World Environment Day (05 June 2021)

   World Environment Day

Every year, World Environment Day is observed on June 5. This day is celebrated to encourage awareness and environmental protection. According to United Nations, "The celebration of this day provides us with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises, and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment."

World Environment Day Theme

This year’s observance of World Environment Day will be on the theme of ‘ecosystem restoration’ and focus on resetting our relation with nature. It will also mark the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030.

When World Environment was first celebrated?

The day was first observed in 1974 in the city of Spokane in the USA.

History of World Environment Day

In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly established the World Environment Day on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Two years later, in 1974 the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth". Even though Environment Day celebration has been held annually since 1974, in 1987 the idea for rotating the center of these activities through selecting different host countries began.

Host of World Environment Day 2020

Every World Environment Day is hosted by a different country, in which official celebrations take place. In 2021, Pakistan will host World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Program (UNEP).

 How is World Environment Day celebrated?

The day is celebrated by engaging governments, businesses, celebrities and citizens to focus their efforts on a pressing environmental issue.

Green Earth Appeal by Students of APS, Clement Town, Dehradun