World Environment Day - June 05

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5 June every year, and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. First held in 1972, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on environmental issues emerging from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. World Environment Day has grown to become a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually. Each year, WED has provided a new theme that major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and all celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes.

What is the difference between Earth Day and World Environment Day?

Similar to World Environment Day is Earth Day that is celebrated every year on the 22nd of April and Earth Hour that is celebrated every year on the last Saturday of the month of March from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. While Earth Day is an event that is celebrated every year on 22nd of April to gather support for protection hat is the theme for World Environment Day 2020?

Theme and Host Country for World Environment Day 2020

This year the theme of World Environment Day 2020 is “Celebrate Biodiversity”. “With 1 million species facing extinction, there has never been a more important time to focus on biodiversity.”