Special Events

The World Environment Day 2023 event is now complete. For for the latest please visit here.

The #OnlyOneEarth campaign ended in 2022. For the latest please visit here.

Watch recorded broadcasts of World Environment Day celebrations!

 

16:00 (CEST)  WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: EVERY ACTION COUNTS

To round off an exciting week of events and actions that have taken place under the slogan #OnlyOneEarth, UNEP tuned in to activities around the world to meet some of the people taking action for our planet. From an electric vehicle rally in Cairo to a massive cyclathon in Mumbai to an e-waste drive in Bucharest, you will be able to catch up with some of the latest outcomes from one of the biggest days for the environment.

 

 

11:30 AM (CEST)  OFFICIAL CEREMONY FROM SWEDEN

As host for 2022, Sweden held the official World Environment Day ceremony at the Teknisa Museet in Stockholm. Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Annika Strandhäll, and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Inger Andersen were in attendance.

This was a special programme with music, discussions and announcements, all set in the Technology Museum with its “Zero City” exhibition, about a future city where transport is fossil-fuel free.

 

 

14:30 (CEST) In India global ‘LiFE Movement’ launches for World Environment Day

To mark World Environment Day 2022, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement' at 6 pm (IST) on 5 June.

 

 

Remember to use the #OnlyOneEarth Practical Guide to find out the types of transformative action that governments, cities, businesses and people can take to protect and restore our planet.

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