World Environment Day 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: UNEP
Context: On 5 June 2025, World Environment Day was celebrated globally with Jeju, South Korea hosting the official event.
About World Environment Day 2025:
• What is it? World Environment Day is the United Nations’ principal platform for global environmental outreach, celebrated annually on June 5 to raise awareness and promote action for environmental protection.
• World Environment Day is the United Nations’ principal platform for global environmental outreach, celebrated annually on June 5 to raise awareness and promote action for environmental protection.
• Host Country: The official celebrations were held in Jeju Province, Republic of Korea.
• Theme for 2025: Beat Plastic Pollution.
• Objective:
• To highlight the urgency of tackling plastic waste, which affects oceans, biodiversity, and human health. To promote global cooperation toward a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty, scheduled for negotiations in August 2025.
• To highlight the urgency of tackling plastic waste, which affects oceans, biodiversity, and human health.
• To promote global cooperation toward a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty, scheduled for negotiations in August 2025.
• Historical Background: Initiated in 1973 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• Significant Global Commitments & Initiatives:
• UNEP’s Global Plastics Hub: A new platform offering data, collaboration, and resources on marine litter and plastic pollution. Tide Turners Summit in India: Showcased youth-led plastic reduction efforts engaging over 980,000 young leaders across 60+ countries. Mexico’s Beach Cleanup Plan (2025–2030): Aims to eliminate plastic waste from all national coasts within five years. Global Ecosystem Restoration Murals: SAM and UNEP’s 245-foot mural in Chicago raised awareness on plastic pollution and nature restoration.
• UNEP’s Global Plastics Hub: A new platform offering data, collaboration, and resources on marine litter and plastic pollution.
• Tide Turners Summit in India: Showcased youth-led plastic reduction efforts engaging over 980,000 young leaders across 60+ countries.
• Mexico’s Beach Cleanup Plan (2025–2030): Aims to eliminate plastic waste from all national coasts within five years.
• Global Ecosystem Restoration Murals: SAM and UNEP’s 245-foot mural in Chicago raised awareness on plastic pollution and nature restoration.