World Environment Day
5 June
World Environment Day celebration began in 1972 and has grown to become the one of the main vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action. It is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round but climax on 5 June every year, coordinated by UNEP.
World Environment Day is also a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
World Environment Day 2014: Small Island Developing States and climate change
Previous celebrations
- 2013 'Think.Eat.Save'
Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf):
English ǀ Français ǀ Español ǀ Русский ǀ العربية ǀ 中文 - 2012 'Green Economy: Does it include you?'
Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf):
English ǀ Français ǀ Español ǀ Русский ǀ العربية ǀ 中文 - 2011 ‘Forests: nature at your service’
Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf) - 2010 ‘Many Species, One Planet, One Future’
Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf) - 2009: ‘Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change’
Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf) - 2008: ‘CO2: Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy’
Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf) - 2007: ‘Melting Ice: A Hot Topic?’
Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf)
