World Environment Day 5 Jun 2024

Happy World Environment Day! First celebrated back in 1973 with the theme "Only One Earth", this event, organised by the United Nations, is all about encouraging people to help protect the environment. It is celebrated in over 143 countries around the world. This year"s theme focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.

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Today in History

Piecing together a better tomorrow
A right royal tradition
5 Jun 2025World Environment Day

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15 Sep 2025Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States
26 Sep 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States
30 Dec 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
26 Jan 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
17 Mar 2026Happy St Patricks Day!
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland
Go with the flow
19 Oct 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Want to hang about?
16 Oct 2025Eurasian lynx
11 May 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
12 Mar 2026Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
1 Nov 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
24 Jan 2026Big Garden Birdwatch
4 Jun 2025Cala Luna beach, Sardinia, Italy
A longstanding ode to love
The dog days of summer
3 Jun 2024World Bicycle Day
9 Sep 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
28 Mar 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
International Mountain Day
18 Aug 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
7 Dec 2024Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
28 Nov 2025Val Brandet, Corteno Golgi, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
11 Feb 2024Folegandros Island, Cyclades, Greece
30 Jul 2025International Day of Friendship
Like paint on a canvas
Call of the wilderness
5 Jun 2024World Environment Day
22 Feb 2025Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri, United States