125 9415104125 and abdhesh.gangwar@ceeindia.org

State-level Conference on Sustainable Urbanization

'Cities in a Changing Climate', June 5 - 6, 2010, at MCCIA, Pune 411016

Organized by MCCIA and Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, with Pune Municipal Corporation & Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation as Host Cities, in association with Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, YASHADA, All India Institute for Local Self Governments, ALERT, Centre for Development Studies and Activities, Vanarai and Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and supported by Government of Maharashtra. The conference aims to bring together key actors who are shaping the development plans and strategies in Maharashtra’s urban areas. The conference would be useful for city administrators, policy makers, local representatives, architects and builders and also NGOs and industry/business representatives providing services and technologies for cities. For more information, please click here.