| 提供苗圃場地的是在Kathmandu的Pokhara大學環境管理與永續發展學系，在開幕當天，該系主任Anand
Rai Joshi在他的演說中表達了他對根與芽小組的感謝，並承諾該科系將協助維護並擴展苗圃。在開幕會後，根與芽小組還舉辦了一場自行車競賽，參賽者必須從Tin
Kune騎到世界文化遺產之一的Durbar 廣場，用意是在鼓勵大眾短程多利用腳踏車。
而在世界另一端的坦尚尼亞Dar es Salaam的根與芽會員及會友，也選擇在6月2日這天用淨灘的方式慶祝世界環境日，他們在沙灘上撿拾到塑膠瓶、舊鞋子以及廢棄保麗龍，加起來總共有90袋的垃圾，總重量則高達1.4噸之多！淨灘過後，會員們也學習了如何利用廢物再造，小型工業發展組織和坦尚尼亞工業研究與發展組織向他們展示如何把用過的名片製成袋子、用舊輪胎做成玩具以及利用椰子殼製作首飾等，活動內容還包括了有獎徵答、手工藝製作以及徵文大賽。最後，根與芽小組並在Mikocheni的辦公室附近辦了一場教育海報展示會，他們的主題是「用積極充實心靈、用創意拯救地球！」，會員們利用他們的創意，將關於環境以及受到侵蝕與威脅的珊瑚礁問題，鮮明的呈現在海報上，而透過Celtel公司與美國大使館的贊助，這個小組並特地為了這個活動製作了紀念T恤。
如果您與您的根與芽小組有舉辦慶祝世界環境日的活動，歡迎將您的活動內容與報告於下面網址中註冊上傳，和大家一同分享！
http://www.unep.org/wed/2007/english/About_WED_2007/index.asp
Each year
on June 5, thousands of people around the world take
part in World Environment Day (WED).
Roots & Shoots members are among the thousands.
Established by the United Nations General Assembly
in 1972, World Environment Day stimulates worldwide
awareness of the environment, enhancing political
attention and action.
This year, Roots & Shoots-Nepal got involved by
creating a plant nursery for rare and endangered plant
species. The group’s goal is to grow the plants in
the nursery and then replant them in the wild.
With space provided by the School of Environmental
Management and Sustainable Development (SchEMS) (affiliated
with Pokhara University) in Kathmandu, R&S-Nepal
held an inaugural ceremony for their plant nursery.
In his opening speech, Dr. Anand Raj Joshi, the school's
Academic Director, expressed his appreciation for
the R&S group’s work and announced the school’s
commitment to maintaining the nursery and helping
it expand.
After the ceremony, R&S-Nepal organized a bicycle
rally, in which participants rode from Tin Kune to
Durbar Square—a UNESCO (United Nations Educational,
Scientific, CulturalOrganization) World Heritage Site—encouraging
people to "Use Bicycles for Short Distances."
Roots & Shoots members in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
also took the opportunity to celebrate WED. Members
and alumni of Roots & Shoots-Tanzania gathered
on June 2 to have a beach cleanup.
The group picked up plastic bottles, old shoes and
discarded polystyrene, hauling 90 bags of trash off
the beach—a total of 1.4 tons of trash!
After the cleanup, members learned about new ways
to re-use material. Representatives from Small Industries
Development Organization (SIDO) and Tanzania Industrial
Research and Development Organization (TIRDO) showed
them bags made from used phone cards, toys made from
old tires and jewelry made from coconut shells. There
were quizzes and crafts and an essay contest.
Finally, the group held an educational poster fair
near the Roots & Shoots office in Mikocheni. The
R&S group's theme this year is "Feed your
mind with Positivity, heal the world with Creativity!"
so members showed their creative flare through vibrant
illustrated posters, displaying information about
the environment, erosion and threatened coral reefs.
With support from Celtel and the U.S. Embassy, the
group was also able to create T-shirts commemorating
the event.
If you and your Roots & Shoots group celebrated
World Environment Day, register your project with
WED, and be sure to submit a Roots & Shoots Project
Report too!
~摘錄自根與芽小組網站
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