## Since 1961, World Meteorological Day is being celebrated on 23rd March every year.
This year’s theme,
## Similarly, the Environment day is celebrated every year on 5th June.
The theme for Environment day 2016 was “fight against the illegal trade in wildlife for life (zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife)focusing on save the life of wild animals like elephants, rhinos, gorillas, whales, sea turtles, orangutans, pangolins, rosewoods, helmeted hornbills, tigers including other species.This year’s slogan is “Go Wild for Life” to raise the voice against wildlife crime and damages caused by it and take actions to prevent it.
## Moreover, World Ozone Day is celebrated on September 16th to mark the day back in 1987 when the Montreal Protocol was signed to reduce the substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Wetlands play an important role in the processes that keep our landscapes healthy and productive. They support industries such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism by supplying water for crops, stock and people, maintaining water quality, providing habitat for commercial species and having cultural and recreational values. Wetlands host a huge variety of life, protect our coastlines, provide natural defences against river flooding or storm surges and store carbon dioxide to regulate climate change.
## Also, World Forestry Day is Celebrated on 21 March to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests.
## One more very important day “World Earth Day 2016” is particularly important as 196 nations across the world signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, set out in COP21 in December 2015. The historic agreement saw countries pledge to limit global warming to below 2C on pre-industrial levels. From 22 April, it will be open for signatures for one year. The agreement will come into effect in 2020.
Date
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Day
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17th June
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World Day to Combat
Desertification & Drought |
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14th December
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National Energy Conservation
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11 July
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World Population Day
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1st week of October
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Wildlife week
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4th October
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Animal Welfare Day
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2nd December
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National Pollution Prevention Day
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It is now your assignment to find out the themes of the above mentioned days for the year 2016.
These are the days which we celebrate in order to save our Earth and are very important from the exam point of view. Do not just celebrate these days on a specific day only, but, remember the motive whole year and take steps which you can take at your level in order to protect our Earth.