When is World Environment Day?

On June 5th, 2023, it was the 50th World Environment Day. This year's slogan is "reduce plastics, pick up plastics", which is a global environmental protection action aimed at raising people's awareness of the plastic crisis and taking active actions to reduce plastic pollution.

The plastic crisis threatens the environment, human health and economy. More than140,000 metric tons of plastics enter the aquatic ecosystem every year, which destroys the ecological balance. At the same time, human beings produce about 460 million metric tons of plastics every year, and if urgent action is not taken, this number will triple by 2060.

More seriously, it is predicted that greenhouse gas emissions related to plastics will account for 15% of the total allowable emissions in 2050. Without effective intervention, it is predicted that by 2040, the amount of plastic waste entering the aquatic ecosystem will nearly triple every year, reaching 23-37 million tons per year.

These data show the serious problems caused by plastic pollution, and the marine ecosystem is polluted, which leads to the threat of marine life and may even be completely destroyed.

The origin of World Environment Day

Since the 1960s, environmental pollution and ecological destruction have become increasingly serious worldwide, and environmental problems and environmental protection have been gradually recognized by the international community. On June 5th, 1972, 1 13 countries signed the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.

On the 6th day after the meeting, that is, on June 16, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was formally established with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. In June 5438+in the same year 10, the United Nations General Assembly designated June 5 as World Environment Day.

The purpose of holding this anniversary in World Environment Day is to remind the whole world of the harm to the environment caused by the earth and human activities, and to demand that global environmental problems be highly valued and taken action.

World Environment Day's commemorative activities are sometimes not limited to one day. For example, China has been holding activities to commemorate World Environment Day since June 5 1985, and has set its own theme to commemorate World Environment Day, China every year. The theme of this year's World Environment Day in China is "Declaring War on Pollution", and commemorative activities are scheduled to be held all over the country on June 5th.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-World Environment Day