On December 3, the world celebrates International Pesticide Free Day . Tragic events preceded the choice of this date. On December 3, 1984, an environmental disaster occurred at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, which led to the establishment of this day. The goal of International Pesticide Free Day is to draw global attention […]
Photo:M/Adobe Stock (AI generated) Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link with soil. Over 95 percent of our food comes from soils. Besides, they supply 15 of the 18 naturally occurring chemical elements essential to plants. However, in the face of climate change and human activity, our soils are […]
December 8th marks World Climate Day, an initiative of several environmental associations in France and Belgium. These December events, held during the first ten days of the month, are a traditional annual event. World Environment Day has its own anthem. The first World Environment Day was celebrated on June 5, 1973. The UN General Assembly […]
    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights  proclaims individual rights, civil and political rights, and freedoms (equality before the law, the right of everyone to liberty and security of person, freedom of conscience, and others). It was adopted on December 10, 1948, by the UN General Assembly. Two years later, this day was proclaimed Human […]
December 11 is International Mountain Day, established by the decision of the 57th UN General Assembly in January 2003 (resolution A/RES/57/245). But it was established earlier - in 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development, when Agenda 21 was adopted, Chapter 13 of which, entitled "Rational use of fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development", […]
 On this day in Stockholm, during the first UN conference on environmental protection, the United Nations Environment Programme was established.     UNEP's main tasks include developing a global environmental program and promoting its implementation within the UN, advocating for the protection of the globe's natural environment, developing partnerships with other United Nations entities, and […]
Power Engineer's Day  is a professional holiday for all workers in the industry that covers the production, transmission, and distribution of electrical and thermal energy to consumers, which they celebrate on one of the shortest daylight hours of the year.    The history of this holiday begins on May 23, 1966, when a decree […]
