World Environment day 2021

Shashank Raj Gupta
World Environment day 2021

Question- What is the theme of ‘World Environment Day 2021’?
(a) Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.
(b) Sustainable agriculture
(c) Restore environment
(d) Reduce carbon emission
Ans. (a)
Related facts-

  • The United Nations designated 5 June as World Environment Day to highlight that the protection and health of the environment is a major issue, which affects the well-being of peoples and economic development throughout the world.
  • The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972, which was the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the human environment.
  • The theme of World Environment Day this year is ‘Reimagine. Recreate. Restore’ and its focal point is ecosystem restoration.
  • “Ecosystem restoration means preventing, halting and reversing this damage- to go from exploiting nature to healing it”.
  • According to the UN, Pakistan will be the global host and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) will also be launched on June 5, 2021.
  • The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is “a global mission to revive billions of hectares, from forests to farmlands, from the top of mountains to the depth of the sea.”

By- Yogesh Pratap Singh

Reference- https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-day.