Date and time: 26 August, 2016, Friday 10:00-12:00

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Venue: Kenyatta University Conference Centre

This year's World Environment Day's theme was ¨Illegal Wildlife Trade¨,a topic which is of great importance in the Himalaya region. WED2016 was used as an occasion to organize an array of successful events across the Himalayas.  The vast demand for products such as wool, fur, leather, and medicines is driving illegal wildlife trade of the already under-threat species of Tiger, Red Panda, Asian Elephant, Greater one-horned Rhinocerus, and the Snow Leopard.

Located in the Northeastern part of India, the state of Uttarkhad shares its boundaries with China in the North and Nepal in the East. The source of both the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers are in this state. 

Over the past five years, RCE Minna has continued to inspire and educate people through the commemoration of the UNEP World Environment Day (WED).

Additionally, it has been a good way to promote RCE Minna's activities and projects. This year’s WED on the 5th June ¨Go Wild for Life¨ focussed on the fight against illegal wildlife trade. “Go Wild for Life” encouraged everyone to spread the message of the damage done by wildlife crime and how to prevent further damage.

Each year, Nigeria celebrates Children’s Day on the 27th of May. RCE Minna used the occasion to raise awareness amongst children on the 17 SDGs especially on Goal 3 and 4 (Good Health and Quality Education).

Me & MyCity is a Finnish education innovation that has received international acclaim. Its story began in 2009. A learning concept aimed at school children, covering society, working life and entrepreneurship, the Me & MyCity learning environment is a miniature city where students work in a profession and function as consumers and citizens as part of society.

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Below article is an extract from http://urbanagendaforthe.eu/pactofamsterdam/ 

EU Member States met on 30 May to sign the Pact of Amsterdam and establish the Urban Agenda for the EU.

The UNFCCC announces its 2nd annual Global Youth Video Competition on Climate Change. Young people of age 18 to 30 are invited to submit a three minute video about their actions to address climate change or to raise public awareness. Two winners will receive a round trip and accommodations to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in November 2016 (Marrakech, Morocco).

Deadline for submissions is 1 August 2016.

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