World Environment Day

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 5^th
• Established in 1972, at the Stockholm Conference
• 1^st observed in 1973, on theme ‘Only One Earth’