International Day of the Tropics Jun 29, 2025

International Day of the Tropics

Every June 29, the International Day of the Tropics shines a light on the equator-hugging zone where the sun sticks around, and climate conversations get real. The tropics span a broad region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, including parts of Asia, Africa, Oceania, Central America and South America. Nearly 40% of the global population lives in this band, which also hosts 80% of the world"s biodiversity. It"s rich in culture, nature and history—but also under pressure from rising temperatures, deforestation and fast-paced urban growth.

© fabio lamanna/Alamy Stock Photo

palette

Today in History

Celebrating the tropics
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
Jun 29, 2024Tour de France 2024
Jun 29, 2026International Day of the Tropics

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Where the rainbow ends
Jul 30, 2025Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
Dec 7, 2024Orchha Fort complex, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
Leaf-peeping Southern style
Jun 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
Sep 23, 2023Autumnal equinox
Pearl among the emeralds
Jul 15, 2024Marine Day, Japan
May 18, 2025International Museum Day
Dec 31, 2023New Years Eve!
Jan 5, 2024International Ice and Snow Festival, Harbin, China
103 years of Zion
Sep 2, 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
Nov 20, 2023Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Mar 2, 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia
Dec 7, 2023Verdon Gorge, France
Jan 8, 2025Great Wall of China
May 22, 2024International Day for Biological Diversity
May 1, 2025Maharashtra Day
Jul 20, 2025Moon Day
Rocky Mountain runoff
May 15, 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England
Jan 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Bright blue lakes and rugged mountains
Jan 25, 2024Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Chilling out on an ice floe
Dec 24, 2025Christmas Eve
Feb 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Feb 2, 2025Alappuzha, Kerala