World Environment Day - wikipedia World Environment Day This article reads like a press release or a news article or is entirely based on routine coverage. Please expand this article with properly sourced content to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards, event notability guideline, or encyclopedic content policy. ( March 2017 ) Environment day Official name UN World Environment Day Also called Eco Day, Environment Day, WED Type International Significance Environmental issues awareness Observances Environment Protection Date 5 June First time 5 June 1974 ; 43 years ago ( 5 June 1974 ) World Environment Day in India World Environment Day ( WED ) occurs on 5 June every year, and is the United Nation 's principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. First held in 1973, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. WED 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 celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes. Contents 1 History 2 Annual themes and major initiatives and accomplishments 2.1 2017 2.2 2013 2.3 2012 2.4 2011 2.5 2010 2.6 2009 2.7 2008 2.8 2007 2.9 2006 2.10 2005 3 Host cities 3.1 World Environment Day Anthem 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History World Environment Day ( WED ) was designated by the UN General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, resulting from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. Two years later, in 1974 the first WED was held with the theme `` Only One Earth ''. Even though WED celebrations have been held annually since 1974, in 1987 the idea for rotating the center of these activities through selecting different host countries began. Annual themes and major initiatives and accomplishments This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( January 2016 ) For the last four decades, World Environment Day has been raising awareness, supporting action, and driving change. Here is a timeline of key accomplishments in WEDs ' history : 2017 The theme for 2017 is ' Connecting People to Nature -- in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator '. The host nation is Canada. Activities for world environment day in Bhopal 2013 Stage in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Environmental Festival 2011 World Environment Day 2011 in Donetsk, Ukraine US Consul CG Yee, along with the Mayor of Thessaloniki Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, the Prefect of Thessaloniki Panagiotis Psomiadis, and many others participating in World Environment Day on the waterfront, Bike Path Trees planting during the World Environment Day 2012 in Konso -- Ethiopia. The 2013 theme for World Environment Day was Think. Eat. Save. The campaign addressed the huge annual wastage and losses in food, which, if conserved, would release a large quantity of food as well as reduce the overall carbon footprint. The campaign aimed to bring about awareness in countries with lifestyles resulting in food wastage. It also aimed to empower people to make informed choices about the food they eat so as to reduce the overall ecological impact due to the worldwide production of food.. The host country for the year 's celebrations was Mongolia. 2012 The theme for the 2012 World Environment Day was Green Economy : Does it include you ? The theme aimed to invite people to examine their activities and lifestyle and see how the concept of a `` Green Economy '' fits into it. The host country for the year 's celebrations was Brazil. 2011 The theme for 2011 was Forests - Nature At Your Service. Thousands of activities were organized worldwide, with beach clean - ups, concerts, exhibits, film festivals, community events and much more. This year 's global host, India, is a country of wide biodiversity. ' Many Species. One Planet. One Future ', was the theme of 2010. It celebrated the diversity of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. It was hosted in Rwanda. Thousands of activities were organized worldwide, with beach clean - ups, concerts, exhibits, film festivals, community events and much more. Each continent ( except Antarctica ) had a `` regional host city '', the U.N. chose Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the host for all North. 2009 The theme for WED 2009 was ' Your Planet Needs You -- UNite to Combat Climate Change ', and Michael Jackson 's ' Earth Song ' was declared ' World Environment Day Song '. It was hosted in Mexico. 2008 The host for World Environment Day 2008 was New Zealand, with the main international celebrations scheduled for Wellington. The slogan for 2008 was `` CO, Kick the Habit ! Towards a Low Carbon Economy. '' New Zealand was one of the first countries to pledge to achieve carbon neutrality, and will also focus on forest management as a tool for reducing greenhouse gases. The Chicago Botanic Garden served as the North American host for World Environment Day on 5 June 2008. 2007 The topic for World Environment Day for 2007 was `` Melting Ice -- a Hot Topic ? '' During International Polar Year, WED 2007 focused on the effects that climate change is having on polar ecosystems and communities, on other ice - and snow - covered areas of the world, and the resulting global impacts. The main international celebrations of the WED 2007 were held in the city of Tromsø, Norway, a city north of the Arctic Circle. 2006 The topic for WED 2006 was Deserts and Desertification and the slogan was `` Do n't desert drylands ''. The slogan emphasised the importance of protecting drylands. The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2006 were held in Algeria. 