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CAMEROON

Yaoundé
To mark World Environment Day 2006, the Cameroon Association of School Administrators (CASA) has been working with the Nature Club of College D'Excellence through a project titled "Trees for Life: Grow a Tree". The project is to provide to school children information and the resources for planting trees and for understanding the importance of trees in the survival of life on this planet. This project includes a hands-on Tree Planting and Awareness Kit that allows children to germinate and plant a tree from seed and to care for it. On 6 June, a conference will be organised in the school campus thus giveing the students an opportunity to share their thoughts and tree-growing experiences with other children, teachers CASA members and parents. The trees will be planted in the school. By focusing on children, it hoped that the Trees for Life project can educate a new "green generation" which will be well-prepared for the task of protecting Cameroon's environment in the 21st century - thus protecting dry lands, and becoming aware of the advancement of Deserts and Desertification.

For more information, please contact;
Raymond Jonglafia Kwankam
Cameroon Association of School Administrators (CASA)
Box 25617 HC
Yaounde
Cameroon
Tel: 00237 957 8616
Fax: 00237 2223210
E-mail:casa_cameroon@yahoo.com

Yaoundé
To mark World Environment Day, The Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child (CAPEC) will be organising a series of children activities at the Yaoundé Mvogbetsi zoo which will include: painting competitions, exhibitions, poetry, and a tour of the garden.

For more information, please contact:
Patrick Cheo Nereus
Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child (CAPEC)
B.P. 20646
Yaounde
Tel: +237 7628909
Fax: +237 2212583
E-mail: bawumboy@yahoo.co.uk

CONGO

Brazzaville
To mark World Environment Day, The youth association for human development and the environment protection is organising a community clean up, aimed at improving the state of the river, park and beach by removing and recycling waste. They are also oganising a range of activities aimed at promoting environmental awareness and positive environmental actions within the community which include, tree planting, environmental education seminar and community composting.

For more information, please contact:
Mikolo-ngoulou Porel arnet
Association of the Young Persons for Human Development and the Protection
of Environment
Brazzaville
Congo
Tel: 00242 520 52 27
E-mail: mikologoulouporel@yahoo.fr

EGYPT

Cairo
To commemorate World Environment Day on Saturday, 3 June, the Wadi Environmental Science Centre (WESC) will have a number of activities including:

• A display of cutting-edge energy and building technologies.
• Discussions by experts on waste reduction strategies, increasing biodiversity and providing clean food, water, and air to the nations.
  
• Everyone will be able to share their ideas, meet new people, and participate in a variety of pavillions, art exhibits, and contests.
• Other events available will be: a solar-powered music concert, environmental art exhibition and film festival, exhibits and presentations by over a hundred environmental organizations, environmental workshops, recycled toy-making contest, and a renewable energy vehicle race!

Organic food and refreshments will be available.

For more information, please contact:
Esseqqat Rachid
Wadi Environmental Science Centre
10 El Managem and El Mahager Street, Mohandessen
Cairo
Egypt
Tel: +20 10 413 05 18
E-mail: WorldEnvironmentDay@wesc.org
Website: www.wesc.org/wed

MAURITIUS

Grand Gaube
To celebrate World Environment Day 2006, dune vegetations will be planted to control sand erosion on beaches due to sea level rise and climate change.

For more information, please contact:
Kheswar Beeharry Panray
Environmental Protection and Conservation Organisation
75, Chevreau lane, Calodyne
Grand Gaube
Mauritius
Tel: (230) 282-0423
Fax: (230) 282-0423
E-mail: kheswar@intnet.mu
Website: www.epcoweb.org

Pamplemousses
To mark World Environment Day, The Youth for a Better World Club is organising a cleanup campaign in the locality and a demonstration of composting.

For more information, please contact:
Dookna Dewendra
Youth for a Better World Club
Global Peace House
Royal Road, Pamplemousses
E-mail:vikramdokna@yahoo.co.uk

MOROCCO

Beni Mellal
To mark World Environment Day, The Association Marocaine pour la Recherche will organize a number of activities including: conferences, debates and provision of information on this year’s theme.

