World Environment Day (WED) is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. It is on 5 June. It was the day that United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was from 5–16 June 1972. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. The first World Environment Day was on 1973. World Environment Day is hosted every year by a different city with a different theme and is commemorated with an international exposition in the week of 5 June. World Environment Day is in summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
"Stockholm was without doubt the landmark event in the growth of international environmentalism", writes John McCormick in the book Reclaiming Paradise. "It was the first occasion on which the political, social and economic problems of the global environment were discussed at an intergovernmental forum with a view to actually taking corrective action."
World Environment Day is similar to Earth Day.
"Stockholm was without doubt the landmark event in the growth of international environmentalism", writes John McCormick in the book Reclaiming Paradise. "It was the first occasion on which the political, social and economic problems of the global environment were discussed at an intergovernmental forum with a view to actually taking corrective action."
World Environment Day is similar to Earth Day.
World Environment Day celebrations have been hosted in the following cities
Year | Theme | Host city |
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1974 | Only one Earth | |
1975 | Human Settlements | |
1976 | Water: Vital Resource for Life | |
1977 | Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation | |
1978 | Development Without Destruction | |
1979 | Only One Future for Our Children - Development Without Destruction | |
1980 | A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction | |
1981 | Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains | |
1982 | Ten Years After Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns) | |
1983 | Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy | |
1984 | Desertification | |
1985 | Youth: Population and the Environment | |
1986 | A Tree for Peace | |
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? | Tromsø, Norway |
2008 | Kick The Habit - Towards 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 | Kigali, Rwanda |
2011 | Forests:Nature at your Service | New Delhi, India |