World Environment Day (WED), which is celebrated on 5th June each year will be hosted by the South American nation of Colombia.

This year’s celebration is bringing together 193 UN member countries. WED is the primary vehicle of the United Nations Environment Programme for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

The host of the 2020 edition, Colombia, described as a ‘haven’ for biodiversity is one of the largest “Megadiverse” nations in the world and holds 10% of the planet’s biodiversity. As part of the Amazon rainforest, Colombia also ranks first in bird and orchid species diversity and second in plants, butterflies, freshwater fish, amphibians and many more.

Colombia is rolling out a wide-range of series of events which feature experts on biodiversity issues from across the globe have been put together for the celebration.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, will through its diplomatic missions and delegations, carry out various virtual cultural activities this June which will highlight the biodiversity of the country.

A release from the Embassy of Colombia in Accra, says that in collaboration with other Colombian embassies in Africa and the Middle East, it will on 25th June 2020, hold a virtual conversation with seasoned Ghanaian and international experts and policy makers on biodiversity and environmental protection.