World Environment Day (WED) widely celebrated on 5 June every year, to spread the awareness and action for the protection of our environment. First World Environment Day held in 1974, this is an important campaign to raise awareness about the spread of environmental issues to marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime.
World Environment Day
Importance and Awareness of World Environment Day (WED)
Today, World Environment Day has grown into a global forum for public outreach, with participation from 143 countries annually. Each year, WED has its own new theme, major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and all celebrities around the world are advocating for environmental causes.
Important Dates and Days of June
The World Environment Day [WED] was established in 1972 by the UN General Assembly, the first day of the Stockholm conference on the human environment, as a result of discussions about the interaction of human interactions in nature 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 centre of these activities through selecting different host countries began.
