Day›Biological Diversity Day

May 22·Every year

International Day for Biological Diversity

UN observance since 2000. About 1 million species face extinction this century — by far the highest rate since the dinosaur extinction event 66 million years ago.

Category: Awareness
Observed in: Canadaofficial

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Notable · 2014

Prayut Chan-o-cha (pictured), the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, launched a coup d'état against the caretaker government following six months of political crisis.