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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 Bicycle Day [75] June 3 World Environment Day: June 5 Solomon Memorial Day: June 5 World Oceans Day: June 8 Coral Triangle Day: June 9 International Lynx Day [76] [77] June 11 National Cougar Day [78] June 12 Global Wind Day: June 15 World Sea Turtle Day [79] June 16 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: June 17 World Croc Day ...
Golden Week (Japan), World Environment Day A bus decorated with two flags in celeberation of Greenery Day, 2024 The present observation of Greenery Day ( みどりの日 , Midori no Hi ) as a public holiday in Japan stems from the celebration of the birthday of the Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito , who lived from 1901 to 1989) on April 29 every year ...
This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment of Earth in 2024.They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters, environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth, environmental law, conservation, environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues.
"2024 Living Planet Report - A System in Peril" (PDF). World Wildlife Fund. 27 October 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2024. "Adaptation Gap Report 2024". United Nations Environment Programme. 7 November 2024. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. "State of the Cryosphere 2024 / Lost Ice, Global Damage" (PDF ...
International Day for Biological Diversity; International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict; International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer; International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies; International Day of Forests; International Mother Earth Day; International Noise Awareness Day
In 2009 The Guardian reported that the art world was "waking up to climate-change art." [ 8 ] Reporting on the 2020 We Make Tomorrow conference on climate change and the arts [ 9 ] in London, Artnet News commented that "instead of being seduced by sponsorships from deep-pocketed organizations invested in the fossil-fuel industry, institutions ...
This led to 20% of the farmland being polluted by industrial waste and 30% of the rice grown on the island was contaminated with heavy metals. Both countries had spontaneous environmental movements drawing participants from different classes. Their demands were linked with issues of employment, occupational health, and agricultural crisis.