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World Wildlife Day
March 3rd is observed as the World Wildlife Day. The 2020 observation is on the theme of ‘Sustaining all life on earth’. CITES: March 3rd is observed as the World Wildlife Day in commemoration of the adoption of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) in 1973. Also called ..
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Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, inaugurated the Wildlife Week 2021 on October 2, 2021 at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. Key facts Wildlife Week 2021 is being observed from October 2nd to October 8th. This week is a sincere effort that raise awareness among people for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Biological Hotspot • india wildlife week • national wildlife week • Wildlife Week 2021 • World Wildlife Day • World Wildlife Day 2021
World Wildlife Day
World Wildlife Day is observed on March 3 across the world to celebrate wildlife and create awareness about the adverse impact of human activities and climate change on the wildlife. The United Nations General Assembly decided to observe this day on December 2013. It commemorates the day when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ..
Topics: World Wildlife Day
Global Coalition for Biodiversity launched on World Wildlife Day
On March 3, 2020, on the sidelines of the World Wildlife Day celebrations, Global Coalition for Biodiversity was launched. The initiative was launched by the European commission. The coalition was named “United for Biodiversity”. Highlights The Global Coalition is constituted of national parks, aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens and science museums that are spread all over ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • coalition • Ecosystem • IPBES • United Nations Environment Programme • World Wildlife Day
World Wildlife Day celebrated on March 3
World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on March 3, across the world. On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly decided to proclaim March 3 as World Wildlife Day. The day is observed to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. On the same day, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ..
Topics: CITES • United Nations General Assembly • World Wildlife Day
March 3: World Wildlife Day
The 2020 year was earlier announced as “BioDiversity Super Year”. Therefore, several events are being conducted based on biodiversity. It includes World Wildlife Day as well. This year the World Wildlife Day is being celebrated under the theme Theme: Sustaining all Life on Earth Highlights The Day is being celebrated by several leading organizations of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: CITES • Endangered • SDG • SDG 14 • SDG 15 • Super Year 2020 • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • United Nations • World Wildlife Day
World Wildlife Day (WWD-2019)
The World Wildlife Day (WWD) is observed every year on 3rd of March to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna & flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. The 2019 theme “Life Below Water: For people and planet” aims to “conserve and sustainably ..
Topics: Conservation biology • Environmentalism • Habitat • Marine conservation • Natural environment • Nature • Sustainability • World Wildlife Day