International Mountain Day, celebrated since 2003, creates awareness about the importance of mountains to life, highlights the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and builds alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world. Mountains are home to 15% of the world´s population, and host...
World Oceans Day
To celebrate our world's shared ocean and our personal connection to the sea, as well as to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways people can help protect it. Globally coordinated and promoted by The Ocean Project since 2002, World Ocean...
World Environment Day
From the mountains to the ocean, healthcare solutions are all around usBy Inger Andersen, executive director, UN Environment Programme "You do not need to be a doctor to understand the links between a healthy environment and healthy people. Simply walk out into nature, breathe the fresh air, listen to the...
International Day of Forests
Forests play a key role in our lives. On International Day of Forests countries are encouraged to undertake efforts to organize activities for forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. For too long we have seen trees as purely functional or ornamental, objects in the backdrop or on the...
Suffer Better
Suffer Better is a CO-based 501c3 nonprofit that offers the community of endurance athletes opportunities to give back to preserve and protect their natural environment and support local communities through running events, educational programs and grants. Every single day, we recognize that we are exceedingly fortunate and privileged to be...