World Environment Day & World Oceans Day marked

Only One Earth: The Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Research Focus Area will host the World Environment Day & World Oceans Day Symposium on June 8th.

Monday, 06 June 2022

The Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Research Focus Area (RFA) will host a symposium tomorrow (8 June) to commemorate World Environment Day and Oceans Day.

World Environment Day is marked on 5 June every year and is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach. This year’s theme is Only One Earth: The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day on June 8 every year, and this year’s theme is: “Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean”.

The symposium will be held online (MS Teams) and is scheduled to start at 10 am.

Prof Beatrice Opeolu, Leader of the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Research Focus Area, said the symposium aims " to create awareness about the existential threat of climate change and our daily life choices to man and the environment”.

“We have only one earth, so it must be cherished and handled with care rather than abused. Oceans play an important role in ecosystem balance, so unhealthy practices against our oceans affect oceans economies and human and environmental health.”

She said attendees will be privileged to listen to environmental scientists within and outside CPUT discussing some of these issues.

“We also hope to use the event to foster collaborations for research and community engagement activities.”

Chioma Chikere, Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in the Department of Microbiology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, will deliver an invited speech.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Studies staff will also share their waste management initiatives with the CPUT community.

Click here to join the meeting.

Written by Ilse Fredericks

Email: Frederickskennediji@cput.ac.za