World Environment Day

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from Funmunch:

World Environment Day falls each year on June 5th when people focus on the environment and is celebrated in over 100 countries. WED was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. WED is created to promote environmental issues to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development. It promotes an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues and advocates partnerships that will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.

World Environment Day is hosted by a different city each year. Although cities face many of the world's most complex environmental challenges, they also have unparalleled opportunities to develop long-term solutions. In 2005, the WED conference took place in San Francisco, the first time it was held in the US. Mayor Gavin Newsom invited other mayors from around the world to discuss urban environmental issues and to work together to negotiate and sign Urban Environmental Accords, which outline specific actions for sustainable urban living in the areas of water, energy, wast, urban design, transportation, urban nature, and environmental health.