World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5th June with a new theme. The themes of world environment day are announced by the United Nations (UN).
The themes or slogans of the environment day are chosen by the UN related to environmental issues, which gives a special message to conserve our environment.
The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), which is the leading global environmental authority that assigns the global environmental agenda, is arranging environmental programs on World Environment Day.
List Of The Themes Of World Environment Day With Hosted Countries From 1974 - 2022
Environment Day was launched in 1972 by UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) during the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment. However, in 1974 it was firstly celebrated in Spokane City of the United States with the theme of "Only One Earth".
Year | Themes | Host Country |
1974 | "Only one Earth" | United States |
1975 | "Human Settlements" | Bangladesh |
1976 | Water: Vital Resource for Life! | Canada |
1977 | "Ozone Layer Environmental Concern" - Lands Loss and Soil Degradation! | Bangladesh |
1978 | "Development Without Destruction" | Bangladesh |
1979 | "Only One Future for Our Children" - Development Without Destruction! | Bangladesh |
1980 | A New Challenge for the New Decade; Development Without Destruction! | Bangladesh |
1981 | Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains! | Bangladesh |
1982 | Ten Years After Stockholm [Renewal of Environmental Concerns] | Bangladesh |
1983 | Managing and Disposing of Hazardous Waste [Acid Rain and Energy] | Bangladesh |
1984 | "Desertification" | Bangladesh |
1985 | [Youth] Population and the Environment! | Pakistan |
1986 | "A Tree for Peace" | Canada |
1987 | "Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof'' | Kenya |
1988 | "When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last" | Thailand |
1989 | "Global Warming; Global Warming" | Belgium |
1990 | "Children and the Environment" | Mexico |
1991 | "Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership" | Sweden |
1992 | "Only One Earth, Care and Share" | Brazil |
1993 | "Poverty and the Environment-Breaking the Vicious Circle" | China |
1994 | "One Earth One Family" | United Kingdom |
1995 | [We the Peoples] "United for the Global Environment" | South Africa |
1996 | Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home | Turkey |
1997 | "For Life on Earth" | Republic of Korea |
1998 | "For Life on Earth - Save Our Seas" | Russian Federation |
1999 | "Our Earth - Our Future" - Just Save It! | Japan |
2000 | "The Environment Millennium" - Time to Act! | Australia |
2001 | "Connect with the World Wide Web of Life" | Italy and Cuba |
2002 | "Give Earth a Chance" | China |
2003 | "Water" -Two Billion People are Dying for It! | Lebanon |
2004 | Wanted! Seas and Oceans - Dead or Alive? | Spain |
2005 | "Green Cities" – Plan for the Planet! | United States |
2006 | "Deserts and Desertification" - Don't Desert Drylands! | Algeria |
2007 | "Melting Ice" - a Hot Topic! | England |
2008 | "Kick The Habit" - Towards A Low Carbon Economy! | New Zealand |
2009 | "Your Planet Needs You"- Unite to Combat Climate Change! | Mexico |
2010 | Many Species- One Planet- One Future! | Bangladesh |
2011 | Forests: Nature at your Service | India |
2012 | "Green Economy" - Does it include you? | Brazil |
2013 | Think, Eat, Save, Reduce Your Foodprint ! | Mongolia |
2014 | Raise your voice, not the sea level! | Barbados |
2015 | "Seven Billion Dreams" - One Planet. Consume with Care! | Italy |
2016 | "Zero Tolerance for the Illegal Wildlife trade" | Angola |
2017 | [Connecting People to Nature] - In the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator! | Canada |
2018 | "Beat Plastic Pollution" | India |
2019 | "Beat Air Pollution" | China |
2020 | "Time for Nature" | Colombia |
Source: UN and Wikipedia sites.
The theme of World Environment Day 2021
The Environment day for the year 2021 is being hosted by Pakistan with the theme: "Ecosystem restoration", which is trying to give a message that if we want to save the world's environment, we will have to refurbish the ecosystem.
World Environment Day 2021 will start the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), a global task or mission to rejuvenate billions of hectares, from farmlands to forests and the top of mountain peaks to the deep of the ocean.
The UN and other leading authorities are continually trying to save our environment through environmental awareness programs. They send a special message related to burning Environmental issues with the themes of world environment day every year. Environmental conservation is also the responsibility of the people of the world. Hence, we should help to save our environment particularly.