World Environment Day 2010

Tommorow is World Environment Day! It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. It is designated by the United Nations as a day to promote and create awareness of the environment. WED is hosted by a different city each year with a theme. Pittsburgh has been selected by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the host city for World Environment Day 2010 in North America. Highlighting the theme “Biodiversity — Ecosystems Management and the Green Economy,” Pittsburgh-area government officials, businesses, organizations and individuals will schedule a series of World Environment Day events, as well as events taking place during the six weeks that “bridge the gap” between Earth Day on April 22 and World Environment Day on June 5.