International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2026

International Day for Biological Diversity

Observed each year on 22 May, International Day for Biological Diversity is a global reminder that life on Earth is richer—and more fragile—than it appears. Established by the United Nations, today highlights why protecting plants, animals and ecosystems matters for food, medicine, climate stability and everyday well-being.

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Today in History

Protecting Earths biodiversity for everyone
We can all just get along
22 May 2024International Day for Biological Diversity
22 May 2025Hay Festival

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13 Apr 2024Grand National
A temple to treasure
An iridescent view
21 Oct 2024Cypress trees in George L Smith State Park, Georgia, United States
11 Feb 2026Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California, USA
7 May 2025Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
5 Dec 2023Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
1 Sep 2024Totally Thames Festival, London
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jul 2026Pride in London
23 Jan 2024Maldives
12 Mar 2026Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
Kings of the north
15 Oct 2025Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States
21 Jul 2025The summer opening of Buckingham Palace
24 Jan 2026Big Garden Birdwatch
Beauty comes in trees
22 May 2024International Day for Biological Diversity
14 Jan 2026The staircase of the Fortress of Palamidi, Nafplio, Greece
15 Dec 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hangin around
26 Jan 2025European beech forest, Belgium
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
27 Jan 2024Saint Paul Winter Carnival
Keep practising, little guy
19 Mar 2026Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
Happy New Year!
12 Jan 2026Eurasian otter and pup, Estonia
9 Dec 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
Have a merry little Christmas