World Environment Day 2019 is being observed on June 5. This is a United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness on the protection of the environment. The theme of the World Environment Day this year is 'Air Pollution'. The host country this year is China, where several events will take place, marking the environment day. In India too, events will take place on the theme 'Air Pollution'. The day aims not just at spreading awareness on the environment, but also initiating and encouraging action on saving the environment. On this day, people also share greetings on social media websites like Facebook, Twitter and share messages on WhatsApp to spread awareness on the environment. People Involvement Needed to Raise Maha Green Cover: Minister

Here are some messages on World Environment Day that you can send to your friends, relatives and colleagues to greet them as well as spread awareness. World Environment Day 2019 in India: Government Launches #SelfieWithSapling Initiative, Kapil Dev, Jackie Shroff to Participate.

World Environment Day 2019 message and image 1 (Photo Credits: File Image)
World Environment Day 2019 message and image 1 (Photo Credits: File Image)

The WhatsApp message reads - "The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth"

World Environment Day 2019 message and image 2 (Photo Credits: File Image)
World Environment Day 2019 message and image 2 (Photo Credits: File Image)

The WhatsApp message reads - "Let us pledge to make a cleaner and greener environment"

World environment day 2019 message and image 3 (Photo Credits: File Image)
World environment day 2019 message and image 3 (Photo Credits: File Image)

The WhatsApp message reads - “Love is in the air but the air is highly polluted”

World environment day 2019 message and image 4 (Photo Credits: File Image)
World environment day 2019 message and image 4 (Photo Credits: File Image)

The WhatsApp message reads - “We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment”. – Margaret Mead

World environment day 2019 message and image 5 (Photo Credits: File Image)
World environment day 2019 message and image 5 (Photo Credits: File Image)

The WhatsApp message reads - “We must return to nature and nature’s god”. – Luther Burbank

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How to Download World Environment Day 2019 Stickers

In addition to thhe above messages, you can also download environment day stickers and share them with your near ones. Go to Google Play store on your mobile phone or desktop, and search 'environment day' and click on the 'search' icon.  From the search results, click on the sticker that you want to download and then click on 'Install'.

Last year, the theme of Environment Day was ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. The celebration of the World Environment Day began in 1974 and the day is now celebrated in more than 100 countries.  The United Nations also calls it "people's day" for doing something to take care of the Earth.

 

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