For more information, please contact:
Abdelilah Chtaini
Association Marocaine pour la Recherche                                                                      
Jnane Taher, Bloc 1, N° 4
Beni Mellal
Morocco
Tel: 002 1223 424606
Fax: 002 1223 485201
E-Mail:chtainia@yahoo.fr

Rabat
The Jeanne D'Arc's One world youth project group of Rabat / Morocco is planning to celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June with the following activities:

• Organizing an exhibition entitled "From Slogan to Action": Showing posters and painting on hazards of desertification of drylands.
• For children on the occasion. - Posters from different organisations dealing with envirnoment that exist on this theme will be collected. For each poster children will be invited to write a legend focusing on 3 questions: What the poster tell us?, How the issue affects us? and What can we do about it?
• A resource person will be invited from the Biodiversity and Ecology / Nature Protection departments to talk about the issue. The group will moderate a large debate to which all the school students will be invited to raise awareness about desertification and its impact on Morocco's development.

For more information, please contact:
Soumaya maghnouj
One world youth project / morocco's group
BP:6393 Madinat Al Irfane , Agdal
Rabat
Morocco
Tel: 002-12 6128 2962
E-Mail: soumayama@wanadoo.net.ma
Website: www.oneworldyouthproject.org

NIGERIA

Abuja
To celebrate World Environment Day, Green Corp of Nigeria will organise various enjoyable activities which include: Miss Environment competition 2006, inauguration of Green Corps of Nigeria, environment quiz and debate competition among college students and operation plant a tree.

For more information, please contact:
Fagbohungbe Tunde
Green Corp of Nigeria
Suite 36 Yashua Plaza Wuse 2
FCT, Abuja
Tel: 234- 803-313-8188
E-mail: juristdoct@yahoo.com

Abuja
To commemorate World Environment Day, The Centre for Development Support Initiatives (CEDSI) in partnership with the Abuja Environment Protection Board (AEPB) is organising a two-day programme that will include:

• 2, June, a symposium titled Refocusing Desert and Desertification Management Strategy. Target audience will include Fadama Development Association, CBOs, NGOs Students, Development Partners, and Government Agencies. Sub-topics will be environment conservation and biodiversity. A tree planting campaign will follow right after the symposium.
• 3 June, there would be a city rally and walk. The rally will cover areas  outside the city such as Kubwa, Airport Road, Kado, Mararaba e.t.c. The walk is a 4km trek that will involve environmental volunteers and associations to advocate for a cleaner city.
• Both activities on this day will end with poster exhibitions, drama, debate and songs at the Women Development Centre.
• 5 June, a keynote address and goodwill messages will be presented by the Hon. Minister for Environment and other invited speakers.

For more information, please conatact:
Amenya Kartay / Mina Ogbanga
Centre for Development Support Initiatives
10 floor Radio House, Garki
Abuja
Nigeria
Tel: 234-08036 444675 / 234-08033 402265
E-mail: akartay@yahoo.com / cedsinigeria@yahoo.com
or
Mrs. Akoni Abuja
Environment Protection Board
Tel: 234-08055 375108

Awka
On World Environment Day 2006, the St. Boniface Foundation plans to create awareness through the distribution of flyers to the Nnamdi Azikiwe university campus. They will also embark on a clean-up exercise encouraging students to pick up whatever litter is closest to him or her in the university Campus.

For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth Okoro
St.Boniface Foundation
Department of Geological Sciences
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Awka
Nigeria
Tel: +243 80563-20935
E-mail: reallizkay@yahoo.com

Akwa Ibom
To mark World Environment Day there will be very colorful events in my community with rallies,seminars and lectures which will be conducted on the problems and solution of desertes and desertification and also solution to our environmental problems in this region.

For more information, please contact:
Godwin Udongo
evironmental protection and deveploment initiative (EPDI).
80 Eket oron rd ,eket .
Akwa Ibom
Tel: +234-8038323866
Email: udongog@yahoo.co.uk

Bayelsa State
To commemorate World Environment Day, the Green Earth Environmental Health Techno-Diplomats will organise a number of activities, which include raising awareness on the ills of gas flaring on the environment and a campaign against neglect and reckless pollution of the Epie creek. These activities will be conducted between 3 and 5 June.

For more information, please contact:
Paminola Walson
Green Earth Environmental Health Techno-Diplomats
26 Punch Road, Amarata,
Yenagoa,Bayelsa State
Nigeria
Tel: 234 80277 04340 / 234 80575 81504 / 234 08051 766961
E-mail:paminolaw@yahoo.com / greendiplomats@yahoo.co.uk

Calabar
To celebrate World Environment Day, there will be an essay writing competition for people of all age categories on this year’s theme with a view of creating awareness on the impact of deserting dry lands.

