Water resource users are some of the most environmental aware stewards since they must count every precious drop of water necessary to feed the world and provide safe drinking water. In the United States, we celebrate Earth Day: We have a bike-to-work week, we have recycling and environmental preservation programs in our communities, the list goes on. World Environment Day is the United Nations’ all-encompassing campaign that promotes these types of environmentally conscious activities and events and serves as a global platform for public outreach. The UN considers World Environment Day (“WED”) an important holiday for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Also considered “The People’s Day,” the UN encourages this to be “a day for doing something to take care of the Earth or to become an agent of change. That ‘something’ can be focused locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo action or involve a crowd – everyone is free to choose.” Each year, the UN organizes WED to revolve around a particularly pressing issue, this year they’re highlighting illegal wildlife trade with a themed slogan: “Go Wild for Life.” Activities are encouraged globally; in 2015, WED saw a total of 2,861 registered activities with 1.26 million people participating worldwide. Participants can visit the WED online site to register their environmental activities to be shared worldwide on a community map, with hopes of inspiring others with ideas or notable contributions. For those who wish to participate in the World Environment Day celebration, the UN offers this toolkit for a successful, positive route to taking action and encourages participants to share their activities. While Schroeder Law Office’s work in water resources is a bit removed from the 2016 theme “Go Wild for Life” we can say that we “Go Wild for Water.” We will celebrate this year’s World Environment Day by continuing to support our clients in smart and efficient beneficial use of our water resources.
