World Environment Day 5 June 2022

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5 June every year, and is the United Nations' 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 from environmental issues to marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. World Environment Day 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 all celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes.

Q: Why is World Environment Day celebrated June 5th?

World Environment Day is held each year on June 5. It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

Q: When was the first World Environment Day celebrated?

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..

Q: Who founded Environment Day?

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.

Who started environment day?

On the first day of the Stockholm Conference on Human environment in 1972, The World Environment Day was established by the United Nations.

Since its beginning in 1972, World Environment Day has developed into a global platform for raising awareness as well as taking action on urgent issues from marine pollution and global warming to sustainable development and wildlife crime. Millions of people have taken part over the years, helping drive change in our consumption habits of natural resources alongwith national and international environmental policy.

Theme:

World Environment Day is the biggest international day for the environment, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and held annually since 1974. It has grown to be the largest global platform for environment outreach. It is celebrated by millions of people across the world. This year, World Environment Day 2022 is hosted by Sweden. “Only One Earth” is the campaign slogan, with the focus on “Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature”. KIIT DU celebrating this day by organising an INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “LIVING SUSTAINABILITY IN HARMONY WITH NATURE”, during  June 4th – 5th, 2022.

What can I do for world environment day?

Spread awareness- It is very important for everyone to be aware of things happening to our environment, especially when the reason behind this catastrophe is us! Spread awareness through billboards, door-to-door campaign, pamphlets, completions, power point presentation, short skits and many more.

Start from home - charity begins from home, this is self explanatory. We need to start bringing changes from within ourselves by realising