For more information, please contact:
Esther Ibong
No 19 Effanga mkpa street,Calabar
Calabar
Nigeria
Tel: 080 2859 8815
E-mail:esthy123ng@yahoo.com

Eket, Akwa Ibom state
As a way to promote World Environment Day 2006, the Environmental Protection and Development Initiative (EPDI) will educate the general public in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, on the importance of World Environment Day. There will also be a youth summit on 5 June.

For more information, please contact:
Daniel Edoho
Environmental Protection and Development Initiative (EPDI)
Pearl Hotel, 15 Barracks road
Eket, Akwa Ibom state
Nigeria
Tel: +234 8038971551
E-mail: epdi02@yahoo.com

Ibadan
To promote World Environment Day, Oyo State House of Assembly will organise a workshop on industrial and domestic waste management. It will feature people from the academia and the manufacturing industry.

For more information, please contact:
Oyelakin Olugbenga
Oyo State House of Assembly       
Secretariat Agodi
Ibadan
Nigeria
Tel: 2348 0580 53086
E-mail: olugbengaoyelakin@yahoo.com

Ibadan
To promote World Environment Day, The Living Map & Co is working to collaborate with Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs Community Development and Social Welfare or selected secondary schools in the state capital to deliver a lecture on that day.

For more information, please contact:
Johnson Ogunjobi
Living Map & Co
NW4/277,Oni Street,Ekotedo
Ibadan
Nigeria
Tel: 234-803-472-001
E-mail:livingmap_2003@yahoo.com

Ibadan
To commemorate World Environment Day, The Oyo State Fadama Development Project will organise an event to promote awareness of environmental protection and conservation among the Fadama Users Groups in Oyo state.

For more information, please contact:
Onifade Niyi
Oyo State Fadama Development Project
OSFDO, Qrt.52, Jericho,Ibadan,Oyo State
Ibadan
Nigeria
Tel: 234-803-481-2012
E-mail:segun73niyi@yahoo.com

Ilorin
To commemorate World Environment Day in line with this years theme a tree planting campaign and awareness program has been organised to sensitize people within Kwara state and Nigeria at large on the importance of trees in the environment. These activities are in collaboration with the Kwara state ministry of environment and tourism.

For more information, please contact:
Angela OKoye
I0, Asiawu Afolabi St., Ssdeen-Tanke
Ilorin
Nigeria
Tel:34-80233 77305
E-mail: sustaindnig_envt@yahoo.com

Kano
To mark World Environment Day, The Desertification Project will create awareness to the people living at the desert prone areas to be cautious of cutting down trees and encourage them to plant more trees and use alternative sources of energy through lectures, handbills, and posters."The desertification project" intends to also distribute free seddlings to farmers and people living in desert prone areas.

For more information, please contact:
Umar Dahir
The Desertification Project
110 Court Road Gyadi Gyadi
Kano
Nigeria
Tel: +234 80230 40102
Email: udd7@yahoo.co.uk

Lagos
To promote World Environment Day the Environmental Support Services Organisation will embark on environmental sanitation within the community; this will involve mostly youth and the market women. Environmental Support Services Organisation will also educate them on recycling, and inform them of the health implication of living in an unhealthy environment.

For more information, please contact:
Adewole Taiwo
Environmental Support Services
Close 12 House 10 Satellite town
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel: 234 80233 54679
E-mail: environmental_ss@yahoo.com

Lagos
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Probity and Ethics Society has organised a campaign titled ‘Gas for Food and Plant for Life’. The campaign will be used to encourage rural dwellers and urban poor to shift from using fire-wood for cooking to gas. To further discourage the use of fire-wood, Probity and Ethics Society will distribute cooking gas. In addition to the campaign there will be the launching of Operation Plant a Tree.

For more information, please contact:
Olufemi Samson Aduwo
Probity and Ethics Society [NGO]
7 I kuomola Street,Cement Bus Stop ,Dopemu , Agege
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel: 0805 6978557
Fax: 234-1-4971015
E-mail: aduwof@yahoo.com

Lokoja
To commemorate World Environment Day, the Obajana Cement Plc is organizing a sensitization lecture based on this year's theme and also engage in a tree planting exercise in collaboration with communities and government institutions.

