Today is World Wildlife Day, the annual United Nations celebration of the incredible diversity of our planet"s wild animals and plants. The theme of this year"s WWD is "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet." Through a series of virtual events, and a panel at UN headquarters, UN representatives and partner wildlife groups will examine the links between the state of our planet"s forests and woodlands and efforts to preserve the millions of livelihoods that directly depend on them. A particular emphasis will be placed on the role of Indigenous peoples who still live and work in forested areas, how they"ve successfully managed their forest ecosystems for centuries, and what that can teach us about sustainability.
Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
Today in History
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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International Tiger Day
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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Back to the nest
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Chocolate Hills
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A story of wind and ice
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Jasper Dark Sky Festival
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Reflections on Memorial Day
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Short-eared owl
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Arches National Park, Utah
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A willowy welcome to spring
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And the skies filled with bats…
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Wicker fields in Cañamares, Spain
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A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
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Fiesta at Siesta
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Bridge over the River Tara
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Fall comes to Pando
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Happy Pi Day!
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The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
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China s colorful terraced pools
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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Happy Lunar New Year!
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It s Teacher Appreciation Week
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National Museum of African American History and Culture