World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. WED activities take place all year round but climax on 5 June every year.
Did You Know? • Forests cover 31% of total
land area.
• The livelihoods of 1.6 billion
people depend on forests.
• Forests provide a home to
more than 300 million people
worldwide.
• Forests are home to 80% of
terrestrial biodiversity.