For more information, please contact:
Oyekunle Oyewole
Natural Resources Management Specialist
Obajana Cement Plc
Dangote Group, Obajana, Lokoja, Kogi State
Lokoja
Nigeria
Tel: 234 8037124537
E-mail: pklifeanew@yahoo.com

Makurdi-Benue state
To mark World Environment Day, the Dirt Tree 2001 will organise educational awareness training for high school students.

For more information, please contact:
Oluwayomi Oyebanji
Dirt Free 2001
House 1, Beside Flat 85,Railway Qtrs,
P.O Box 2025
Makurdi-Benue state
Tel: +234 80383 92204
Fax: +234-44-544040
E-mail: oyebanji2002@yahoo.com

Owerri
To Celebrate World Environment Day, The Geography and Environmental Management Students Association will organise an environmental campaign, a rally, a gala and an award ceremony.

For more information, please contact:
Chukwuemeka Ulor
Geography and Environmental Management Students Association
PMB 2000
Owerri 462104
Nigeria
Tel:+234 8038 798834
E-mail:gemsa_imsu@yahoo.co.uk

Port Harcourt
To commemorate the World Environment Day, The Port Harcourt Link Club has planned a series of events including: a public awarenes campaign on overgrazing - bush burning and woodland destruction - from 1to 4 June 2006 with lectures and film showings. On 5 June, at the Federal secretariat complex in Port Harcourt, there will be a lecture titled "Pockets of Deforestation - The Effect of Urban Demand" which will be presented by the Special Adviser to the Governor of Rivers State on Sanitation Matters, Mr. Ipalibo Harry.

For more information, please contact:
Rowland Ogundu
The Port Harcourt Link Club
Plot 15 b, Opposite Close C
3rd Avenue, Federal Housing Estate
Rumueme, Port Harcourt
Rivers State
Nigeria
Tel: +234-803 319 7240
E-mail: rowlandogundu@yahoo.com

Ogun State
To mark World Environment Day, the Keep Ogun State Klean and Safe Initiative have organised a number of activities. These activities include:

• May 23, 2006 - press conference heralding their activities to mark this year's World Environment Day.
• May 25 - 26, 2006 - radio and television talk show on this year's World Environment Day theme.
• May 29, 2006 - inauguration of environment club in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state under the control of the ministry of education, science and technology.
• June 1 - 2, 2006 - conference titled "Polluter Pay Principle - Panacea to a Clean, Healthy and Safe Environment in Ogun State”.
• June 5, 2006 - clean-up exercise on major streets in Ogun state and in all educational institutions.
• June 6, 2006 - tree planting exercise in conjunction with the ministry of forestry in Ogun State to mark this year's World Environment Day.

For more information, please contact:
Gbemisola Ayoola
Keep Ogun State Klean and Safe Initiative
Q70, Olusengun Osoba road, near Opic Plaza
Ogun State,
Nigeria
Tel: 234 80337 22680 / 234 80371 2685
E-mail: keepongunkleanint@yahoo.com

Taraba State
To commemorate World Environment Day, The NatureLove Corpers Allaince will organise a number of events. They include: green carnival / clean up campaign, essay competition among high school students on themes that reflect the WED theme and environmental talk show.

For more information, please contact:
Usenideh Etienne
NatureLove Corpers Allaince
C/O NYSC Secretariat, Jalingo
Taraba State
Tel: 2348028657751
Email: etiene@yahoo.com

KENYA

Kajiado
To promote World Environment Day, the UNESCO Youth Forum in partnership with the Youth Environment Network – Kenya and locals in Kajiado district are organizing a one day event aimed at creating awareness on dry land issues and bringing out the potentials of dry land in improving livelihood. The information will be sourced from credible institutions like UNEP, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), the Forest Department, International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), NEMA among other institutions. The local community is also involved in the planning to implementation to ensure sustainability and continuity. By and large the activities will be:

• Creating public awareness on effect of dry land while proposing measures that would ensure that Dry Lands in Kenya don’t become deserts
  
• symposium
  
• Exhibitions
  
• Tree planting in Primary schools, Secondary Schools, tertiary institutions, churches and some in homesteads -The species to be planted would include nitrogen fixing species, fodder species, fruit trees. The total numbers of seedlings to be planted are proposed to be 1000.
  
• Information dissemination desk

These will be a youth-led intergenerational activity seeking to harness the potential of Kajiado locals with a view of improving livelihoods.
 
