Many Species, One Planet, One Future: World Environment Day 2010

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Dr. Lalit kishore

05 June, 2010

The theme for this year is 'Many Species. One Planet. One Future', Keeping this year's theme in view, the events on this WED will celebrate the incredible diversity of life on Earth. This year's global host for WED is Kigali city of Rwanda.

WORLD ENVIRONMENT Day (WED) is a day to heighten awareness of the environment and organise public action for environmental protection. It is observed on June 5 throughout the world.

WED was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the day when the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began. The first World Environment Day was observed in 1973.

The theme for this year is 'Many Species. One Planet. One Future', Keeping this year’s theme in view, the events on this WED will celebrate the incredible diversity of life on Earth. This year’s global host for WED is Kigali city of Rwanda and will lead the celebrations with three days of keynote events.

Last year's theme was "Your Planet Needs You: Unite to Combat Climate Change" and the host city for main event was Mexico City, Mexico