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Every year December 5 is celebrated as World Soil Day across the world since 2014

Purpose: to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil.

Theme 2024: Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage 

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World Fisheries Day is celebrated on 21 November.

With the aim to highlight the importance of sustainable fisheries

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World Cotton Day is observed on 7 October to recognize the importance of cotton worldwide.

Theme 2024: Cotton For Good 

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• Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27.
• Theme 2020: Tourism and rural development
• Theme 2021: Tourism for Inclusive Growth

• Theme 2022: Rethinking Tourism
• Theme 2023: Tourism and green investments
• Theme 2024: Tourism and Peace

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• World River Day is observed on fourth Sunday of September to raise awareness regarding water bodies and to promote their conservation.
• Theme 2022: The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity 
  
• Theme 2023: Recognising the importance of transboundary river cooperation
• Theme 2024: Waterways of Life

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World Bamboo Day was officially established on September 18 at the 8th World Bamboo Congress held in Bangkok in 2009 and declared by the Thai Royal Forest Department.

People and businesses from around the world use this day to raise awareness of the benefits of bamboo and to promote its use in everyday products.

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World Bicycle Day is marked on 3rd June every year to recognize bicycling as a way to get a sustainable form of travelling.

Proclaimed by UNGA in 2018. 

Theme 2023: Riding together for a Sustainable Future 

Theme 2024: Promoting Health, Equity, and Sustainability through Cycling

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• October 31 was designated as World Cities Day by the United Nations in 2014.
• Theme 2020: Valuing our communities ad cities 
• Theme 2021:Adapting cities for climate resilience
• Theme 2022: Act local to go global
• Theme 2023: Financing Sustainable urban future for all 
  

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• Every every Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) celebrated World Milk Day on 1 June.
• Theme 2021: Sustainability In The Dairy Sector with messages on nutrition 
• Theme 2022: Theme 2022: Dairy Net Zero
• Theme 2023: Enjoy Dairy
• Theme 2024: celebrating the vital role dairy plays in delivering quality nutrition to nourish the world

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