For more information, please contact:
Osborne Odongo
Youth Environment Network – Kenya
E-mail: galive@gmail.com

Kericho
To celebrate World Environment Day, under the auspices of our award winning Trees 2000 Project, Unilever Tea Kenya will hold it's annual tree planting week starting 5 June. Last year over 30,000 indigenous trees were planted by company employees. We expect a similar number of trees to be planted this year during the tree planting week. Unilever Tea Kenya in the whole of 2005 planted and gave out over 100,000 seedlings as donations to various environmental initiatives.

For more information, please contact:
John T A Cheruiyot
Chairman, Trees 2000 Project
Unilever Tea Kenya Limited
P.O. Box 20
Kericho
Kenya
E-mail: John.TA.Cheruiyot@unilever.com

Lamu
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2006, the Witu Farmers Forest Association is planning a comprehensive conservation day with the following activities: talks, tree planting, games, songs, competitions, speeches for farmers living around the Witu gazetted forest and other parts of Lamu District and the Coast province of Kenya.

For more information, please contact:
Eugene Lusweti
Witu Farmers Forest Association
c/o P.O. Box 69 Mpeketoni
Lamu
Kenya
Tel: 0734 878109
E-mail: cbotfund@yahoo.co.uk

Likipia
To Mark World Environment Day, the Laikipia Wildlife Forum Limited is organising an awareness program on environment and wildlife conservation.

For more information, please contact:
Mugo Ephantus Mugendi
Laikipia Wildlife Forum Ltd
P.O Box 764 Nanyuki
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel:  +254 62 31600
Fax: +254 62 31600
E-mail: education@laikipia.org
Website: www.laikipia.org

Mombasa
To celebrate World Environment Day, The Lafarge Eco Systems will allow free entry to Haller Park to the communities around on 5 June, show them how quarries are rehabilitated restoring them to their natural original state, give them an opportunity to plant a tree at their quarries, give a seedling to all those who will visit the park to go home and plant and Lafarge Eco Systems will provide a write up on how to combat desertification.

For more information, please contact:
Peter Muteti
Lafarge Eco Systems (Subsidiary of Bamburi Cement Ltd)
P. O. Box 81995-80100
Mombasa
Kenya
Tel: +254 41 5486601-6 / +254 41 5485901-4
Fax: +254 41 5486459
E-mail:peter.muteti@bamburi.lafarge.com
Website:http://www.lafargeecosystems.com

Nairobi
Teach modern and environmental friendly methods of irrigation to the poor communities living in the arid areas.

For more information, please contact:
Miringu Samuel
Daystar University
44400
Nairobi
Tel: 254 02 630961
Email: miringu.s@gmail.com

Nairobi
To mark World Environment Day, The Kenya Triathlon Association will organise a DUATHLON championship which will involve: a 5km Run, 30km Cycle and a 2.5km Run. The event is open to ages of 15yrs and above. Participants will include the neighboring provinces. The Association has extended an invitation to other sporting bodies under the umbrella of Kenya National Sports Council. We will also involve Stadia Management. There will also be a tree planting exercise.

For more information, please contact:
Dedan Kariuki
Kenya Triathlon Association
P.O. Box 50242, 00200.
Nairobi.
Kenya
Tel: 0722-590-809
E-Mail: deekariuki@yahoo.com

Nairobi
UNEP's Regional Office for Africa is organizing a number of activities to mark World Environment Day in 2006. They include: essay, art and photographic competitions on the theme deserts and desertification, among school children throughout the country; an exhibition on the theme featuring a film on people in the drylands as well as issues of desertification at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi; a green parade in the city of Nairobi which will include a tree planting exercise.

For more information, please contact:
Angele Luh-Sy
UNEP-Regional Office for Africa
P. O. Box 30552
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: 254-20-7624292
Fax: 254-20-7623928
E-mail: angele.luh@unep.org
Website: www.unep.org/roa

Nairobi
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2006, the Jomo Kenyatta University Environmental Management Association (JKUEMA) will launch an environmental club in a primary school situated in the university. The Club will educate the pupils on the importance of conservation. On 5 June, members of JKUEMA and of the Club will go to Sasumwa Dam near Nairobi to plant trees. The management of the dam is concerned about the rate of desertification that is going on there and yet it is a water catchment area. The University is ready to mobilize all resources to ensure that every place that requires tree planting is covered. Another aim of this exercise is for JKUEMA to introduce our young children to such a friendly activity at an early stage.

