Guangdong active on World Environment Day

South China's Guangdong province held a publicity event in Haizhu Wetland Park, Guangzhou, urging the public to protect our planet on World Environment Day, observed on June 5 every year across the globe.

More than 300 government and enterprise leaders, representatives of non-government organizations and media outlets, experts and students took part in the activity and displayed their determination to protect the Earth.

This year's theme, Connecting Humans and Nature, was selected by the host country Canada, and encourages people to enjoy the outdoors and to take positive environmental action to protect the Earth that we share.

Guangdong province is doing its part in taking the message forward, promoting the concept of green development and a simple life and encouraging all people to take action. The province hopes to drive change in our consumption habits.

Li Haizhou, chief of Haizhu district, Guangzhou presents a flag to representatives of the 2017 Guangzhou World Youth Environment Protection Conference during a publicity event on June 3. [Photo gdep.gov.cn]

During the event, a flag-presentation ceremony was held for the 2017 Guangzhou World Youth Environment Protection Conference.

The conference, co-sponsored by the China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center, the UN Conference on the Human Environment, the China Environmental Protection Foundation and the Department of Environmental Protection of Guangdong province, is scheduled for July 16-21 in Guangzhou.