World Environment Day Themes and Host Countries: 1972-2024 as given in below tables;
World Environment Day Themes and Host Countries From Year 1972 to 1980.
Year
Theme
Host city
1972
Stockholm Conference on Human Environment
Stockholm, United Nations
1973
Only one Earth
Geneva, Switzerland
1974
Only one Earth
Spokane, US
1975
Human Settlements
Dhaka, Bangladesh
1976
Water: Vital Resource for Life
Ontario, Canada
1977
Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation
Sylhet, Bangaladesh
1978
Development Without Destruction
Sylhet, Bangaladesh
1979
Only One Future for Our Children – Development Without Destruction
Sylhet, Bangaladesh
1980
A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction
Sylhet, Bangaladesh
From Year 1981 to 1990.
1981
Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains
Sylhet, Bangaladesh
1982
Ten Years After Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
1983
Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy
Sylhet, Bangaladesh
1984
Desertification
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
1985
Youth: Population and the Environment
Islamabad, Pakistan
1986
A Tree for Peace
Ontario, Canada
1987
Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof
Nairobi, Kenya
1988
When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last
Bangkok, Thailand
1989
Global Warming, Global Warning
Brussels, Belgium
1990
Children and the Environment
Mexico, Mexico
World Environment Day Theme 2024 : Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.
From Year 1991 to 2000.
1991
Climate Change : Need for Global Partnership
Stockholm, Sweden
1992
Only One Earth, Care and Share
Rio De Janerio, Brazil
1993
Poverty and the Environment – Breaking the Vicious Circle
Beijing, China
1994
One Earth One Family
London, UK
1995
We the Peoples: United for the Global Environment
Pretoria, South Africa
1996
Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home
Istanbul, Turkey
1997
For Life on Earth
Seou, Republic Of Korea
1998
For Life on Earth – Save Our Seas
Moscow, Russia
1999
Our Earth – Our Future – Just Save It!
Tokyo, Japan
2000
The Environment Millennium – Time to Act
Adelaide, Australia
From Year 2001 to 2010.
2001
Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
Torino, Italy And Havana, Cuba
2002
Give Earth a Chance
Shenzhen, China
2003
Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It!
Beirut, Lebanon
2004
Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive?
Barcelona, Spain
2005
Green Cities – Plant for the Planet!
San Francisco, US
2006
Deserts and Desertification – Don’t Desert Drylands!
Algiers, Algeria
2007
Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?
London, UK
2008
Kick The Habit – Towards A Low Carbon Economy
Wellington, Newzeland
2009
Your Planet Needs You – Unite to Combat Climate Change
Mexico, Mexico
2010
Many Species. One Planet. One Future
Rangpur, Bangladesh
From Year 2011 to 2023.
2011
Forests: Nature at your Service
Delhi, India
2012
Green Economy: Does it include you?
Brasilia, Brazil
2013
Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2014
Raise your voice, not the sea level
Bridgetown Barbados
2015
Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.
Rome, Italy
2016
Zero Tolerance for the Illegal Wildlife trade
Luanda, Angola
2017
Connecting People to Nature – in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator