World Environment Day

World Environment Day 2021 is observed on June 5. The day is celebrated across the world to sensitise people about the importance of protecting the environment. World Environment Day is being celebrated since 1974. It helps to urge people, governments and organisations to take proactive steps for the betterment of Mother Earth.

The theme of World Environment Day this year is: Ecosystem restoration. "The world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least 1 billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade to tackle the climate crisis, save species from extinction and secure our future," the UN said ahead of Environment Day.

UN Environment Programme says on

 "saving species from extinction and securing our future".

Need to slash greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half by 2030 to hold global warming below 2 degrees

We can't meet that goal without restoring ecosystems and their carbon stores.

By halting and reversing the degradation of lands and oceans, we can prevent the loss of 1 million endangered species.

In the last nearly two years, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted normal lives. The relationship between human systems and natural systems has been badly hit. Ecosystem degradation is already affecting the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people - 40% of the world's population, according to a UN study. The World Environment Day 2021 campaign - "Recreate, Reimagine, Restore" - focuses on reversing the degradation of our ecosystems. In the words of John Burroughs  “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 

International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is observed every year on 5th June. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities are responsible for the loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish each year. The loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish is estimated to have an economic value of US$10–23 billion.

History of the day:

In 2015, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO proposed that an initiative be launched to declare an International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Following extensive consultations, a proposal was submitted to the attention of the thirty-second session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. In December 2017 the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on sustainable fisheries proclaimed 5 June as the “International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.”