The theme is Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World…
Every year, On March 21st, the International Day of Forests is celebrated to raise awareness about the crucial role forests play in sustaining everyone’s life.
Forests provide food, water, and shelter for both animals and humans. They also detect the impact of dangerous events like floods and climate change.
Forests are known as Earth's lungs. They play a vital role in balancing the environment. They filter harmful carbon dioxide from the air.
Unfortunately, deforestation, the large-scale cutting down of trees, threatens these irreplaceable ecosystems around the world.
According to the UN, forests are home to a vast majority of the world's land-based wildlife, with over 60,000 different tree species. Despite their importance, we are losing an amount of forest each year, roughly the size of Iceland.
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated March 21 as the International Day of Forests to recognize and raise awareness about the importance of forests worldwide.
This declaration urged governments to coordinate with citizens to conduct different activities, including tree-planting campaigns.
These initiatives are organized in collaboration with governments and other organizations by the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
As per the UNGA, "The United Nations Forum on Forests and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with governments, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, and other relevant organizations in the field are responsible for organizing the events and campaigns related to this day."
Edited By: Arusha Farooq
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