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From its creation by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in 1993 until 2000, it was held on December 29 to celebrate the day the Convention on Biological Diversity went into effect. On December 20, 2000, [ 3 ] The date was shifted to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on May 22, 1992, at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit , and ...
World Portuguese Language Day; 16 May - International Day of Light; International Day of Living Together in Peace; 20 May - World Metrology Day since 2023; 21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development since 2002; 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity; 24 May - International day of Markhor since 2024
Since 2011, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has run the "Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion" campaign, in partnership with UNESCO and other public and private organisations. This asks people to spend World Day for Cultural Diversity learning about different cultures or sharing their culture with others. [12] [13]
International Day of Action for Rivers: March 14 World Consumer Rights Day: March 15 Buzzards Day [16] [17] March 15 Digital Cleanup Day [18] March 15 2025 National Panda Day [19] [20] [21] March 16 Global Recycling Day [22] March 18 World Serval Day [23] March 18 Taxonomist Appreciation Day [24] March 19 World Sparrow Day: March 20 World Frog ...
The World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of the MAB Programme consists of a dynamic and interactive network of sites. It works to foster the harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development through participatory dialogue, knowledge sharing, poverty reduction, human well-being improvements, respect for cultural values and by improving society's ability to cope with ...
According to Global Forest Watch, Kenya lost 14% of its tree cover between 2001 and 2023. In late 2022, Kenya’s Forestry and Land Restoration Acceleration program committed to planting 15 ...
The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is a UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization holiday celebrated every year on 26 July. This International Day was designated by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2015 and it was first held in July 2016.
Fussner, who came from Milton, Florida, complained in texts to his brother about the local diversity, saying he lived in a "hellscape" and would "go postal" if he stayed in Yellowstone longer.