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World Environment Day - June 5

June 5 , 2019 1873 days 766 0
  • World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year.
  • WED was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
  • It was first observed on 1974 with the theme "Only One Earth".
  • It is a global day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.
  • The theme for 2019 is "Air pollution". The host nation is China.
  • The theme for 2018 was "Beat Plastic Pollution". The host nation was India.

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