World Environment Day 2017

Each World Environment Day is organized around a theme that focuses attention on a particularly pressing environmental concern. The theme for 2017, ‘Connecting People to Nature’, urges us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and to think about how we are part of nature and how intimately we depend on it. It challenges us to find fun and exciting ways to experience and cherish this vital relationship.

In order to act together on World Environment Day, Veolia Middle East has developed this year a "Tool Kit" to raise awareness on what is our natural environment in the Middle East and how we can contribute to be closer to nature.



The idea is an Interactive activity with a group with different people at each station to learn about biodiversity in the Middle East. Find below the purpose for each station and a brief explanation.



DOWNLOAD the World Environment Day Tool Box Talk to have all the information to perform the group activity!

STATION 1: Veolia & the Environment

This station is about understanding how Veolia, at a group level, contributes to manage natural resources, contribute to combating ckimate change and conserve biodiversity.
 

STATION 2: Protected areas in the region

There are about 1500 protected areas in the 22 countries of the region, but only five countries have protected more than 10% of their land.
 

STATION 3: Game - Animal per nationality

Veolia Middle East has more than 50 nationalities represented by its employees. To connect ou People to Nature, we have taken a native animal for each country.
 

Can you match them to their country ?
Answers are in the Tool Box Talk

 

STATION 4: How can we help?

This station is understanding what you could do in the region to help protect the environment and nature.



How can you help? :

  • Don't litter!
  • Recycle and reuse as much as possible
  • Minimize use of pesticides and herbicides
  • Choose biogradable and biosafe products
 

Discover the complete data and information in the World Environment Day 2017 Tool Box Talk ! Have fun protecting the environment and nature!