Welcome to another post on my blog. At the start of this month (June), in the global pandemic, the world celebrated 'World Environment Day'. It is a day encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
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World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June every year in more than 100 countries and is one of the most popular days on the United Nations calendar. It is observed to raised awareness and promotes on environment issues.
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| World Environment Day 2020 Logo |
World Environment Day was hosted by Colombia (in partnership with Germany) this year and the theme was ‘Biodiversity’. Biodiversity gives the basic foundation of preserving life on Earth and human development. Biodiversity explains the quality of life on Earth. It contains the 8 million species on the planet; from plants and animals to fungi and bacteria - the ecosystems that house them; and the genetic diversity between them.
Since 1974, this has been celebrated every year on 5 June: attracting governments, businesses, celebrities and citizens to concentrate their efforts on an important environmental issue.
World Environment Day was founded by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, rising from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. Two years later, in 1974, the first World Environment Day was held in Stockholm, Sweden with the theme “Only One Earth”.
If you want to know more about World Environment Day, here is the official website.
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