<P> The theme for 2018 is "Beat Plastic Pollution". The host nation is India . By choosing this Theme, it is aimed that people may strive to change their everyday lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution . People should be free from the over-reliance on single - use or disposables, as they have severe environmental consequences . We should liberate our natural places, our wildlife - and our own health from plastics . Indian government pledged to eliminate all single use of plastic in India by 2022 . </P> <P> The theme for 2017 was' Connecting People to Nature--in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator' . The host nation was Canada . </P> <P> The 2016 WED was organized under the theme "Go wild for life". This edition of the WED aims to reduce and prevent the illegal trade in wildlife . Angola was chosen as the host country of the 2016 WED during the COP21 in Paris . </P> <P> The Slogan of the 2015 edition of the World Environment Day is "Seven Billion Dreams . One Planet . Consume with Care". The slogan was picked through a voting process on social media . In Saudi Arabia, 15 women recycled 2000 plastic bags to crochet a mural in support of the WED 2015 . In India, Narendra Modi planted a Kadamb sapling to celebrate the World Environment Day and raise awareness for Environment . Italy is the host country of the 43rd edition of the WED . The celebrations took place as part of Milan Expo around the theme: Feeding the Planet - Energy for Life . </P>

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