Hari Lingkungan Hidup Sedunia
Hari Lingkungan Hidup Sedunia (World Environment Day) dirayakan setiap tahun pada tanggal 5 Juni untuk meningkatkan kesadaran untuk mengambil langkah positif terkait dengan lingkungan hidup. Perayaan ini dilakukan oleh United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment dimulai pada tanggal sampai tanggal 16 Juni tahun 1972. Konferensi ini diselenggarakan oleh Majelis Umum PBB [1]. Hari Lingkungan Hidup Sedunia dirayakan pertama kali pada tahun 1973, dan setiap tahunnya dilaksanakan di kota yang berbeda dengan tema yang berganti setiap tahun.
Perayaan dari tahun ke tahun
Tema dan lokasi perayaan Hari Lingkungan Hidup Sedunia[2]:
| Tahun | Tema | Lokasi |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Only One Earth | Spokane, Amerika Serikat |
| 1975 | Human Settlements | |
| 1976 | Water: Vital Resources for Life | |
| 1977 | Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Soil Loss and Degradation | |
| 1978 | Development Without Destruction | |
| 1979 | Only One Future For Our Chidren | |
| 1980 | A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction | |
| 1981 | Ground Water: Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains | |
| 1982 | Ten Years After Stockholm: Renewal of Environmental Concerns | |
| 1983 | Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy | |
| 1984 | Desertification | |
| 1985 | Youth, Population, and Environment | |
| 1986 | A Tree for Peace | |
| 1987 | Environment and Shelter: More Than a Roof | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 1988 | When People Put The Environment First, The Development Will Last | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 1989 | Global Warming: Global Warning | Brussels, Belgia |
| 1990 | Children and Environment | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1991 | Climate Change: Need For Global Partnership | Stockholm, Swedia |
| 1992 | Only One Earth, Care and Share | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
| 1993 | Poverty and the Environment - Breaking the Vicious Circle | Beijing, Republik Rakyat China |
| 1994 | One Earth, One Family | London, Inggris |
| 1995 | We the Peoples, United for the Global Environment | Pretoria, Afrika Selatan |
| 1996 | Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home | Istanbul, Turki |
| 1997 | For Life on Earth | Seoul, Korea Selatan |
| 1998 | For Life on Earth - Save Our Seas | Moskow, Rusia |
| 1999 | Our Earth, Our Future, Just Save It! | Tokyo, Jepang |
| 2000 | The Environment Millenium - Time to Act | Adelaide, Australia |
| 2001 | Connect with the World Wide Web of Life | Torino, Italia dan Havana, Kuba |
| 2002 | Give Earth a Chance | Shenzhen, Republik Rakyat China |
| 2003 | Water - Two Billion People Dying for It! | Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2004 | Wanted! Seas and Oceans - Dead or Alive? | Barcelona, Spanyol |
| 2005 | Green Cities - Plan for the Planet! | San Fransisco, Amerika Serikat |
| 2006 | Desert and Desertification - Don't Desert Drylands! | Aljir, Aljazair |
| 2007 | Melting Ice - A Hot Topic? | Tromso, Norwegia |
| 2008 | Kick the Habit - Towards a Low Carbon Economy | Wellington, Selandia Baru |
| 2009 | Your Planet Needs You - United to Combat Climate Change | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2010 | Many Species, One Planet, One Future | Kigali, Rwanda |
| 2011 | Forest: Nature at Your Service | New Delhi, India |
| 2012 | Green Economy: Does It Include You? | Brasil |
| 2013 | Think, Eat, Save: Reduce Your Foodprint | Mongolia |