Know your impact

A new UNEP iPhone application allows you to calculate your impact to the environment. The idea of releasing harmful carbon emissions into the atmosphere through driving to work, taking a train or flying somewhere may perhaps still be elusive to some.

iPhones up!

Join in the fun with pictures for World Environment Day using Piictu. Simply snap a pic, post it and watch it come to life with picture replies.

‘Green bloggers: win a trip to Brazil to cover World Environmental Day 2012, on June 5!’

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), in partnership with TreeHugger, is yet again sponsoring a free trip to Brazil for a winning blogger to write, blog and tweet about World Environment Day.

UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen Backs 'Small is Beautiful' Energy Solutions on First Official Fact-finding Mission to Africa

On her first official visit to Africa, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and iconic face of fashion, Gisele Bündchen, went to the grassroots level in Kenya to experience the reality of energy poverty and to see how Kenyans are transforming their lives by accessing sustainable energy.

WED Theme Announced

The 2012 theme for World Environment Day is Green Economy: Does it include you?

There are two parts to this theme and whilst the first highlights the Green Economy, the second invites you to evaluate whether you are included in this discussion of a brighter future.

New Phase for UNEP's Climate Neutral Network

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the closure of the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net).

Express yourself with pictures this World Environment Day. Download Piictu app for iPhone and get snapping.

WED A-Z: dozens of easy ideas to help you adapt to a new environmentally conscious lifestyle.

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WED Ambassadors

Spotlight on the environment

Gisele Bündchen and Don Cheadle awarded for using their celebrity appeal to bring environmental issues to the fore.

Host Country - Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

The host for World Environment Day, 5 June 2012, will be the Federative republic of Brazil.

WED in the News

The Times of India: The significance of World Environment Day
4 June 2011

The Washington Post: World Environment Day: The unusual ways you can participate
3 June 2011