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World Environment Day (WED)

World Environment Day (WED) occurs on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment. First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues. WED has grown to become a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually. Each year, WED has a new theme that major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes.

Important Facts about Environment day

Official name

UN World Environment Day

Also called

Eco Day, Environment Day, WED

Type

International

Significance

Environmental issues awareness

Observances

Environment Protection

Date

5 June

First time

5 June 1974; 43 years ago

History

World Environment Day [WED] was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, resulting from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. Two years later, in 1974 the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth". Even though WED celebration have been held annually since 1974, in 1987 the idea for rotating the center of these activities through selecting different host countries began.

List of Annual themes year-wise and Host City

World Environment Day celebrations have been (and will be) hosted in the following cities:

Year

Theme

Host city

1974

Only one Earth during Expo '74

Spokane, United States

1975

Human Settlements

Dhaka, Bangladesh

1976

Water: Vital Resource for Life

Ontario, Canada

1977

Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation

Sylhet, Bangladesh

1978

Development Without Destruction

Sylhet, Bangladesh

1979

Only One Future for Our Children - Development Without Destruction

Sylhet, Bangladesh

1980

A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction

Sylhet, Bangladesh

1981

Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains

Sylhet, Bangladesh

1982

Ten Years After Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns)

Dhaka, Bangladesh

1983

Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy

Sylhet, Bangladesh

1984

Desertification

Rajshahi, Bangladesh

1985

Youth: Population and the Environment

Islamabad, Pakistan

1986

A Tree for Peace

Ontario, Canada

1987

Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof

Nairobi, Kenya

1988

When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last

Bangkok, Thailand

1989

Global Warming; Global Warning

Brussels, Belgium

1990

Children and the Environment

Mexico City, Mexico

1991

Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership

Stockholm, Sweden

1992

Only One Earth, Care and Share

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1993

Poverty and the Environment - Breaking the Vicious Circle

Beijing, People's Republic of China

1994

One Earth One Family

London, United Kingdom

1995

We the Peoples: United for the Global Environment

Pretoria, South Africa

1996

Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home

Istanbul, Turkey

1997

For Life on Earth

Seoul, Republic of Korea

1998

For Life on Earth - Save Our Seas

Moscow, Russian Federation

1999

Our Earth - Our Future - Just Save It!

Tokyo, Japan

2000

The Environment Millennium - Time to Act

Adelaide, Australia

2001

Connect with the World Wide Web of Life

Torino, Italy and Havana, Cuba

2002

Give Earth a Chance

Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

2003

Water - Two Billion People are Dying for It!

Beirut, Lebanon

2004

Wanted! Seas and Oceans - Dead or Alive?

Barcelona, Spain

2005

Green Cities - Plan for the Planet!

San Francisco, United States

2006

Deserts and Desertification - Don't Desert Drylands!

Algiers, Algeria

2007

Melting Ice - a Hot Topic?

London, England

2008

Kick The Habit - Toward A Low Carbon Economy

Wellington, New Zealand

2009

Your Planet Needs You - Unite to Combat Climate Change

Mexico City, Mexico

2010

Many Species. One Planet. One Future

Rangpur, Bangladesh

2011

Forests: Nature at your Service

New Delhi, India

2012

Green Economy: Does it include you?

Brasilia, Brazil

2013

Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

2014

Raise your voice, not the sea level

Bridgetown, Barbados

2015

Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.

Rome, Italy

2016

Zero Tolerance for the Illegal Wildlife trade

Luanda, Angola

2017

Connecting People to Nature - in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator

Ottawa, Canada

2018

Beat Plastic Pollution

New Delhi, India

World Environment Day Anthem

An Earth Anthem penned by poet Abhay Kumar is sung to celebrate World Environment Day.

It was launched in June 2013 on the occasion of the World Environment Day by Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor, then Union Ministers of India, at a function organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi. It is supported by the global organization Habitat For Humanity. You can read our another article ??????????????? | World Heritage Day Themes? List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

Source : World Environment Day (WED) | Theme year-wise and List of Host City

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