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 World Environment day facts
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Official name
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UN World Environment Day
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Also called
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Eco Day, Environment Day, WED
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Type
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International
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Significance
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Environmental issues awareness
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Observances
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Environment Protection
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Date
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5 June
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First time
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5 June 1974; 43 years ago
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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
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Theme
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Host city
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1974
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Only one Earth during Expo '74
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Spokane, United States
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1975
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Human Settlements
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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1976
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Water: Vital Resource for Life
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Ontario, Canada
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1977
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Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation
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Sylhet, Bangladesh
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1978
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Development Without Destruction
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Sylhet, Bangladesh
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1979
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Only One Future for Our Children - Development Without Destruction
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Sylhet, Bangladesh
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1980
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A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction
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Sylhet, Bangladesh
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1981
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Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains
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Sylhet, Bangladesh
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1982
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Ten Years After Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns)
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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1983
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Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy
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Sylhet, Bangladesh
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1984
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Desertification
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Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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1985
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Youth: Population and the Environment
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Islamabad, Pakistan
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1986
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A Tree for Peace
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Ontario, Canada
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1987
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Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof
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Nairobi, Kenya
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1988
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When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last
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Bangkok, Thailand
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1989
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Global Warming; Global Warning
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Brussels, Belgium
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1990
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Children and the Environment
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Mexico City, Mexico
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1991
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Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership
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Stockholm, Sweden
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1992
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Only One Earth, Care and Share
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1993
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Poverty and the Environment - Breaking the Vicious Circle
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Beijing, People's Republic of China
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1994
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One Earth One Family
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London, United Kingdom
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1995
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We the Peoples: United for the Global Environment
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Pretoria, South Africa
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1996
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Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home
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Istanbul, Turkey
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1997
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For Life on Earth
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Seoul, Republic of Korea
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1998
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For Life on Earth - Save Our Seas
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Moscow, Russian Federation
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1999
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Our Earth - Our Future - Just Save It!
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Tokyo, Japan
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2000
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The Environment Millennium - Time to Act
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Adelaide, Australia
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2001
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Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
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Torino, Italy and Havana, Cuba
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2002
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Give Earth a Chance
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Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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2003
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Water - Two Billion People are Dying for It!
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Beirut, Lebanon
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2004
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Wanted! Seas and Oceans - Dead or Alive?
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Barcelona, Spain
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2005
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Green Cities - Plan for the Planet!
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San Francisco, United States
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2006
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Deserts and Desertification - Don't Desert Drylands!
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Algiers, Algeria
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2007
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Melting Ice - a Hot Topic?
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London, England
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2008
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Kick The Habit - Toward A Low Carbon Economy
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Wellington, New Zealand
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2009
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Your Planet Needs You - Unite to Combat Climate Change
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Mexico City, Mexico
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2010
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Many Species. One Planet. One Future
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Rangpur, Bangladesh
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2011
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Forests: Nature at your Service
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New Delhi, India
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2012
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Green Economy: Does it include you?
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Brasilia, Brazil
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2013
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Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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2014
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Raise your voice, not the sea level
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Bridgetown, Barbados
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2015
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Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.
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Rome, Italy
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2016
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Zero Tolerance for the Illegal Wildlife trade
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Luanda, Angola
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2017
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Connecting People to Nature - in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator
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Ottawa, Canada
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2018
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Beat Plastic Pollution
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New Delhi, India
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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.
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