WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

About:

• Objective of the day: World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.
  
  
• Date of observance: Every year on 5th of June.
  
  
• Why June 5? To mark the first day of The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment which was held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5–16 in 1972.
  
  
• First year of observance of WED:
  
  
• The host: Every World Environment Day has a different host country, where the official celebrations take place. This year's host is Colombia in partnership with Germany.
  
  
• Theme: In 2020, the theme is biodiversity–a concern that is both urgent and existential.