The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) announced Peru will be the host —in Latin America and the Caribbean— to World Environment Day 2018 on June 5.
In this sense,
UN Environment highlighted the Inca country was one of the first nations to join the Clean Seas campaign led by said organization.
Within this context, Environment Minister Elsa Galarza underscored this appointment enables Peru to include
environmental policies on the agenda. They are aimed at reducing the use of plastic, as well as showing the
efforts and
good practices promoted by her administration with the support of various actors.
According to
UN Environment, the world uses 500 billion plastic bags per year, and —at least— 8 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans, the equivalent of a full garbage truck every minute.
In the past decade, the world produced more plastic than in the whole last century. Plus, 50% of the plastic humans use is single-use or disposable.
About
World Environment Day is a UN-led global event, the single largest festivity involving our environment, which takes place every June 5 and is celebrated by thousands of communities worldwide.
It is a day for everyone around the world to take ownership of their environment and to actively engage in the protection of our earth.
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