For more information, please contact:
Amina Hassan
Jomo Kenyatta University Environmental Management Association
P. O. Box 62000
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: (254 72) 3955 068
E-mail: hasaniaminah@yahoo.com

Nairobi
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2006, the Network for the Youth in Combating Desertification a youth group, which has been actively involved in international conventions such as the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - Conference of the Parties 7 ( UNCCD-COP 7 ), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and are also in the frontline in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Conference of the Parties 12 ( UNFCCC-COP 12 ) to be held in Nairobi in November 2006. The main activities of the day will be a convoy comprising youth from community groups in Kenya, school based environmental clubs, and NGOs, among others. The convoy will leave Uhuru Park, and walk towards Jogoo road and back to Uhuru Park where a youth advisor to UNEP will be invited to recognize various young people who have been in the forefront in Combating Desertification in Kenya. The convoy will carry banners and placards with environment conservation messages. The youth will wear t-shirts and caps bearing the message Environmental Soundness is our Key Business.

For more information, please contact:
Rosemary Chege
Network for Youth in Combating Desertification.
P.O. Box 3672-00100 G.P.O
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: 0725-381239
E-mail: rozzie90@yahoo.com

Naivasha
To mark World Environment Day, the municipal council of Naivasha in collaboration with Barclays bank Naivasha Branch will hold a clean up exercise on 3 June. It shall be carried out in three residential areas and in the town center. The day shall be used to demonstrate how the mismanagement of plastic waste contributes to desertification and hence the need to have a more integrated approach for plastic waste management. There shall be speeches from an invited guest and senior officials from the council and Barclays bank.

For more information, please contact:
Nicholas Nzioka
Municipal Council of Naivasha 
P.O. Box 126
Naivasha
Kenya
Tel: 254(0)50-2020245/6
Fax: 254(0)50-2020188
E-Mail: nicknzioka@yahoo.co.uk

Nakuru
To mark World Environment Day, the Kenya Redcross Society – Egerton Chapter will organise a reafforestation programme which will involve planting more than a thousand different tree species on the Mau catchments.

For more information, please contact:
George Kimboi
Kenya Redcross Society – Egerton Chapter
C/o Dean of Students, P.O.Box 536 Egerton,
Nakuru
Kenya
Tel: +254 720269849
E-mail: kimbz2005@yahoo.com

Nyeri
To mark World Environment Day, Wasanii Arts Forum has organised a number of activities that will be take place in Nyeri District, within Chaka area at the foot of Mt Kenya where rampant felling of trees for firewood by the local population has caused profuse shortage of water in an already arid environment.  These activities will include:

• Mobilize children between the ages of 7 - 9 years to plant trees, with the hope that this will create a tree planting with kids as “gate keepers” of the project.
• Organize a walk and through the focus4hope participatory project.
• Hold an exhibition highlighting our environmental theme which is “My Tree My Future”. at the sight of the celebrations
• Presentation of relevant speeches and entertainment will also be provided towards the same cause.

For more information, please contact;
Sammy Kairu
Wasanii Art Forum
P.O. Box 1609 - 10100
Nyeri
Kenya
Tel: 254 61 2030379 / 254 721 630660
E-mail: kairu@wasaniiarts.org
Website: www.wasaniiarts.org

LYBIA

Sebha
To commemorate World Environment Day, the Barac based campus of Sebha University inspired by this year’s theme will organize a 3 day (30 Oct -1 Nov) International conference on deserts and desertification. The overall objective of the conference is to identify a new strategic approach to upgrade desert region, sustainable land use and management practices both from the human capital and institutional perspectives.

For more information, please contact:
Bindra Dr Satya Pal
Barac University
Environmental Science Department
Sebha
Tel: 218925388748
E-mail: bindrasatya_pal_bindra@yahoo.com

SOUTH AFRICA

Pretoria
The EcoGladiator Junior Ranger Programme of the National Youth Development Trust [NYDT] of South Africa supports the Year of the Desert theme, and World Environment Day. The students, who are from schools in South Africa, will present their science projects on desert habitats "The Chemistry of the Desert" for assessment on World Environment Day 2006. We annually present a 5-day internship in a desert environment at Richtersveld National Park in the Northern Cape Province.

