World Environment Day 2024: Key Initiatives and Themes
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | World Environment Day |
| Date | Celebrated on 5th June every year |
| Purpose | Encouraging awareness and environmental protection |
| Recent Initiative in India | Creation of Rajaji Raghati Biosphere (RRB) in Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand |
| Initiative Details | - 35-acre private forest initiative |
| - Aimed at reviving rare and endangered species of native trees | |
| - Previously barren and degraded land | |
| Second Biosphere | Development above the Koyna River in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra |
| World Environment Day (WED) | Established by the United Nations Assembly in 1972 |
| Host for WED 2024 | Saudi Arabia |
| Theme for WED 2024 | Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience |
| Significance of 2024 | 30th anniversary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) |
| India's Previous Hosting | 2018 under the theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution' |
| UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration | Kicked off in 2021, aims to restore billions of hectares globally |