IUCN Nepal has celebrated this event, over the years, with its members and partners. This year also the event was celebrated jointly with the Central Zoo - National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), Lalitpur Metropolitan City, WWF Nepal and Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN). NTNC and BCN are also Institutional Members of IUCN.

A green walk was oranised in the Lalitpur city with around 3,000 participants and a decorated elephant. Enthusiastic participants included school children from over 50 schools, government and non-government organizations representatives, and local community members. The walk was organized as a way to spread awareness for taking positive environmental action and remind us of our responsibility towards sustainable use of resources.
The rally ended with a formal programme, in which school children who had taken part in various competitions in the week leading up to the World Environment Day were awarded prizes. 

World Environment Day is the biggest annual event for positive environmental action and takes place every 5 June. Since it began in 1972, this year’s theme invites to think about how we are part of nature and how intimately we depend on it.