World Wildlife Day Explained

Holiday Name:World Wildlife Day
Type:International
Nickname:Wildlife Day / WWD
Duration:1 day
Frequency:annual
Observedby:All UN Member States
Scheduling:same day each year
Date:3 March
Celebrations:To celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora

On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in its resolution UN 68/205, decided to proclaim 3 March, the international day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on the planet raise awareness and benefits fauna and flora in 1973, as World Wildlife Day. The commemoration was proposed by Thailand[1] to celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora.[2]

UNGA Resolution

In its resolution,[3] the General Assembly reaffirmed the intrinsic value of wildlife and its various contributions, including ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic, to sustainable development and human well-being.[4]

The General Assembly took note of the outcome of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, held in Bangkok from 3 to 14 March 2013, in particular Resolution Conf. 16.1[5] designating 3 March as World Wildlife Day, in order to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora, and recognized the important role of CITES in ensuring that international trade does not threaten the survival of species.[6]

The General Assembly requested the CITES Secretariat, in collaboration with relevant organizations of the United Nations system, to facilitate the implementation of World Wildlife Day.[7]

Themes

2023: "Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation"[8]

2022: "Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration"[9]

2021: "Forests and Livelihoods: sustaining people and planet"[10]

2020: "Sustaining all life on earth"[11]

2019: "Life below water: for people and planet"[12]

2018: "Big cats - predators under threat".[13]

2017: "Listen to the young voices".[14]

2016: "The future of wildlife is in our hands", with a sub-theme "The future of elephants is in our hands".

2015: "It’s time to get serious about wildlife crime".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CoP16 Doc. 24 (Rev. 1) . CITES . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108041943/https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/cop/16/doc/E-CoP16-24.pdf . Nov 8, 2023 .
  2. Web site: World Wildlife Day EN. 2021-03-04. United Nations. en.
  3. Web site: 20 December 2013 . 68/205. World Wildlife Day . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108160323/https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/news/pr/2013/UNGA_res_68.205_world_wildlife_day.pdf . Nov 8, 2023 . CITES . United Nations General Assembly.
  4. Web site: 2021-03-03. World Wildlife Day 2021: Theme, Quotes Spirituality Relieves Sufferings. 2021-03-04. S A NEWS. en-US.
  5. Web site: Resolution Conf. 16.1 . CITES . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804063028/https://cites.org/eng/res/16/16-01.php . Aug 4, 2016 .
  6. Web site: Rio+20 recognizes the important role of CITES . CITES . 27 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705012951/https://cites.org/eng/news/pr/2012/20120627_RIO%2B20.php . Jul 5, 2022 .
  7. Web site: World Wildlife Day Background. 2021-03-04. United Nations. en.
  8. Web site: Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2023 and CITES@50 . CITES . 20 December 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102172218/https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notifications/E-Notif-2022-085_2.pdf . Nov 2, 2023 .
  9. Web site: Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2022. CITES . 15 November 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115035321/https://cites.org/eng/Recovering_Key_Species_Ecosystem_Restoration_WorldWildlifeDay_theme_CITES_15112022 . Jan 15, 2024 .
  10. Web site: "Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet" announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2021 . CITES . 23 November 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040813/https://cites.org/eng/Forests_and_livelihoods_sustaining_people_and_planet_WWD2021_theme_announced_23112020 . Nov 8, 2023 .
  11. Web site: "Sustaining all life on Earth" announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2020 . CITES . 19 November 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112095409/https://cites.org/eng/news/sustaining_all_life_on_Earth_announced_as_theme_of_World_Wildlife_Day_2020_19112019 . Nov 12, 2023 .
  12. Web site: Focusing on marine species for the first time, the next World Wildlife Day is bound to make a splash. CITES . 19 November 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231113064552/https://cites.org/eng/news/focusing-on-marine-species-for-the-first-time-the-next-world-wildlife-day-is-bound-to-make-a-splash_16112018 . Nov 13, 2023 .
  13. Web site: 100 days until UN World Wildlife Day 2018. CITES . 24 November 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240129061846/https://cites.org/eng/news/pr/100_days_until_UN_World_Wildlife_Day_2018_23112017 . Jan 29, 2024 .
  14. Web site: Engaging and empowering the youth is the call of next year's UN World Wildlife Day. CITES . 19 December 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108160323/https://cites.org/eng/engaging_and_empowering_the_youth_is_the_call_of_next_years_UN_World_Wildlife_Day_19122016 . Nov 8, 2023 .

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