World Environment Day- June 5

June 5, 2023

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5^th to raise awareness and encourage action for the protection of our planet.
It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme during the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972.
The inaugural World Environment Day, themed “Only One Earth”, took place in 1973.
Over 150 countries participate in various activities to celebrate this day.
The 50th anniversary of World Environment Day will be hosted by Côte D’Ivoire, with the theme of “solutions to plastic pollution”.