CSG Scotland wishes on World Environment Day 2022, says “nature is common wealth”

Dominica: The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth- Patricia Scotland, extended warm wishes on the occasion of World Environment Day 2022.

While wishing the world, she highlighted some of the importance of the natural gems in the Commonwealth.

Furthermore, she emphasised the work done to preserve Oceans, Climate, Living lands and other natural resources. Scotland also optimised the further actions to be taken at the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2022).

This year, CHOGM 2022 will be the 26th Meeting of the Heads of Governments of the Nations of the Commonwealth. The meeting was scheduled for between 22–25 June at Kigali Convention Centre.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General further outlined that nature is the “commonwealth”, and the Commonwealth covers around 1/4 of the forest land and 1/3 of the ocean of the world.

Patricia Scotland mentioned, “Our #Commonwealth covers 1/4 of all forest land & 1/3 of the world’s ocean under national jurisdiction.”

Furthermore, she noted, “Nature has always been our common wealth. I’m proud of our work on #Ocean #Climate #CleanEnergy #LivingLands & look forward to further action at #CHOGM2022. #WorldEnvironmentDay”

Leaders across the world wished and greeted the audience on the occasion of World Environment Day.

World Environment Day, also known as WED, is annually celebrated on June 5, 2022, across the globe. The objective behind the celebration of the day is to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

The day was held in 1973 for the first time; it is regarded as a platform for raising awareness on issues about the environment, such as marine pollution, global warming (sustainable development), overpopulation and wildlife crime. World Environment Day is a worldwide platform for public outreach, with over 143 countries annually participating. Every year, the program provides a theme and forum for businesses, non-government organisations, communities, governments and celebrities to advocate environmental causes.

In 2022 World Environment Day campaign was based on #OnlyOneEarth, which called for collective, transformative action on a global scale to protect, restore and celebrate our planet.