World Environment Day

Web Desk
June 5, 2022

World Environment Day

World Environment Day is being held today, June 5 worldwide.
Millions of people all over the world celebrate it.
World Environment Day, hosted by Sweden, is “Only One Earth”.

World Environment Day 2022 is being held today, June 5 worldwide. It has grown to be the greatest global platform for environmental outreach, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and hosted yearly since 1973. Millions of people all over the world celebrate it.

On June 5, people from all over the world are expected to come together to celebrate World Environment Day, cleaning up beaches, planting trees, and marching in an effort to save a planet that experts fear is on the verge of extinction. Two days after the Stockholm+50 international gathering, the event will be remembered both online and in Stockholm, Sweden.

On Saturday, more than 150 countries will stage environmental-themed events as part of an annual Earth Day commemoration that began in 1973. Environmentalists hope that this year’s World Environment Day will spur a global effort to combat what they call the natural world’s alarming decline.

“We are running against the clock,” said Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in a video message. “Today, as we look to a…future of heatwaves, droughts, floods, wildfires, pandemics, dirty air, wars, and plastic-ridden oceans, action is more important than ever.”

World Environment Day has raised awareness of a variety of environmental issues throughout the previous 49 years, ranging from pollution to the ozone hole to deforestation. This year’s occurrence occurs at a time when scientists and policymakers consider the planet to be in “emergency status.”

The subject of this year’s World Environment Day, hosted by Sweden, is “Only One Earth,” emphasising the importance of living sustainably in harmony with nature. It emphasises the planet’s fragility and is intended to reinforce the notion that the Earth is humanity’s only home. The topic is a nod to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which took place in 1972 and resulted in the establishment of both UNEP and World Environment Day.

Stockholm hosted the event last year, and it will host the festivities again this year. The ceremonial event will take place at the Technology Museum, with Swedish Minister for Climate and Environment Annika Strandhäll, UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen, and a group of young people from Voices of the Future in attendance. The event will be live-streamed here.

“This year, World Environment Day is coming home to Sweden,” said Strandhäll. “All around the country, municipalities, organizations and individuals will get involved in a range of different activities to contribute to a better environment. Events at the local level can have a global impact.”