Vanuatu National Environment Week

The event was officially open by the newly elected President of Malampa provincial council, Aisick Abel yesterday.

The 1-week event will end on June 5 to coincide with World Environment Day (WED) which falls on June 5 every year.

The United Nations (UN) theme for the WED is ‘Ecosystem Restoration’. According to UN, Ecosystem Restoration can take many forms: Growing trees, greening cities, rewilding gardens, changing diets or cleaning up rivers and coasts. This is the generation that can make peace with nature.

It coincides with World Environment Day (WED) which falls on June 5 every year.

The theme for the week and WED is ‘Pollution and Climate Change’.

The team from DEPC including representatives from the Departments of the Ministry of Climate Change and Adaptation (Climate Change, Meteorology, Energy, NDMO & Geo-Hazards) will be in Tanna during the week for the event.

The team will carry out an awareness and information about the work of the Ministry and Departments with secondary schools around Tanna to help the students plan out their future career.