Archive for November 2007

World　Environment　Day，commemorated　each　year　on　5June，is　one　of　the　 principal　vehicles　through　which　the　United　Nations　stimulates　worldwide 　awareness　of　the　environment　and　enhances　political　attention　and　 action. TheWorld　Environment　Day　slogan　selected　for　2007isMelting　Ice－a　Hot　 Topic？In　support　of　International　Polar　Year，theWED　themeselectedfor　 2007focuses　on　the　effects　thatclimatechangeishaving　on　polar　ecosystems 　and　communities，and　the　ensuing　consequences　aroundtheworld. Inresponse　to　the　slogan　and　in　light　ofthe　core　work　and　keytask　 ofenvironmental　protection　in　China，The　State　Environmental　Protection　 Administration　selected　the　”Less　Emission　of　Pollutants　and　the　 Environment－Friendly　Society”as　China’s　slogan　for　2007WEDtoshowcase　the 　Chinese　government　and　people’s　determination　andaction. OnJune 5，2006，Bei－jing and　Vancouver，host　cities of　the　next　Olympic　 Summer　and　Winter　Games，and　theUnited　Nations　Environment　Program　(UNEP) jointlycalled　on　car　owners　in　the　two　cities　to　drive　one　day　less　in　 2007tomark　the　World　Environment　Day.The　Construction　and　Environment　 Department　of　the　Beijing　Organizing　Committee　for　the　Games　of　the　XXIX 　Olympiad　(BOCOG)urged　BOCOG　staff　to　do　their　part　in　creating　 conditions　for　one　more　”blue　sky”in　theChinesecapital.