For the safety of human life, there is a need to keep the environment safe and protected. In the world moving towards modernity, in the path of development, we have started using many such things, which are fatal for the earth and the environment. There is a deep connection between humans and the environment. Life is not possible without nature. But man is harming this nature. The environment is continuously getting polluted, which is affecting life as well as becoming the cause of natural calamities.

Protection of nature and protection of the environment is necessary for a happy and healthy life. For this purpose, World Environment Day is celebrated every year. People are made aware of the environment and encouraged to preserve the environment. Let us know when is Environment Day, and how and why this day was celebrated.

When is World Environment Day celebrated?
World Environment Day is celebrated every year in June. Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June all over the world including India. On this occasion, all countries organize environmental awareness programs in different ways.

History of Environment Day
Celebrating World Environment Day started in 1972. The United Nations celebrated the first Environment Day on 5 June 1972, since then this day has been celebrated every year.

In which country was the first Environment Day celebrated?
The United Nations had decided to celebrate World Environment Day, but Environment Day was first celebrated in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The first environmental conference was held in Stockholm in 1972, in which 119 countries participated.

Purpose of celebrating environment day
Pollution is increasing continuously in the world. Due to this increasing pollution, the threat to nature is increasing. To prevent this, the celebration of Environment Day was started, so that people can be made aware of the environment and can be motivated to save nature from being polluted.

Environment day theme
Every year there is a special theme for World Environment Day. The theme of World Environment Day 2023 is "Solutions to Plastic Pollution". This theme is based on the solution to plastic pollution.

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