World Environment Day 2025

What is World Environment Day?

It is celebrated on June 5th every year, focusing on a different environmental issue. The idea was first proposed by the United Nations General Assembly at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972. It was first celebrated in 1974 with the theme, “Only One Earth”.

How do I celebrate World Environment Day?

Get involved. While it may seem daunting, we can always do something to make a difference. Change, no matter how small, is still change. World Environment Day in 2025 will focus on ending plastic pollution. The Republic of Korea will host the global celebrations. Fun Fact: It first hosted the Day in 1997 on the theme "For Life on Earth."

The 2025 theme is #BeatPlasticPollution. You can choose to follow along with the current theme and their movement through https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/, or you can focus on environmental issues within your community.

Jeju Province in the Republic of Korea was chosen as the host location for World Environment Day. In 2022, the province declared a vision to become free of plastic pollution by 2040. Jeju is the only province in the country where household waste must be disposed of at designated recycling support centers. The system requires waste separation from the source, driving higher recycling rates and ensuring more waste is repurposed. Also, Jeju is the first province to introduce a disposable cup deposit system in the Republic of Korea.

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