International holidays - World Nature Conservation Day

The quality of life and health of people, the economic prosperity of society and the well-being of future generations depend on the state of the Earth's nature Flora and fauna, energy resources and soil, water and air need protection The consumer society has not cared about the environment for decades This factor negatively affects people’s livelihoods and the state of the planet July 28 is World Conservation Day Since 2015, by decision of the UN, the main direction in the field of environmental protection has been the use of renewable energy and the transition to “green” technologies World Conservation Day calls on governments and their citizens, business representatives and public organizations to work together to save non-renewable resources These include air, water, the contents of the earth’s interior, the flora and fauna of our planet World Nature Conservation Day requires its residents to make every effort to preserve nature Collective action to protect the environment is needed not only by living people The protection of plants and animals is carried out in the interests of future generations Even after many decades, the Earth should remain a planet suitable for the existence of people, plants and animals, and its inhabitants should have access to clean water, air, food and other sources of life Each World Conservation Day, held annually on July 28, is dedicated to a topical issue Thus, in 2010, the theme of the celebrations was the conservation of biodiversity; in 2015, the leitmotif of the holiday sounded like “Seven billion wishes One planet Consume carefully” World Nature Conservation Day 2019 focused on air pollution In 2021, attention was focused on the “lungs of the Earth” The event was held under the theme "Forests and Livelihoods: Supporting People and Planet" It's no secret that human activity over the past hundred years has had a devastating impact on the planet's flora and fauna Deforestation, uncontrolled hunting of wild animals and other factors lead to the destruction of the biogeocenosis of the area To change this situation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature was created in 1948 in Fontainebleau, located in southeastern France On his initiative, the Law on the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and other regulations were adopted in 1975 Climate changes, which are unusual for certain territories, destruction of habitats and the disappearance of many species of fauna lead to catastrophic consequences World Conservation Day helps us look at the current situation in a new way and achieve positive change on a global scale