World Environment Day Themes

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

The World Environment Day slogan for 2008 is Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy.

Previous themes included:
2006 - Deserts and Desertification – Don’t Desert Drylands!
2005 – Green Cities – Plan for the Planet!
2004 – Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive?
2003 – Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It!
2002 - Give Earth a Chance
2001 - Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
2000 - The Environment Millennium - Time to Act

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