World Environment Day - Dr Meseret Zemedkun on the importance of the day

Today marks World Environment Day. On this day, the United Nations encourages worldwide awareness and action to protect the environment. The theme for this year's World Environment Day celebrations is #BeatPlasticPollution.

World Environment Day 2023 is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. The steps governments and businesses are taking to tackle plastic pollution are the consequence of this action.

It is time to accelerate this action and transition to a circular economy.

It is time to #BeatPlasticPollution.