International Day of Forests

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2020 Date	21 March 2020
2021 Date	21 March 2021

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International Day of Forests in 2020

Saturday, 21 Mar

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International Day of Forests History

International Day of Forests seeks to celebrate forests while providing a platform to raise awareness for the importance of trees. This day also raises awareness of the effects of rapid deforestation. It further seeks to educate the public about the vital role that forests and trees play in sustaining and protecting humans. According to the World Bank: Forested watersheds and wetlands supply 75 percent of the world’s accessible fresh water for domestic, agricultural, industrial and ecological use. They further act as natural filters for air.

International Day of Forests was declared in December 2012 by the United Nations General Assembly in an effort to promote the importance of forests to humans and aid in conservation efforts. International Day of Forests is observed annually on March 21st. Since then, International Forest Day has become one of the most influential global events advocating for forest conservation in the world.

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Today is International Day of Forests which celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. This year's theme is biodiversity. Our teams encourage retirement of unproductive farmland back into native forest and are big supporters of #righttreerightplace https://t.co/epdPROHDbB
— Horizons RC (@HorizonsRC) March 21, 2020

March 21st is International Day of Forests so we are throwing back to a story we ran in 2017. Forests planted on the East Coast of the North Island in the 90s are now being harvested and they're having a huge spin off for the local economy. #tvnz1 #nzonair https://t.co/uDNWnIQdb7 https://t.co/G1oCeg0Vgg
— Rural Delivery (@RuralDeliveryTV) March 18, 2020

Today is the International Day of Forests! Thank you forests for being magical and beautiful - and home to a wonderful wealth of wildlife 👌🌳🌳🌳🌳🌱🌱💚 #IntForestDay https://t.co/TRIuY557Wm
— The Wildlife Trusts (@WildlifeTrusts) March 21, 2020

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International Day of Forests Facts & Quotes

The theme for International Day of Forests 2020 was "Forests and Biodiversity."
The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution on 21 December 2012, which declared that 21 March of each year is to be observed as the International Day of Forests.
According to the UN, forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass
Nearly one-third of the world's largest cities get their drinking water directly from protected forest areas. Forests act as natural filters for water by removing particles from it such as metals and nitrogen.
According to the UN, approximately 1.6 billion people worldwide depend on forests for their livelihood.
The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison. – Karl Marx

International Day of Forests Top Events and Things to Do

Join the celebration of the International Day of Forests and World Water Day in the Economic and Social Council Chamber of the UN. Every year they host a meet and greet style event in the chamber that the public can join in on.
Watch a movie that advocates for the protection of forests or showcases their rich biological diversity. Some of our favorites are Earth (2007), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), and Wild (2014).
Spread awareness on social media by using the hashtags #InternationalDayofForests, #SavetheForests or #IntForestDay.
Share your favorite photo of a forest or plant with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN by emailing it to idf@fao.org. The UN will add it to a combined gallery of everyone’s pictures around the world!
Read a book that is advocating forest conservation. Some of our favorites are: The Sibley Guide to Trees, The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring, and Forest Ecology.