Campaign 2022: The theme for World Soil Day 2022 is “Soils: Where food begins,” Happy Soil Day!
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WORLD WILDLIFE CONSERVATION DAY
INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY
Every year on the third Saturday of September, the world celebrates ‘International Coastal Clean-Up Day. In partnership with volunteer organizations and individuals around the globe, the International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC) engages people to remove trash from the world’s beaches and waterways. Thanks to volunteers around the world, the ICC has become a beacon of hope, leadingContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY”
🌍 INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER 🌍
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Ozone – The Roof of Life https://www.un.org/en/observances/ozone-day September 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal…
WORLD SOIL DAY
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World Soil Day: 5th December The International Year of Soils, 2015 (IYS 2015) was declared by the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20th, 2013 after recognizing December 5th as World Soil Day. The purpose of the IYS was to raise awareness worldwide of the importance…
WORLD HABITAT DAY
It is observed on the ‘First Monday of October’ every year. Theme for 2021: “Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world”. World Habitat Day is marked on the first Monday of October each year, and is recognized by the United Nations to reflect on the state of towns and cities, and on the basic rightContinue reading “WORLD HABITAT DAY”
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER
September 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. This designation had been made on December 19, 2000, in commemoration of the date, in 1987, on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. In 1994, the UNContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER”
WORLD ELEPHANT DAY
World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by PatriciaContinue reading “WORLD ELEPHANT DAY”
PLASTIC BAG FREE DAY
International Plastic Bag Free Day, celebrated on July 3 every year across the world to raise awareness of the harmful effects of plastic on the environment and aim to eliminate the use of plastic bags. Plastic bags is one of the leading causes of pollution in the world.
REMEMBERING SUNDERLAL BAHUGUNA
Sunderlal Bahuguna (9 January 1927 – 21 May 2021) was an Indian environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. The idea of the Chipko movement was his wife’s. He fought for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the Chipko movement in the 1970s, and later spearheaded the anti-Tehri Dam movement fromContinue reading “REMEMBERING SUNDERLAL BAHUGUNA”
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY
World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March and commemorates the coming into force on 23 March 1950 of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization. It showcases the essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and wellbeing of society and is celebrated with activities around the world. TheContinue reading “WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY”
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