Environmental Knowledge Day 2023: the history and traditions of the holiday

Ecology is the science of the relationships of organisms with each other and with the environment. Also, ecology is understood as the environment surrounding a person and the conditions for the existence of animals and plants in a certain area. The term itself appeared in 1866. Since then, the number of environmental problems has only increased. But our future depends on the state of our planet. It is impossible without careful interaction with the outside world. The development of environmental knowledge is a task that the UN and the governments of countries set themselves.

When is Environment Day celebrated?

Holiday date fixed: 15 April Every year many countries celebrate Environmental Knowledge Day.

history of the holiday

The history of the holiday began in 1992 at a UN conference in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to environmental issues. It paid attention to the role of environmental education of the population. In Our Country, the Day of Ecological Knowledge has been celebrated since 1996.

Holiday traditions

The purpose of the holiday is the promotion of environmental knowledge, the formation of environmental culture, informing about current environmental problems and the state of the environment. Of course, the Day of Ecological Knowledge is an occasion for actions, lectures, seminars, round tables, exhibitions, competitions dedicated to ecology.

In Our Country, on this day, the action “Days of protecting the environment from environmental danger” starts, which continues until June 5, World Environment Day. Its active participants are national parks, nature reserves, museums, libraries, conservation societies, foundations, and educational institutions.

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Profession ecologist

If you are concerned about the state of the environment and want to make the most of its protection, you can make it your profession. An environmentalist, or environmental engineer, is a specialist who analyzes the situation and develops measures to reduce existing and possible harm to nature. It identifies the causes of natural disasters, looks for ways to reduce the negative human impact on the environment and makes a forecast of the situation in the future. Ecologists participate in the examinations at the beginning of the construction of residential buildings, factories, transport facilities.

An ecologist should not only have knowledge in the field of biology, physics, chemistry, processes taking place in the environment, but also be fluent in environmental legislation, standards and regulations, know the methods of environmental monitoring, and have an idea of ​​the procedure for conducting environmental expertise.

Environmentalists work in research laboratories, environmental organizations, government agencies, enterprises (plants, factories, construction companies).

If you are interested in this profession, pay attention to the specialties “Ecology and nature management”, “Geoecology”, “Bioecology”, “Biology”, “International economic and environmental problems”, “Safety of technological processes and production of the oil and gas industry”, “Technospheric safety”.

Interesting Facts

• The Swedish government program to generate electricity by incinerating waste has proven to be effective. Now Sweden recycles 96% of waste, and also imports about 80 thousand tons of garbage per year.
• More than 20 years ago, Nike opened a collection point for old sneakers. Recycled shoes are turned into running tracks, basketball courts and tennis courts.
• A German company makes golf balls from compressed fish food. Passengers of cruise ships can play with such a ball, because it will not be scary if it flies overboard.
• If it seems to you that the garbage problem is far-fetched, pay attention to the North Pacific Ocean, where the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, aka the Eastern Garbage Continent, drifts. It was formed by 100 million tons of plastic waste from Asia and America.
• Half of China’s residents drink contaminated water. The percentage of harmful substances in it is much higher than the norm.
• About 12% of the earth’s surface has the status of a reserve.
• Australian environmentalists stretch artificial lianas between eucalyptus trees growing on opposite sides of highways. Thus, they want to save koalas from death under the wheels of cars.
• Once upon a time, Chistye Prudy in Moscow was called Pogany – waste was merged into them. When this territory became part of the estate of Prince Menshikov, the ponds were cleaned out, and they received their modern name.
• The territory with the cleanest ecology is Tibet.
• The plastic from which the bottles are made completely decomposes after about 500 years.