For more information, please contact:
Adrian Meyer
National Youth Development Trust [NYDT]
PostNet Suite #568, Private Bag x4, Menlopak
Pretoria
South Africa
Tele: +278 3339 5135
Fax: +278 6684 6455
E-mail: nydt@mweb.co.za
Website: http://www.nydt.org/

Pretoria
To commemorate World Enviornment Day, The Department of Health is planning to hold a national event where they will be launching the National Chemical Safety programme. The impacts of chemicals to human health will be the theme of the day. This will also touch on the global theme where we look at the effects of chemicals on drylands.

For more information, please contact:
Qaphile Gcwensa
Department of Health
Private Bag X8282
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Tele: 012 312 3154
Fax: 012 312 3181
E-Mail:gwensq@health.gov.za

TANZANIA

Dar es Salaam
To commemorate World Environment Day, the AGEM-UDSM will organise a discussion with students of the University of Dar es Salaam on the national environmental policy of Tanzania, examining its implementation efficiency and its weakness and discussing ways to promote research to combat desertification in Tanzania.

For more information, please contact:
B Araka Elly Ngogo
AGEM - UDSM                     
P.O.Box 35049
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Tel: 0741 682 546
E-mail: agem_udsm2004@yahoo.com

Dar es salaam
To mark World Environment Day, the Media Works International has organized a display of media works and photo-digital film video.

For more information, please contact:
Madanga Shaaban
Media Works International
P.O. Box 35171
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania,
Tel: 255 22 2460943 / 255 744 939999
Fax: 255 22 2460943
E-Mail: msmadanga@gmail.com / msmadanga@hotmail.com

Dar es salaam
To mark World Environment Day, the Rural Development and Environmental Conservation Trust (RUDECT) and the Joint Environment and development Management Action of the University of Dar es Salaam (JEMA-UDSM) have decided to introduce a sub theme due to the local need, and that is “Protect environment to save the world from drought and hunger", this is due to the current global situation where drought and hunger are escalating poverty in Tanzania and the world at large. JEMA and RUDECT have organized the following activities:

• 1 June: Dissemination of environmental messages by use of banners, fliers, stickers and posters to raise public awareness on environmental issues at the University of Dar es salaam and its constituents and neighboring communities.
  
• 2 June: Pupils, teachers and JEMA members will work in the JEMA tree nursery.
  
• 3 June: Conduct training for JEMA, RUDECT and community members at the Council Chambers.
  
• 4 June: Distribution of fruit tree seedlings from JEMA tree nursery to primary schools.
  
• 5 June: To conduct physical cleanliness activities, volunteer at Mwenge health center, tree planting, environmental talk presentations, theatre performances to sensitize on environmental conservation as well as games and sports between the University and the Local communities within and outside UDSM.

For more information, please contact:
Castory Ntullu
National Focal Point of Africa Environment Outlook for
youth (AEO-for-youth) Tanzania
Information and Publicity Officer (JEMA-UDSM)
P.O.Box 12556
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
E-mail: cnlizget_24@yahoo.com

Mtwara
To commemorate World Environment Day, the Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estaury Marine Park has arranged for the following activities that will carry awareness slogans and stimulate communities along Mtwara coast. These include:

• Competitions among local communities residing in the Park jurisdiction on beach cleaning, protection of Turtle nests, tree planting and mobilisation of the use of renewable energy sources.
• Public talk on desert and desertification, where a resource person will be invited to lead the talk.
• Organise an exhibition entitled "Conserve marine environment to mitigate impacts of climate change such as desertification and loss of some species", on this exhibitions posters carrying various sensitization messages will be displayed.
• Meetings with decision makers in the District and Region to address importance of keeping proper enforcement in managing natural resources.
• Green parade in various Park villages, which among others will be used to express to communities importance of utilizing resources sustainably by avoiding use of illegal gears and switching to alternative income generating activities.
• Peak anniversary in one of the Park's village where key decision makers in the region will be invited to address communities on importance of conserving and protecting the environment.

For more information, please contact:
Robert Katikiro
Mnazi Bay – Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park
P.O.Box 845
Mtwara
Tanzania
Tel: 255 23 2333259 / 255 23 2334091
Fax: 255 23 2333259
E-mail: mnazibay@marineparktz.com
Website: www.marineparktz.com

Mtwara
The Forum for Conservation on Nature (FOCONA) has chosen to celebrate this year's World Environment Day by planting mangrove seedlings in degraded areas-around salt pans and all cleared areas and cleaning-up the beach along the Mtwara urban ferry and along the Shangani Coast. FOCONA will also mobilize the coastal community (fishermen and fishmongers) to plant trees and clean up the fish market around the ferry.

