World Environment Day celebrations kicked off in Geneva with the fourth edition of a World Environment Day quiz on 2 June organised by the Geneva Environment Network.

Some 25 teams took part in the event, which included a set of questions on invasive species and a competition for recycling odds and ends into a model linked to the environment.

A roundtable for around 120 environmental stakeholders took place the next day on preparations for major upcoming meetings dealing with conservation and biodiversity governance this year. The meetings involve the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity and related Protocols. A recording of the event can be watched here.

Organised with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, a premiere screening followed of the Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale, which tells the true-life story of a baby elephant born into a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana.

All UN buildings and hundreds of local companies in the city were furthermore provided with a total of around 30 000 special menus prepared by the Eldora catering service.

For more information on WED, whose 2016 edition sought to raise awareness on the fight against the illegal wildlife trade, click here.

For more information please contact diana.rizzolio@unep.org