World Environment Day 2023 is the biggest international day for the environment. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and held annually since 1973, it has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach. It is celebrated by millions of people across the world.
World Environment Day 2023 is hosted by Côte d'Ivoire and supported by the Netherlands and will focus on solutions to plastic pollution.
When: 22 May 2023
Official website: https://www.cbd.int/biodiversity-day
Biological diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences within each species — for example, between varieties of crops and breeds of livestock — and the variety of ecosystems (lakes, forest, deserts, agricultural landscapes) that host multiple kind of interactions among their members (humans, plants, animals).
SPEECH DELIVERED BY: Inger Andersen
FOR: The Sustainable Lake Management Resolution
Nairobi, 30 March 2023 – In response to the worsening impacts of waste on human health, the economy and the environment, the world today marked the inaugural International Day of Zero Waste, which encourages everyone to prevent and minimize waste and promotes a societal shift towards a circular economy.
New York, 23 March 2023 - A coalition of governments today launched the Freshwater Challenge - the largest ever initiative to restore degraded rivers, lakes and wetlands, which are central to tackling the world’s worsening water, climate and nature crises.
The SPAW-RAC just launched its 2023 Call for proposals This call is open until April 3, 2023 at midnight in Guadeloupe (UTC-4)
Download below the description of the call for project proposals and the application form available in English, French and Spanish.
Healthy coral reefs are critical for sustaining local economies and livelihoods, particularly through supporting tourism. In the Caribbean alone, reef-associated tourism—including both on-reef and reef-adjacent activities—brings in over $7.9 billion from the more than 11 million visitors engaging in these activities every year.
On International Day of Forests, the Cartagena Convention celebrates Mangrove Restoration in the Wider Caribbean Region
This is the inaugural edition of the Cartagena Convention Secretariat's Quarterly Newsletter, published on 1 June 2022.
CEP was established in 1981 as part of the Regional Seas Programme in recognition of the importance and value of the Wider Caribbean Region’s fragile and vulnerable coastal and marine ecosystems including endemic plants and animals.
