World
Environment Day 2020: This year's theme is biodiversity, a concern that is both
urgent and existential, said the United Nations.
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According to UN, the theme for
World Environment Day 2020 is biodiversity– a concern that is both urgent and
existential.
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In 1972, the United Nations General
Assembly established the World Environment Day
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The theme for 2020 is biodiversity– a concern that is both urgent and existential. | Photo Credit: iStock Image |
o This year Colombia is hosting World Environment Day 2020 in
collaboration with Germany.
New
Delhi: Every year, World Environment Day is
observed on June 5. The day was first observed in 1974 in the city of Spokane
in the USA. This day is celebrated to encourage awareness and
environmental protection.
Theme
of World Environment Day 2020
According to UN, the theme for 2020
is biodiversity– a concern that is both urgent and existential. "Recent
events, from bushfires in Brazil, the United States, and Australia to locust infestations
across East Africa – and now, a global disease pandemic – demonstrate the
interdependence of humans and the webs of life, in which they exist," the
UN said in a statement.
History
of the event
In 1972, the United Nations General
Assembly established the World Environment Day on the first day of the
Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
According to United Nations,
"The celebration of this day provides us with an opportunity to broaden
the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals,
enterprises, and communities in preserving and enhancing the
environment."
This year Colombia is hosting World Environment Day 2020 in collaboration with Germany. In 2019, China hosted World Environment Day and the theme was "Beat Air Pollution".