For more information, please contact:
Musa Mhagama
Forum for Conservation of Nature
P.O.Box 92,
Mtwara
Tanzania
Tel:+255 745 835971
Fax:+255 232 333102
E-mail: m_mhagama@yahoo.com

Mwanza
To mark World Environment Day, Mwanza Non-governmental Organization’s Network will organise a number of environmental activities.

For more information, please contact:
Ndokeji Adam
Mwanza Non-governmental Organization’s Network
P.O. Box 2516
Mwanza
Tel: 0745 877606
E-mail: ndokeji@hotmail.com / ndokeji2000@yahoo.com

TOGO

• Live TV Quiz (second edition) on Deserts and Desertification - in the presence of the Minister of Environment and 5 selected competitors.
• mass marathon  with more than 500 runners with  the theme: “Run and Plant”.
• Conference titled “How affected is Togo by desertification “in the Faculty of Science, University of Lome.
• Tree-planting to be carried our in schools.
• The Handing of signatures, to the Indian Consul in Togo, collected throughout the country in support of Bhopal victims asking for proper cleaning of the site where the explosion occurred in December 1984.
• Questions and answer session on several radios.
• An official ceremony in Vogan, the most affected prefecture in Togo by desertification.

UGANDA

Kampala
To observe World Environment Day, the Bwindi Forest Community Development is organising debates in schools, public rallies in communities and the main day celebration and prizes giving ceremony.

For more information, please contact:
Robert Tumwesigye
Bwindi Forest Community Development Organisation [BWIFODO]
P O Box 587. Kabale
Kampla
Uganda
Tel: 256 77 2 509393
Fax: 256 486 23878
Email: bwifodo@yahoo.com

Kampala
To mark World Environment Day, the Kalangala Green and Healthy shall take off to schools and other higher institutions of learning two days before WED; since they contain the next generation of the society. On 5 June they will have a big rally at Boma ground in kiryandongo also their vice leader will have a two hours lecture on the local radio station during evening hours about the importance of environmental conservation. At the end of the day people will be advised on the advantages of considering environment in their day to day lives. Lucky winners will walk away with a few seedlings.

Kampala
To commemorate World Environment Day 2006, the EnviroConserve AFRICA will publish both a supplement about the state of environment in Uganda and essays from youths in various schools about what their leaders are doing to protect the environment. Other events set for the day are: an exhibition at World Environment Day exhibition organized by the National Environment Management Authority, the presentation of the Uganda Environmental Year Planner 2006 and hosting of a large banner at EnviroConserve AFRICA with messages encouraging every one to care for the environment.

For more information, please contact:
Robert Oduori
EnviroConserve AFRICA (Publication)
P.O. Box 8585
Kampla
Uganda
Tel: +256 41 268616
Fax:+256 41 268783
E-Mail: icol@africaonline.co.ug / ico@africamail.com

Kampala
To mark World Environment Day, the Children’s Vision – Uganda will have a number of activities including:

• Environmental education in Kampala and Rakai Districts
• Tree planting campaigns in communities and in compounds in collaboration with over 426 primary and secondary schools
• Mobilization and environmental awareness programmes with major focus on the effects of deforestation and the importance of afforestation
• Cleanup environmental programmes
• Conduct debates on the factors leading to climatic and vegetation change and solutions will be discussed by community and school environmental health clubs
• Children’s Vision Uganda, will also carryout music, dance, drama and environmental competitions in schools and communities as well as organizing media talk shows about desertification and writing newspaper articles.

For more information, please contact:
David Mukasa
Children's Vision-Uganda
P.O Box 12578
Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256 - 07724 72694
Fax:+256 - 04130 34597
E-mail: childvisions@yahoo.com
Website: www.childrensvision.95mb.com

ZAMBIA

Lusaka
To commemorate World Environment Day there will be a number of activities and events, one of them shall be Miss Environment Beauty pageant in which a national ambassador for environment will be chosen through whom community based initiatives on environmental issues on a non Governmental level shall be coordinated and monitored on a community level. To implement this event, we seek we seek sponsors.

For more information, please contact:
Dr Njowe Chrinson
CUSA House
2nd floor, Cairo Road
P.O. Box 38737
Lusaka,
Zambia
Tel: 260 9776 6175
Fax: 260 123 1286
E-mail: rio_ntwrk@yahoo.com / mebpz2006@yahoo.com

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