International Day of Forests - March 21

 

The International Day of Forests, the 21st day of March, was established by resolution of the UN General Assembly on November 28, 2012.

International Day of Forests was observed for the first time on March 21, 2013.

The inaugural International Day of Forests "was celebrated around the world through tree-planting and other community-level events, including art, photo and film as well as social media outreach

In 2014, the International Day of Forests focused on "each individual’s personal and unique connection with Forests", through a campaign entitled "My Forest | Our Future". A special event was held at the United Nations headquarters on "Women as agents of change for forests and sustainable development"



Each year, various events celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations

The 2015 theme for the International Day of Forests is "Forests | Climate | Change"