Rural Women Sustaining Nature for Our Collective Future Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but is a critical ingredient in the fight against extreme poverty, hunger and climate change. Women are responsible for half of the world’s food production while working as environmental and biodiversity […]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – 9 August 2024
Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact Around 200 groups of Indigenous Peoples currently live in voluntary isolation and initial contact. They reside in remote forests rich in natural resources in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Peru and Venezuela. They choose […]
International Biodiversity Day – 22 May 2024
What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity describes the wide range of life forms on Earth, spanning from genes to entire ecosystems. It encompasses the processes that maintain life, including evolution, ecology, and cultural practices. Biodiversity encompasses not only rare, threatened, or endangered species but all living beings, from well-known organisms like humans […]
International Day of the Tropics – 29 June
Each year on June 29th, the International Day of the Tropics raises awareness about various challenges that tropical nations face. It’s also a day to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of the Tropics. #InternationalDayOfTheTropics The regions of the Earth that lie in the middle of the planet are called the Tropics. […]
World Oceans Day – 8 June 2024
Planet Ocean: tides are changing The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen, it is home to most of earth’s biodiversity, and is the […]
World Bee Day – 20 May
We all depend on the survival of bees Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at […]
World Wildlife Day – 3 March
On 20 December 2013, the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly decided to proclaim 3 March as World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. The date is the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild […]
World Wetlands Day – 2 February
World Wetlands Day is annually held on February 2 to celebrate how wetlands, which are lands saturated by water, help maintain biodiversity on Earth. Wetlands play an important role in maintaining the ecosystem. About World Wetlands Day Wetlands are found near the sea or inland and can be seasonal – […]
Palace Day – 19 July 2022
For the seventh year in a row, the Network of European Royal Residences invites its members, cultural and political institutions, historic houses and their audiences to celebrate heritage on social media on July 19, 2022! THE 2022 PALACE DAY WILL BE DEDICATED TO BIODIVERSITY! This year, let’s talk about biodiversity […]
International Biodiversity Day – 22 May
Celebrate 25 years of action on International Biodiversity Day – 22 May Around the world, people are organizing celebrations on 22 May 2018, the International Day for Biodiversity. The celebrations highlight 25 years of action to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity and build a future of live in harmony […]