Media practitioners urged to raise awareness on World Environment Day

Accra (Greater Accra), 23rd April

The ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) on Friday urged media institutions to undertake World Environment Day activities to raise public awareness on the environment, a statement from the ministry said in Accra today.

World environment Day falls on June five under the theme "Our earth, Our Future, Just save it." A n international ceremony will be held in Tokyo, Japan to mark it.

Locally, Ghana has chosen a theme "Save our Earth, Save our Future."

Activities to commemorate the day in Ghana include a national clean-up exercise by second cycle institutions and churches on Friday, May 28 and Saturday May 29, respectively.

There will also be community clean-ups, inter schools quiz competitions to be organised at Sunyani and a durbar at Techiman, Brong Ahafo.

The release urged journalists to raise public awareness in giving a human face to environmental issues and empowering people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development.