World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
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Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2011 · UPPSC Upper Mains 2014 · Topic: Environment and Sustainable Development (International Environmental Conventions and Protocols)
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