Started in 1972 by the UN General Assembly, it marked the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.This day is an opportunity to raise awareness worldwide for the environment and the problems facing our world today.People around the world will unite for the planet on 5 June for World Environment Day 2009, with a strong call for environmental action just six months before the crucial United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen.This year's theme is 'Your Planet needs You! Unite to combat climate change' - a topic that reflects everyone's individual responsibility to protect the planet, as well as the urgency for nations to agree on a new climate change deal in December.World Environment Day is truly a People's Day: it is the chance for everyone, young and old, with their community or with close friends, to show that they care for the planet.
For more details:
http://www.unep.org/wed/2009/english/
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