World Environment Day 2019

Activities to commemorate the 2019 World Environment Day with theme "Beat Air Pollution" commenced with a preparatory meeting that held on the 30th of May 2019 at the conference hall of the Regional Delegation of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development during which a calendar of activities was drawn.

World Environment Day Preparatory Meeting

This was followed by Radio sensitization at CRTV, Radio Hot Cocoa and NDEFCam Radio on Saturday 1st of June 2019. At the different radio stations, a panel of Environmental Activists from Hive account@thegreens and diverse environmental organizations as well as the Regional Delegation of Environment sensitized the public about Air Pollution and how to #BeatAirPollution in the region.

Radio Sensitization

On Monday the 3rd of June 2019, Hive account@thegreens and members of the Network of Environmental Stakeholders of Cameroon (NEST-Cam) educated and engaged members of their communities via a social media Mask Challenge.

Hive account@mr-greens takes part in the Mask Challenge

On Tuesday the 4th of June 2019, we organized a World Environment Day Quiz for primary, secondary and higher institutions that saw over 70 pupils and students participate in the Quiz.
The Quiz was followed by a press conference on the theme of this year's World Environment Day.

Wednesday 5th of June 2019 happened to be Eid AL-Fitr; as such we shifted our activities to Thursday 6th June.

We wished all our Muslim faithfuls a Happy Eid Al-Fitr

On Thursday 6th of June 2019 we commemorated World Environment Day 2019 under the distinguished patronage of H.E The Governor of the North West Region at the MINRESI Conference Hall.
The event was attended by over 200 persons drawn from the public and private sector.

Hive account@mr-greens at World Environment Day

The event featured a word of welcome from the representative of the Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council and a presentation of the UN Secretary General's 2019 World Environment Day message by the Regional Delegate of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development

Regional Delegate of Environment presenting the UN SG's 2019 World Environment Day message

The Regional Delegate's message was followed by a word from the representative of the Governor of the North West Region who called on all to take action to improve the quality of air in their communities and the region.

Representative of the Governor of the North West Region

This was followed by the award of prizes to the Winners of the 2019 World Environment Day Quiz.

Primary School Winners of the 2019 World Environment Day Quiz

Secondary and High School Winners of the 2019 World Environment Day Quiz

University Winners of the 2019 World Environment Day Quiz

This was followed by a family photograph.

WED Family Photograph

Then the Governor and his entourage visited the exhibition stands of the different environmental organizations.

Wakom Paper Bags

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Pupil winners of WED Quiz

And this is how we celebrated World Environment Day 2019. To take note is the fact that Hive account@mr-greens served as M.C, Examiner and Coordinator during the 2019 World Environment Day Activities.

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Her tree planting programs have seen the organization create 04 Community Tree Nurseries, planted more than 300,000 trees and together with Hive account@kedjom-keku we have acquired 1000 hectares of afromontane forest in Kedjom-Keku Village of the Bamenda Highlands of the North West Region of Cameroon for the creation and conservation of Kedjom-Keku Community Forest

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Her #EndPlasticPollution Campaign has seen the organization sensitize more than 100,000 people about plastic pollution, upcycled more than 10,000 plastic bottles to create UPB Vertical Gardens, UPB Tree Nursery Pots, etc.

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