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International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day) May 22 World Turtle Day: May 23 European Day of Parks – Europarc Federation [65] May 24 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 ...
The critical role of biodiversity in sustainable development was recognized in a Rio+20 outcome document, “The World We Want: A Future for All”. [ citation needed ] 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 ...
The idea was to earmark a day for the house sparrow to convey the message of conservation of the house sparrow and other common birds and also mark a day of celebration to appreciate the beauty of the common biodiversity which is taken so much for granted. The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world. [7]
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President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces the city of Cali as the host for the United Nations Biodiversity COP16.. The UNCBD COP16 was originally set to be held in Turkey; [5] however, on July 31, 2023, the conference's organizing committee notified Parties that the country had decided to give up its right to host and preside the event, due to "a force majeure situation" caused by the ...
The trend for rising population of tigers in India is as follows: In the year 2006 - 1411; In the year 2010 - 1706; In the year 2014 - 2226; In the year 2019 - 2967; In the year 2023 - 3167 [16] In April 2023, the Prime Minister expressed happiness that India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population in the 75th year of Indian independence.
WikiProject Biodiversity, Protected areas & Environment of India This WikiProject was launched to help collaboratively create informative and well-written articles on the following topics: Protected areas of India , which include national parks , wildlife sanctuaries , biosphere reserves , and other protected areas of India.
2–3 July – 2024 India-Bangladesh floods: At least sixteen people are killed by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, while over 300,000 more are displaced. [106] [107] 5 July – A victory parade is held in Mumbai by the Indian cricket team following their victory in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [108] [109]