World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. First held in 1974, it has been a platform for raising awareness on environmental issue such as marine pollution, human overpopulation, global warming, sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. World Environment Day is a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually. Each year, the program has provided a theme and forum for businesses, non government organizations, communities, governments and celebrities to advocate environmental causes.
History
World Environment Day was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment ( 5–16 June 1972), that had resulted 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 celebrations have been held annually since 1974, in 1987 the idea for rotating the center of these activities through selecting different host countries began.
Host cities[edit]
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 |
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1998 |
For Life on Earth – Save Our Seas |
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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 |
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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 – 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 |
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2011 |
Forests: Nature at your Service |
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[4] |
New Delhi, India |
2019 |
Beat Air Pollution[5] |
China |
2020 |
Colombia |
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2021 |
Pakistan |
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2022 |
Sweden |
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Post time: Jun-14-2022