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PRESS RELEASES

	Tree Planting Campaign Hits Four Billion Mark
	Mexico Announces Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Cuts and Five New Protected Areas for WED
	UNEP launches new online system to view and study the world's marine protected areas
	Three more countries say “yes” to a low-carbon future on World Environment Day
	Investing in Carbon Capture and Storage Nature's Way
	UNEP’s Climate Heroes: Adventure Activism for the Environment
	Economic Crisis Hits EU and US Clean Energy As Emerging Economy Investments Rise 27% to $36 billion
	Your Planet Needs You! Millions will Unite to Combat Climate Change for World Environment Day 2009
	Mexico to Host World Environment Day Under the Theme 'Your Planet Needs You'

MULTIMEDIA WED MESSAGES

	Message from Mr. Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on the Occasion of the World Environment on 5 June 2009
	WED Celebration in Mexico
	WED Press Conference UNEP ED & Arnold Schwarzenegger
	World Environment Day Message, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, USA
	World Environment Day Message, UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner
	Achim Steiner's Message on HOME
	WED Message from Climate Hero David de Rothschild
	Climate Hero Roz Savage speaks from her expedition on World Environment Day
	Climate Heroes, Project Kaisei Mission Video
	Climate Heroes, Father & Son Team's WED Video
	UN International School WED Event, NYC/Sho Scott Climate Hero
	UNIS's Junior School Green Team Short Skit on WED
	General Speech for World Environment Day 2009 Globally Hosted by Mexico By Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director
	Public Service Announcement from Mexico, World Environment Day
	Message of the Director-General of UNIDO, Kandeh Yumkella, on World Environment Day
	Climate Heroes Message, UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner
	Climate Heroes Message, UNEP Director of Communications, Satinder Bindra
	Message from Mr. Juan Elvira, Mexico's Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources on Seal the Deal [English]
	Message from Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General on World Environment Day [English]-[Français]-[Español]-[Русский]-[عربي]-[中文]
	Message from Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP on World Environment Day [English]-[Français]-[Русский]
	Message from Mr. Juan Elvira, Mexico's Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources [English]-[Français] Interview with Mr. Juan Elvira by Mr. Satinder Bindra, Director, Division of Communications and Public information UNEP [English]-[Español]
	Message from Mr. Jorge Laguna Celis, Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP, on Mexico as host city [English]
	Public Service Announcements from Contributor, WED

RELATED VIDEOS

	HOME Trailer, Global Premiere 5 June 2009
	The Natural Fix? Ecosystems in Climate Mitigation
	Holy forests Human Impact of Climate Change in Asia |Series: The story of a Buddhist monk who in the 1990's started re-planting a forest that had been destroyed by US bombing during the Vietnam war, and logging companies thereafter. His interest at first was to create a place to meditate, but as time passed he started to realize that his forest could also help mitigate the effects of climate change on nearby farming communities.
	Melting glaciers Human Impact of Climate Change in Asia |Series:A young well-educated Sherpa takes a journey back to his ancestral village in the Himalayas, to see for himself the problems his people face as a consequence of global warming.
	Swapping crops Human Impact of Climate Change in Asia |Series:For millennia the people of southern Nepal have grown rice - in a country where the grain is a symbol of worship, other crops are considered unworthy. But monsoon rains, which rice cultivation so desperately depends on, have become increasingly erratic, leading farmers to think, and in some cases implement, the unthinkable - bananas!
	Tena Kebena and Ginfle Cleaning Association Champions of the Earth 2009 - The association was created to celebrate the new generation of dynamic,passionate individuals and organizations around the world who are making a real difference for the environment.
	Fragile Planet A 4 minute video on our global carbon footprint set to the music of "Fragile" by Sting.
	Earth Hour A World Wildlife Fund (WWF) initiative, Earth Hour has the goal of motivating one billion people in more than 1,000 cities around the world to switch off their lights for one hour on Saturday 28 March 2009.
	Think Globally Act Locally
	Fighting for Trees Element Climate Change Series  follows the stories of five exceptional individuals who’ve decided to tackle climate change head on. - In this film we meet Bremley, who is fighting deforestation and desertification in his native Northeast India
	Midnight Sun Sunlabob Rural Energy is bringing energy to remote rural communities in Lao PDR, a country where just 48 per cent of the population has access to grid electricity, mostly in cities and town.
	Power to the People Practical Action is working in Peru’s eastern Andes where 68 percent of the population- around 5million people- do not have access to electricity.The project makes use of the region’s vast potential for hydroelectricity
	Greening UNEP UNEP is working together with UNON on greening the UN Gigiri compound in Nairobi, Kenya.
	Near Zero The 'Near Zero Station' is one of the useful ways that the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya, has set up to reduce the UN's impact on the local environment. Kenya is already struggling with solid waste pollution and the UN is leading the way through positive examples.
	iWonder Have you ever wondered what you could do to change things around you?
	Change the World Tunza Youth Advisory Council members encourage sustainable lifestyles in this video clip.
	Inspiration Alex Lin's initiative on e-waste.
	Eco-tips forJeans Wear them at least 3 times - wash them in cold water - forget your dryer - no iron it’s much better
	Commit to action [English]  - [عربي] - [中文] - [Русский] - [Español] - [Français]