Published at 05/06/2019


World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation’s principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment.
First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. WED has grown to become a global platform for public outreach, with participation from over 143 countries annually.

Each year, WED has a new theme that major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and celebrities worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes. This year the chosen theme is: “Air Pollution”

BIOFUND also marks this date in the context of the celebration of the day of the oceans with an exhibition at the Museum of Fisheries, scheduled to run until 8 June.