World Habitat Day 2023: The home environment for plants, animals, or other organisms is known as habitat. The word habitat is derived from Latin. Habitat is a natural environment for organisms to grow and live. According to ecology, habitat is referred to as the place or area that includes the resources, and physical and biotic factors that support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. The physical factors may be soil, moisture, temperature, and light. The habitat is different for different species. Due to the environment change, the habitat may change.  World Habitat Day is observed on the first Monday of October of every year. This year World Habitat Day is celebrated on the 2nd of October. This article will help you to know a detailed explanation of World Habitat Day History, World Habitat Day 2023 Theme, World Habitat Day 2023 Significance, World Habitat Day 2023 quotes, and some important FAQs related to World Habitat Day 2023.

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World Habitat Day 2023: History

• In 1985, The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 40/202 and established World Habitat Day on the first Monday of October.
• Since 1986, World Habitat Day has been celebrated on the First Monday of October of every year. 
• This day is a global observance day, so every year it is held in different countries along with some specific theme. It was first celebrated in Nairobi, Kenya in the year of 1986 along with the theme “Shelter is my right”.

World Habitat Day 2023: Theme

• Every year World Habitat Day is celebrated with some special theme in different countries.
• So, this year, World Habitat Day 2023 is celebrated in Balikesir, Turkiye with the theme of “Resilient urban economies. Cities as drivers of growth and recovery”. 

World Habitat Day 2023: Significance

• World Habitat Day is observed in order to remind people about their responsibility to maintain the future of our habitats.
• This day is observed in many countries to remember the problems of urbanization and its effect on human poverty.
• On this day we can create some awareness about how the people were affected without the habitat. And we should help them and we must protect our habitat.
• We can voluntarily join with Habitat in our community and around the world. On this day we should raise our voices to help people in need of Habitat.

World Habitat Day 2023: Quotes

Here we give some quotes related to the World Habitat Day,

• “Nature is the mother and the habitat of man, even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home.”
• “Our work seeks to focus attention on the necessity of developing security for the global village, meeting its need for clean air, water, food, and a healthy habitat, as well as fostering clarity of vision on cooperation and development.”
• “The current massive degradation of habitat and extinction of species is taking place on a catastrophically short timescale, and their effects will fundamentally reset the future evolution of the planet’s biota.”

World Habitat Day 2023: FAQs

Q: Who established World Habitat Day?

A: World Habitat Day was established by the UN General Assembly.

Q: What is the theme of the World Habitat Day 2023?

A: The theme of World Habitat Day 2023 is “Resilient urban economies. Cities as drivers of growth and recovery”.