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The General Assembly took note of the outcome of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, held in Bangkok from 3 to 14 March 2013, in particular Resolution Conf. 16.1 [5] designating 3 March as World Wildlife Day, in order to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora, and recognized the important ...
World Otter Day [66] [67] May 25 World Dugong Day [68] [69] May 28 Black Birders Week: May 29 World No Tobacco Day: May 31 World Parrot Day [70] [71] [72] May 31 World Reef Day [73] [74] June 1 World Peatlands Day: June 2 World Bicycle Day [75] June 3 World Environment Day: June 5 Solomon Memorial Day: June 5 World Oceans Day: June 8 Coral ...
World Environment Day 2023: Monday 51nd: 5 June 2024: World Environment Day 2024: Wednesday 53rd: 5 June 2025: World Environment Day 2025: Thursday 54th: 5 June 2026: World Environment Day 2026: Friday 55th: 5 June 2027: World Environment Day 2027: Saturday 56th: 5 June 2028: World Environment Day 2028: Monday 57th: 5 June 2029: World ...
Approximately 80 million sharks are taken from the world's oceans every year. Because of fishing, numbers of sharks worldwide have dropped since 1970. Three quarters of all shark species are now ...
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and additionally marked by landmarks and businesses switching off non-essential electric lights, for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., usually on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the ...
World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The World Animal Day movement is supported and endorsed by a number of celebrities, such as Anneka Svenska , Brian Blessed and Melanie C .
On Thursday, Sept. 26, the finalists of the 2024 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards photography competition were announced, and the list includes a delightful mix of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and ...
In the same year, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) was passed as part of an international agreement to prevent the global trade of endangered wildlife. [2] In 1980, the World Conservation Strategy was developed by the IUCN with help from the UN Environmental Programme, World Wildlife Fund ...