Environmentalist Day is a modern holiday

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

The Ecologist's Day is a relatively young holiday, which began to be celebrated in Russia quite recently. Ecologist's Day was officially introduced by order of the President in 2007. In general, ecology and environmental protection are concepts that have appeared in our everyday life not very long ago, although the best minds of mankind have been concerned about these issues for many years.

For the first time the term "ecology" was used by the German biologist Haeckel about 150 years ago, defining ecology as a branch of biology. Subsequently, ecology was given the status of a science that determines the relationship between living organisms and plant components in an environment modified by man (or left unchanged). The concepts of "ecology" and "he alth" are inextricably linked. After all, atmospheric air or groundwater polluted with emissions often cause various diseases.

This is about science. But in the everyday life of the inhabitants, this concept is often used in phrases of this kind: “ecology is to blame”, or “bad ecology”. Here, ecology is defined as a set of living conditions, the environment. And this environment is changing not for the better, thereby attracting the attention of the public, which shows its civil activity by holding various rallies and pickets. These actions are aimed at protecting theirhe alth and the preservation of a livable environment. Therefore, the profession of ecologist is becoming more and more popular.

The work of an ecologist is not easy, because not all citizens understand that the future of our planet depends on every inhabitant. Everyone can contribute to the improvement of living conditions. Today, such a specialist as an ecologist is needed at every enterprise and in most organizations. The purpose of this position is to monitor compliance with environmental legislation in the divisions of the enterprise and contact with regulatory authorities (state). In addition, many environmental volunteers are involved in various activities (such as cleaning up sea water and rescuing animals from spilled oil, or environmental education of residents).

Entire departments and ministries are working today for the benefit of environmental protection. These are, in particular, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Rosprirodnadzor, the Environmental Prosecutor's Office, the Committee and the Department of Natural Resources. In addition, some enterprises specialize in maintaining a normal ecology: they create equipment used to protect the natural environment, develop various projects that can minimize the negative impact on nature.

Environmentalist Day is celebrated on June 5th. It was on this day that the United Nations held its first environmental conference. It was in 1972, and from next year this date became World Environment Day. The establishment of this holiday is a way to attract people's attention to issues and problemsecology. This holiday is accompanied by various "green" actions and pickets, in schools - competitions of children's drawings on the theme of nature protection.

But Ecologist's Day is not only a professional holiday, it is a holiday of all those who are not indifferent to their future and the future of people's descendants. On this day, I would like to wish everyone fresh air, clear water and clean land. In addition, it is simply necessary to encourage the population to pay even more attention to the preservation of a favorable natural environment, the protection of all living things and our ecological future!