World Environment Day Jun. 5, 2024

Happy World Environment Day! First celebrated back in 1973 with the theme "Only One Earth", this event, organised by the United Nations, is all about encouraging people to help protect the environment. It is celebrated in over 143 countries around the world. This year"s theme focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.

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Today in History

Piecing together a better tomorrow
‘Only one Earth’
Jun. 5, 2025World Environment Day

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Dec. 15, 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 20, 2024Victoria Day
Apr. 16, 2024Union Square, Manhattan, New York, USA
Commemorating Indigenous Peoples
Jun. 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Jul. 15, 2024Marine Day, Japan
Dec. 20, 2023Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
Feb. 7, 2026Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia
Season of light in the City of Light
Festival fever
Jul. 13, 2024International Rock Day
Jul. 4, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site
Jan. 18, 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Mar. 27, 2025World Theatre Day
A kiss and a sigh
Dec. 11, 2025International Mountain Day
Feb. 5, 2025Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Meet an expert on the dog days of summer
Jul. 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Oct. 31, 2024Happy Halloween!
Jan. 7, 2024Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
Aug. 28, 2025Great white egret, Hungary
Dec. 2, 2025Whistler, British Columbia
Feb. 25, 2025Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Dec. 12, 2025Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
What returned to this city 500 years ago?
Apr. 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
Jan. 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Sep. 11, 2023French River, Ontario
Dec. 22, 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia