World Environment Day
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News:
2023 World Environment Day observed
What:
- International day to create awareness of the importance of environmental protection.
- Theme for 2023: ‘solutions to plastic pollution’
Who:
- Led by the UN Environment Program
- Hosts for 2023- Côte d’Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands
When:
- Observed on June 5th
- Established in 1972, at the Stockholm Conference
- 1st observed in 1973, on theme ‘Only One Earth’