International Environmental Education Day
International Environmental Education Day is held on October 14. Established in 1991. This event in the second decade of the month October is annual.
The International Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) holds the observance on October 14, but many other environmental organizations celebrate Environmental Education Day on January 26.
On October 14, 1977, the United Nations Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education, organized by UNESCO and UNEP, opened in Tbilisi (Georgia’s capital), which ended on October 26 with a statement of great relevance, still today.
The issue of environmental protection and education is so important these days that World Environmental Education Day is celebrated more than once a year.