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World Environment Day was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (5–16 June 1972), that had resulted from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. One year later, in 1973, the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth".
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 ...
Exemplary action in favour of the environment and the protection of the planet [66] Netherlands: Order of the Golden Ark: Kingdom of the Netherlands: Major contributions to nature conservation Netherlands: Oskar Barnack Award: World Press Photo: Photography expressing the relationship between man and the environment [67] Netherlands: Sarphati ...
The United Nations decade on Ecosystem Restoration began on World Environment Day, 5 June 2021. In a June 2021 report to help launch the decade, the UN called for nations to deliver on existing ecosystem restoration commitments, which in total add up to over 1 billion hectares, an area bigger than China. About half the world's GDP is directly ...
These featured pictures, as scheduled below, have been chosen to appear as the picture of the day (POTD) on the English Wikipedia's Main Page in December 2026. Individual sections for each day on this page can be linked to with the day number as the anchor name (e.g. [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day/December 2026#1]] for December 1).
Play-off match dates: 26-31 March 2026. 2026 Fifa World Cup: 11 June to 19 July 2026. World Cup 2026 qualifying draw - live. 10:00, Harry Latham-Coyle. So how does today’s qualifying draw ...
And as they do, clocks will tick, toward 2025; and tick, toward the end of Messi’s contract; and tick, toward 2026, with most MLS games sparsely viewed behind an Apple paywall.
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 ...