World Environment Day 2021: Significance, History, Theme & Quotes

SAFALTA ACADEMICS Published by: suzan poudel Updated Sat, 05 Jun 2021 01:09 PM IST

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World environment Day is celebrated every year on the 5th of June to remind people how nature forms a vital part of our lives

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World environment Day is celebrated every year on the 5th of June to remind people how nature forms a vital part of our lives. It is one of the biggest movement  launched by the United Nations nearly 50 years ago  to create awareness about the significance of nature.

This year as we enter a crucial decade dedicated to the restoration of earth, it is now more important than ever to make peace with nature . The theme of Environment day this year is Reimagine.
Recreate. Restore.'


In 1972 the UN General Assembly designated 5th June as World Environment Day  marking the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. It was celebrated two years later for the first time under the slogan “Only One Earth.” This year Pakistan, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), will be the global host for the day to highlight the importance of ecosystem restoration.

On this occasion the UN is launching the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration :The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030 is a long term goal  highlighting the need for greatly increased global cooperation to restore degraded and destroyed ecosystems, contributing to efforts to combat climate change and safeguard biodiversity, food security, and water supply.(Wikipedia)

With rise in cases of eroding ecosystems and an overall damaged environment beyond repair ,we  need to be alarmed now more than ever about the drastic changes that will be brought upon us through the destruction of the environment .Every little step counts in our fight to stop our environment from further degradation and efforts towards creating a safe and secure environment for all creatures to flourish.

Listed below are  some top quotes that you can share on the occasion of World Environment Day:


1.What is the use of a house if you don’t have a decent planet to put it on?– Henry David Thoreau

2.“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. – Robert Swan

3.Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.– Mahatma Gandhi

4.One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.
Leo Tolstoy

5.Our planet’s alarm is going off, and it is time to wake up and take action! – Leonardo DiCaprio.

6.Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land – Aldo Leopold.

7.What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and one another. - Mahatma Gandhi

It is crucial  now that world comes together & fights the challenge of climate change collectively for a better tomorrow . Let's pledge for the  protection of  our surroundings by making them  cleaner, healthier and more greener. Let us pledge to  make the world a  better place to live.