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World Environment Day

June 5

The United Nations General Assembly designated June 5 World Environment Day in 1972. The date was chosen because it marked the opening day of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, which led to the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme, based in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference was convened again 20 years later, in the hope that nations would recapture the enthusiasm of the 1972 conference and take up the challenge of preserving and enhancing the environment.
The General Assembly urges countries and organizations to mark this day with activities that educate people about threats to the environment and encourage them to strike a balance between development and concern for the earth's future.

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Celebration day: Jun 5

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Mexico is failing to stop deforestation, despite planting millions of trees, Greenpeace said here Wednesday, two days before the country hosts the UN World Environment Day.

Mexico plants trees, loses forests: Greenpeace by AFP / AFP Global Edition

The council-sponsored project is being mounted to coincide with UN World Environment Day, although this year the main thrust of that initiative is the reduction of carbon emissions.

Venice urges tourists to drink from water fountains by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

The findings come as UN World Environment Day is marked today.

OAPs are greenest by The Mirror (London, England)

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