Question: What is theme of World Environment Day 2020?
(a) Connecting People to Nature
(b) Beating plastic pollution
(c) Biodiversity
(d) Air Pollution
Answer : (c)
Related facts:
- World Environment Day is observed annually on 5 June.
- The day is celebrated to mark the environmental awareness among the people.
- 2020 Theme is ‘Biodiversity’.
- This year the day is to be hosted in Colombia in partnership with Germany.
History:
- The United Nations founded the World Environment Day in 1972 on the first day of the StockholmConference on the “Human Environment”, which resulted from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the climate.
- Two years later, the first World Environment Day with the theme “Just One World” was conducted in 1974.
International Organization for environment:
- IUCN – 1948
- International Union for Conservation of nature
- Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland
- Working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources
- RED data list released by IUCN
- UNEP – 1972
- United Nations Environment Programme
- Headquarters- Nairobi,Kenya
- As a result of Stockholm Conference in 1972
- IPCC – 1988
- Inter governmental Panel on Climate Change
- Headquarters- Geneva,Switzerland.
- Working for climate change.
By- Rishabh Mishra
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1629563
https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/world-environment-day-2020-quotes-images-slogans-messages-6442367/