International Day of the Tropics

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Related Hashtags#Tropics, #Biodiversity
2023 Date29 June 2023
2024 Date29 June 2024
International Day of the Tropics

International Day of the Tropics History

The International Day of the Tropics celebrates and recognizes the tropic’s diversity and the land’s potential. The tropics are the area between the tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of Cancer. The region consists of mostly nature, it rains at the tropics more than anywhere else in the world, the tropics consist of about 40% of the earth’s surface. The observance happens every year on June 29th.

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International Day of the Tropics Facts

  • According to the UN, almost half of the world's population lives in the Tropics.
  • More than 80% of the world's biodiversity lives in the Tropics.
  • According to jcu.edu, the Tropics contain about 54% of the world’s renewable water resources.

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International Day of the Tropics - References and Related Sites

UN: International Day of the Tropics
research.jcu.edu.au: The State of the Tropics

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