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Colombian Wayuu Indian students release turtles at Colombia's Camarones beach on World Environment Day, 5 June 2006. (Courtesy: Reuters/Kena Betancur)
Environmental issues are never simple to explain - climate change, desertification, renewable energy, the ecosystem, etc. But solving these complex issues depends on an important factor: You. Get involved. Volunteer to become active agents of change. Help communities understand that their attitudes towards environmental issues are crucial in reversing global warming. Become an advocate. Empower people to become active in achieving environmental sustainability.

In this section we are presenting the contributions volunteers are making to protect the environment. It does not matter if it's collecting garbage for a day on Syria's beaches, monitoring weather satellites in Hawaii or tracking tsunami donations for Southeast Asian countries -- there's no big or small work in achieving sustainable environment. Every volunteer work counts. 

If you have any news, press releases, events, documents, links or other information resources related to this topic, send them to us at info@worldvolunteerweb.org and we will post them here.



Related articles
22 February 2010
Limpieza, reforestación y concienciación en Nicaragua 
Managua, Nicaragua: El programa VNU, voluntarios, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y alcaldías de todo el país llevaron a cabo actividades diversas de limpieza, reforestación y concienciación sobre el medio ambiente, en el marco de la campaña 'Voluntarios por nuestro planeta' del DIV 2009.   Read article
More about: Nicaragua
18 February 2010
Skills needed to improve lives in Cameroon  by Paul Samjela Ngomba
Students in Cameroon learn about new developments in the science of computer on International Volunteer Day in 2009.
Limbe, Cameroon: Volunteers joined the Provincial delegate of Secondary Education for the South West Region to mark International Volunteer Day in 2009 in Cameroon.   Read article
More about: Cameroon  Education
17 February 2010
Green activities on IVD in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: International Volunteer Day was celebrated in Kinshasa and other parts of the country on Saturday 5 December. UNV volunteers assigned to MONUC and to UN agencies were the initiators of a series of activities around the theme 'Volunteering for our Planet'.  Read article
17 February 2010
La JIV célébrée avec les réfugiés de Djibouti  
Djibouti: La Journée internationale des Volontaires (JIV) a eu pour thème en 2009 « Volontaires en faveur de notre planète » pour promouvoir l’aboutissement de laConférence de Copenhague sur le Changement Climatique du 7 décembre 2009 à un accord mondial pour donner une réponse adéquate à ce phénomène menaçant, dont les effets néfastes se manifestent déjà, et ce surtout dans les pays les plus pauvres.   Read article
More about: Djibouti  Refugees
06 February 2010
Climate change no joke as Indonesia goes for a song 
Jakarta, Indonesia: UNV Indonesia organized environmental comic and song competitions with high schools.  Read article
More about: Indonesia  Youth

 

Related links
More than 800 Ukrainians join Volunteers Weekend 
Перша і така хвилююча зустріч із новою родиною
Organizers decided to combine their efforts on 5 December into a grand two-day celebration all over Ukraine. In order not to limit the time or geographical scope of the celebration, the organizers invited NGOs to step in with their proposals for ways to celebrate International Volunteer Day. The campaign was entitled 'The Volunteer Weekend' and lasted from Saturday 5 December until Sunday 6 December. Twenty-two associations and 855 volunteers came together to organize 24 volunteer events all over Ukraine.   Visit site
Internationaler Tag der Freiwilligen mit dem Schwerpunkt Klima 
Jedes Jahr am 5. Dezember findet der Internationale Tag der Freiwilligen statt. In diesem Jahr fällt dieses Datum unmittelbar vor den Beginn der UN-Klimakonferenz in Kopenhagen (7.-18. Dezember). Angesichts der Bedrohungen der Erde hat das UN-Freiwilligenprogramm (United Nations Volunteers Programme – UNV) den diesjährigen Tag der Freiwilligen deshalb unter das Motto „Volunteering for our Planet“ gestellt.  Visit site
CERFA - Jardín Botánico las Orquídeas 
CERFA is a botanical reserve in the Ecuadorian Amazon that works in the conservation and restoration of rainforest habitat, with a particular emphasis on orchids and insects. Volunteers can help to maintain an inventory of the orchids and pollinators in the reserve, develop education programs for the visitor centre and, in conjunction with local schools, coordinate reforestation programs with neighbouring communities.
  Visit site

Related blog entries
21 December 2006, 11:13
From blood donation to tree planting, Sri Lanka celebrates IVD 
The IVD celebrations were held in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, with activities including country wide tree plantation, bicycle race,  and clean-up drives.  Read entry

03 May 2006, 11:57
Seeking volunteers for nature summer work camp on Lake Baikal 
Club Firn, a non-governmental organization founded in 1988, is seeking volunteers for our 3rd annual nature work camp in one of the most beautiful hidden corners of Lake Baikal.  Read entry

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