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World Environment Day
Seas and Oceans image
The UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) is the international organization responsible for the annual WED (World Environment Day), which normally falls on June 5.
To celebrate this day in 2004, the Universal Forum of Cultures – Barcelona 2004 has drawn up a program of activities in agreement with Barcelona City Council, the Catalan Autonomous Government and the central Government.

The UNEP has decided that Barcelona should be the main venue for the World Environment Day events, in response to the express request sent by the Mayor of Barcelona to the Executive Director of the UNEP.

The theme selected for 2004 is “Wanted! Seas and Oceans. Dead or Alive?”. This theme asks us to choose how we want to treat the world’s seas and oceans. It also asks each one of us to take action. Do we want to keep our seas and oceans alive and healthy or do we want them dead?

Programme
Date Event Place For more information
27 & 28 May Sustainable construction days. Participation of architects and builders. Municipality of St. Pere de Ribes www.santperederibes .org
From
May 31
to June 6
Speakers' Corner. This multidisciplinary stage will give continuity to the themes discussed in Forum Dialogues. All activities will be dedicated to WED. The programming of activities in this space will be offered to local and international environmental organizations. 2-3 activities will be planned per day in different formats as small performances, demonstrations, debates, etc. The Fair
Forum Site		 The Fair Website
From
May 31
to June 1
 DIALOGUE
"Water: Life and Security"
with the participation of Klaus Töpfer, UNEP's Executive Director. 		Convention Center
Forum Site		 More about the dialogue
From June 1 to June 6 International Environmental Film Festival. Municipality of San Feliu de Guixols www.ficma.com
From June 2
to June 3
 DIALOGUE
"Energy and Sustainable Development"		 Convention Center
Forum Site		 More about the dialogue
June 3
10.00 a.m.		 Program “Com funciona Barcelona?” (“How does Barcelona work?”) Aimed at primary and secondary schools to show available environmental resources in Barcelona; 1,000 children participating.

This event includes the UNEP and Foundation for Global Peace and Environment Children's Painting Competition ceremony and exhibition of 40 of the winning paintings. 		Estació del Nord, City www.bcn.es/
mediambient/eng/web/
cont_act_escola
_presen.htm
From June 4 to June 11
 UNEP and Foundation for Global Peace and Environment Children's Painting Competition ceremony and exhibition of 40 of the winning paintings. Centre de Recursos BCN Sostenible
Carrer Nil Fabra, 20, baixos
08012 Barcelona		 http://www.bcn.es
/agenda21/crbs/
3 & 5 May World Conference on Broadcast Meteorology Convention Center
Forum Site		 More about the dialogue
3, 9, 10, 15, 18 & 22 June
 Environment days in Barcelona city libraries
To celebrate World Environment Day, six conferences will be held in different libraries around the city.		 City libraries http://www.bcn.es/
biblioteques/
June 4
10 a.m.
to 12 p.m.		 Agenda 21 for Schools. Celebration of the closing ceremony in the Forum area with over 100 schools involved in the program and 600 children. Convention Center
Forum Site		 The "Forum in Schools" program
June 4 Seminar on "Sustainable Development and Coastal Protection" Faculty of Law, University of Barcelona
Attachment document (pdf 21 Kb)
 
June 4
12.00 p.m.		 Launch of UNEP's International Photography Competition "Focus on Your World" 2004
- Release of UNEP's report on Cold Water Corals
- Presentation of WED program.		 Press Center. Forum Site Website for the UNEP's International Photography Competition "Focus on Your World" 2004
From
June 4
to June 25
 Exhibition of 30 photos related to Seas and Oceans from diferent years of "Focus on Your World" , on the occasion of the 2004 contest Technical Arquitects Union
c/ Bon Pastor 5		 www.apabcn.es
June 5
10.00 a.m. 		Sea promenade between the two coastal towns Atmetlla de Mar and Ampolla, organized by the Catalan Excursionist Center. From the RENFE train station in Atmetlla to Ampolla following the coast and truck GR92.  
June 5
11.00 a.m.		 Opening Ceremony. Special ceremony to highlight WED 2004 presided over by H.R.H. the Infanta Doña Cristina. Forum Building Auditorium  
June 5
 Three giant turtles inhabit the 'veïns del mar' facility in the Forum
The reptiles are the first inhabitants of the site prepared by the Marine Life Recovery Center in Premià de Mar (CRAM) for animals to be reintroduced into their natural habit
"Veïns de mar" facility
Forum Site		 Related new
June 5
 Events at Can Déu Civic Center
The Les Corts district is organizing several activities for celebration of World Environment Day.		 Centre Civic Can Déu, City
Plaza de la Concordia 13		 Program of events (in catalan)
June 5
16.45 p.m.
19.45 p.m.
23.15 p.m. 		Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. Auditorium by
the Sea
Forum Site		 More about the performance
June 5
13.30 p.m. 		Sky of Aspirations. Talismans of the World
A participative installation laid out over 5,000 square meters of multicolor webs representing the oceans and continents of the world.

Talismans Plaza
Forum Site

 www.barcelona2004.org
/eng/eventos/talismanes/
portada.htm
June 5 Campaign against fishing for small fish organized by Escola del Mar Swimming area
Forum Site		  
June 5
12.00 p.m.
14.45 p.m.
17.45 p.m.
22.15 p.m. 		The Memory Tree. Street performance. The tree as a source of life and fertility. A live and active manifesto in defense of the environment, natural resources, sustainability and the good use of nature. Auditorium by
the Sea
Forum Site		 More about the performance
June 5
18.30 p.m. 		The Giant of 7 Seas (Waking up of the Arutairc). Reflection on the deterioration and contamination of the sea through a 12-meter being (a hybrid between a marine beast and a horse). Performed several times daily. Large Auditorium Forum Site More about the performance
June 5
17.00 p.m.
Day parade (Higroma). Reflection on the natural surroundings and the impact of the development in the environment. By inverting the proportion between insects and humans, the goal is to symbolize the aggressive effects of the human macrocosmos in the microcosmos. Forum Site More about the performance
From
June 7
to June 11
 37th CIESM Congress. Listening to the Sea. Convention Center
Forum Site		 /www.ciesm.org
/events/congr.html
From
June 7
to June 11
 Seminar: "Sediment Transport Mechanics" by professor Ole S. Madsen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Jordi Girona, 1-3
Edifici D-1, Aula 100
Campus Nord UPC		 - Program (PDF, in spanish)

- Website for the Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima de la UPC
09/06/2004
18.30 p.m.		 Awards ceremony for corporations recognized for their environmental achievements. Llotja de Mar, City mediambient.gencat.net
/cat/empreses
June 11
18.00 p.m.		 Awards ceremony for municipalities practicing selective garbage collection. Auditori Palau de la Generalitat, City www.arc-cat.net
Until 26 september
 UNEP/UNESCO Exhibition
"You Consume, You Decide"		 Haima
Forum Site		 More about the exhibit

From
June 11
to June 14

 Festival of the Sea. An event that focuses on the sea and its culture. Each day of the festival will highlight particular environmental issues. Port Vell (Barcelona's Old Port) - Program

- Featured 'Festival of the Sea' at the Forum website
16 and 17 September
 Clean Ports Project in Torroella de Montgrí. Directed to students of tourism, biology, geografy, city counselors and professionals of the sector. Municipality of Torroella de Montgrí www.torroella.org