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What: 47th World Environment Day (WED)
Celebrated on June 5th every year. WED is the UN day for encouraging worldwide awareness and actions to protect the environment. This year's theme is Air Pollution. This year invities us all to consider how we can change our everyday lives to reduce the amount of air pollution we produce. The activities this year were collection of used cars from Utwe, coastal clean up at Utwe community, radio announcement, promotional tshirt, stickers, flyers and Q&A radio program.

COLONIA, Yap (Yap EPA, Press Statement, June 10, 2019) – On June 10, 2019, the FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management (DECEM) began its first of a two-day training in Yap State regarding the iNFORM Data Portal Project and the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) National Implementation Plan (NIP) Project. DECEM representatives visiting Yap to conduct the trainings are Mr. Snyther Biza, GIS and Data Officer; Mr. Skiis Dewey, IT Officer, and Ms. Caroline Werthog, POPs NIP Project Coordinator.

WENO, Chuuk – On June 13-14, 2019, the FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Emergency Management (DECEM) had a two-day training in Chuuk State regarding the Inform & iCLIM Data Portals Projects and the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) National Implementation Plan (NIP) Project. DECEM representatives visiting Chuuk to conduct the trainings are Mr. Snyther Biza, GIS and Data Officer; Mr. Skiis Dewey, IT Officer, and Ms. Caroline Werthog, POPs NIP Project Coordinator.