06 June 2012
06.06.2012 - Various activities marked June 5th - World Environment Day. One of the activities carried out on this occasion was the announcement of the school with the cleanest environment, which was done within the framework of the project Green and Clean Environment in Schools under the organization of the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology. Out of the 13 schools proposed by the Municipal Directorates for Education, the commission selected the three schools with the cleanest environment. According to the commission, Liria Primary School in Milloshevë, Obiliq Municipality, was declared the school with the cleanest environment in Kosovo and won a prize valued at 2000 EUR. In second place was Martin Camaj School in the village of Gurakoc, Istog Municipality, which won a prize valued at 1000 EUR, while Kajtaz Ramadani School in the village of K
Ijevë, the Municipality of Malisheva, took third place and was rewarded with 600 EUR. Among other activities organized on the occasion of this day was the distribution of textile bags with the motto Say No to Plastic Bags. Activities for the celebration of World Environment Day will continue today as well. On the occasion of this day and the anniversary of the 6th year of its founding, the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency organizes a press conference, where the achievements and successes of KEPA within the framework of two projects will be presented: The participation of the Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency in the activities of the European Environment Agency and the completion of the system for monitoring air quality in Kosovo.
The observance of World Environment Day on June 5 was designated 30 years ago by the UN General Assembly, with the aim of raising awareness about environmental issues and drawing political attention to these issues as well as encouraging individual action in this direction. June 5 was designated as World Environment Day in 1972 by the UN General Assembly. This date was chosen because it coincides with the opening day of the United Nations Conference on the Environment, which was held in 1972 in Stockholm, under the guidance of the United Nations Environment Programme. The purpose of this event is to promote activities and actions to achieve positive changes in environmental protection. This day is usually associated with a specific theme. This year, the motto for the observance of this day is Green Economy – Are you part of it? In the past, the themes of this
events have been the care for the land and water, the protection of the ozone layer, climate changes, and sustainable development.