2005 Standard WED banners hung in San Francisco in May 2005. The theme for the 2005 World Environment Day was `` Green Cities '' and the slogan was `` Plan for the Planet ! ''. Host Cities World Environment Day celebrations have been ( and will be ) hosted in the following cities : Year Theme Host city Only one Earth during Expo ' 74 Spokane, United States Human Settlements Dhaka, Bangladesh 1976 Water : Vital Resource for Life Canada 1977 Ozone Layer Environmental Concern ; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation Sylhet, Bangladesh 1978 Development Without Destruction Sylhet, Bangladesh 1979 Only One Future for Our Children -- Development Without Destruction Sylhet, Bangladesh 1980 A New Challenge for the New Decade : Development Without Destruction Sylhet, Bangladesh 1981 Ground Water ; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains Sylhet, Bangladesh 1982 Ten Years After Stockholm ( Renewal of Environmental Concerns ) Dhaka, Bangladesh Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste : Acid Rain and Energy Sylhet, Bangladesh 1984 Desertification Rajshahi, Bangladesh 1985 Youth : Population and the Environment Pakistan 1986 A Tree for Peace Ontario, Canada Environment and Shelter : More Than A Roof Nairobi, Kenya When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last Bangkok, Thailand Global Warming ; Global Warning Brussels, Belgium Children and the Environment Mexico City, Mexico 1991 Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership Stockholm, Sweden Only One Earth, Care and Share Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Poverty and the Environment -- Breaking the Vicious Circle Beijing, People 's Republic of China One Earth One Family London, United Kingdom 1995 We the Peoples : United for the Global Environment Pretoria, South Africa Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home Istanbul, Turkey For Life on Earth Seoul, Republic of Korea 1998 For Life on Earth -- Save Our Seas Moscow, Russian Federation 1999 Our Earth -- Our Future -- Just Save It ! Tokyo, Japan 2000 The Environment Millennium -- Time to Act Adelaide, Australia Connect with the World Wide Web of Life Torino, Italy and Havana, Cuba 2002 Give Earth a Chance Shenzhen, People 's Republic of China 2003 Water -- Two Billion People are Dying for It ! Beirut, Lebanon Wanted ! Seas and Oceans -- Dead or Alive ? Barcelona, Spain 2005 Green Cities -- Plan for the Planet ! San Francisco, United States 2006 Deserts and Desertification -- Do n't Desert Drylands ! Algiers, Algeria 2007 Melting Ice -- a Hot Topic ? London, England 2008 Kick The Habit -- Towards A Low Carbon Economy Wellington, New Zealand 2009 Your Planet Needs You -- Unite to Combat Climate Change Mexico City, Mexico Many Species. One Planet. One Future Rangpur, Bangladesh 2011 Forests : Nature at your Service New Delhi, India 2012 Green Economy : Does it include you ? Brazil 2013 Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Foodprint Mongolia 2014 Raise your voice, not the sea level barbados 2015 Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care. Italy 2016 Zero Tolerance for the Illegal Wildlife trade Angola 2017 Connecting People to Nature -- in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator Canada World Environment Day Anthem An Earth Anthem penned by poet Abhay K is sung to celebrate World Environment Day. Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl the most beautiful planet in the universe all the continents and the oceans of the world united we stand as flora and fauna united we stand as species of one earth black, brown, white, different colours. we are humans, the earth is our home. Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl the most beautiful planet in the universe all the people and the nations of the world all for one and one for all united we unfurl the blue marble flag black, brown, white, different colours we are humans, the earth is our home. It was launched in June 2013 on the occasion of the World Environment Day by Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor, then Union Ministers of India, at a function organized by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi. It is supported by the global organization Habitat For Humanity. ( See also Environment portal Sustainable development portal Index of environmental articles List of environmental dates List of environmental protests United Nations Conference on the Human Environment Project Green Oman References Jump up ^ 2017 Host country named as Canada, UNEP, 31 Jan 2017 ^ Jump up to : `` '' Think. Eat. Save '' World Environment Day 5 June ``. World Environment Day. United Nations Environment Programme. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2013 - 06 - 05. Retrieved 4 June 2013. ^ Jump up to : Times News Network ( 31 May 2012 ). `` World Environment Day 2012 : Let 's pledge to make earth a better place ''. Times of India : Environment. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 4 June 2013. Jump up ^ World Environment Day -- Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level Jump up ^ World Environment Day 2010 Jump up ^ The New Emerald City -- Pittsburgh Magazine -- April 2010 -- Pittsburgh, PA Jump up ^ `` WED That Was -- 2009 ''. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 14. Jump up ^ UNEP Press Release, 1 October 2007, `` Kick the Habit -- World Environment Day 2008 to be Hosted by New Zealand with Focus on Fostering Low - Carbon Economies '', accessed 10 November 2007 Jump up ^ world environment day 2008 host countries Jump up ^ Norwegian Polar Institute, World Environment Day 2007 -- information in English and Norwegian Archived 1 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ World Environment Day 2005 Official Site, 2005, `` About World Environment Day 2005 '', accessed 28 May 2009 Jump up ^ World Environment Day 5 June 2008 -- UNEP, accessed 6 June 2008 Jump up ^ World Environment Day The Nation, Sri Lanka, 30 May 2015 Jump up ^ K, Abhay ( 27 April 2014 ). `` Earth Anthem ''. Earth Anthem Website. Jump up ^ `` Indian diplomat pens anthem for earth ''. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 September 2014. Jump up ^ Habitat for Humanity International gets people to sing Earth Anthem ANI, 30 Aug 2014 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to World Environment Day. 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Question: when do we celebrate world environment day and why
Answer: 5 June