Why it’s urgent to restore and reclaim our environment

Kenya Scouts Association Rovas team engaged in cleaning operation at Kibra area, Nairobi in celebration of World Environment Day on Saturday, June 5, 2021. [Samson Wire. Standard.]

Yesterday was the World Environment Day.

This day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in June, 1972. The first celebration had the theme “Only one Earth.” Since then, the day has been celebrated yearly with different themes based on problems facing Mother Nature, for example plastic pollution, illegal wildlife trade, food security, sea-level rise among others.