International Day for Biological Diversity

22 May

International

Why this date

Marks the adoption of the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992.

About the day

The text of the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted in Nairobi on 22 May 1992 and opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit. The day highlights threats to plants and animals, such as habitat loss and pollution.

Observed by

United Nations