World Forestry Day 2024 : International Day of Forests 2024

World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is celebrated worldwide every year on the 21st of March at the international level to increase public awareness among communities about the values, significance, and contributions of the forests to balance the life cycle on the earth.


WORLD FORESTRY DAY 2024

World forestry day 2024 will be celebrated on the 21st of March, on Thursday.

History of World Forestry Day 


An area with a high density of trees is generally referred to as a forest. The forest, on the whole, accommodates about 30% of the total land area. However, there is a considerable reduction which initially covers a total of about 50% of the total land area.

These forests essentially function as habitats for organisms, hydrologic flow modulators, and soil conservers, constituting one of the most important aspects of the Earth’s biosphere. The forests help to control our planet’s temperature, provide us with oxygen, and absorb pollution.

It is not only a home for all living species but also the forest is one of the best and continuous sources of rich nutrients. Studying in deep will make us realize that the place we are living in today was initially a forest area. 

Thus World Forestry Day has been celebrated around the world on March 21st every year to alarm the people in society about the importance and significance of forests and the scores of benefits that are gained from them.

The origin of the concept of celebrating this World Forest Day came up at the 23rd General Assembly of the European Confederation of Agriculture in 1971.

The celebration also involves bringing awareness to people about the anatomy of forestries like protection, production, recreation, and the major contribution to the living organisms.

March 21st was chosen to be observed as World Forest Day for it is both the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the duty of every individual to participate in deforestation and the creation of new forests.

Importance of World Forestry Day

The significance of forests and their importance dates back even much before the prehistoric days. The forests promote or enhance the well-being of the environment, people, and animals. Today development in the industrial domain is at the cost of clearing away the forest and thereby reducing the vegetation.

Forest is a major source of furniture, houses, ships and railway sleepers, plywood, fuelwood or charcoal, paper, processed wood products like cellophane, plastics, synthetic fibers like rayon and nylon, and rubber from the latex of rubber tree.

Apart from the benefits of the forest to mankind in numerous ways like preventing floods where the roots of the trees hold the soil together and thus help to conserve soil by preventing rapid runoff of water after heavy rain.

Sustainable Management of Forests has been recognized in the Earth Summit in Rio and it has stressed the need for enhancing the tree cover to 33% by 2012 to combat global warming.

World Forest Day brings together participants from a diverse range of forest stakeholders, academics, and decision-makers from around the world, to discuss key issues that discuss forests and issues related to them.

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There are themes decided for the day every year and the participants take part in related activities and events. The celebration also includes awards for those who have achieved in the domain of forestry.

There are so many organizations and societies which work on World Forest Day conducting various events and activities.


One can also hold a presentation at the workplace, schools, colleges, or community centers on the importance of forests. Sometimes there are invites for people who are working on the preservation of forests to talk about the contribution of the community toward the welfare of the forest.

Thus such events and activities always promise to encourage a sense of inspiration in the public. Globally many social meets and cultural events are organized with an emphasis on World Forestry.

Also on this day the school children and sometimes even the political leaders celebrate the day by planting saplings symbolizing the preservation and creation of a forest. There is a Forest awareness rally held in different parts of the world.

World Forestry Day Theme 

The 2014 theme for the International Day of Forests was “My Forest | Our Future”.

The 2015 theme for the International Day of Forests was “Forests | Climate | Change”.

The 2016 theme for the International Day of Forests was “Forests and Water”.

The 2017 theme for the International Day of Forests was “Forests and Energy”.

The 2018 theme for the International Day of Forests was “Forests and Sustainable Cities”.

The 2019 theme for the International Day of Forests was “Forests and Education”.

The 2020 theme for the International Day of Forests is “Forests and Biodiversity”.

The 2021 theme for the International Day of Forests is Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being”

The 2022 theme for the International Day of Forests is  “Forests and Sustainable Production and consumption”

The 2023 theme for the International Day of Forests is “Forests and Health.”

The 2024 theme for the International Day of Forests is “Forests and Innovation.”


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