The 4th October was initiated for the first time in 1925 by Heinrich Zimmermann. It took five years for it to develop until 4 October 1931, when Animal Day became a worldwide event. The 4th October was chosen because it is also the Day of Saint Francesco d’Assisi, patron of ecology and animals.
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Today is World Tourism Day. In 2017, 1,323 million arrivals were registered and about US $1,332 billion generated. The touristic sector employs about 10% of jobs worldwide.
Local COAST DAY culture and landscape around the coastal wetlands of the Gulf of Oristano and the Sinis Peninsula from 29-30 September 2018 and throughout October
The European Council and the European Commission celebrate the “Year of Cultural Heritage 2018” on 22-23 September.
Yearly 8 million tons of plastic waste finished into the oceans. Our society use too much plastic and plastic packages and often these waste end in the oceans.
Inauguration at 18:00 at the ZPGE containers at Piazza Caricamento, the fourth edition of ZONES PORTUAIRES / International Festival between City and Port, which will take place in Genoa September 16, 2018.
This year the Maristanis project celebrates the Coast Day with an event dedicated to all the creatives who have ideas and projects on the enhancement of the coasts with special a attention on wetlands.
“Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean” is the slogan of the World Oceans Day 2018 a United Nations initiative, celebrated all around the world next Friday, the 8th of June.
Today is the World Water Day (http://worldwaterday.org/).
The 2018’s topic is Nature Based Solution for Water Preservation.