The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution Resolution A/RES/70/267 in 2016, which declared that 29 June of each year is to be observed as the International Day of the Tropics. The international Day of the Tropics was designated to raise awareness to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas, the far-reaching implications of the issues affecting the world’s tropical zone and the need, at all levels, to raise awareness and to underline the important role that countries in the tropics will play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Forum: International Day of the Tropics 2020 ; Launch of the State of the Tropics 2020 report.

The Day provides an opportunity to take stock of progress across the tropics, to share tropical stories and expertise and to acknowledge the diversity and potential of the region. The State of the Tropics Report 2020 was published on 29 June 2020 and launched officially on 30 June at 9am Australian Eastern Time. Let's celebrate the extraordinary diversity of the tropics, while highlighting the shared, unique challenges the tropics face.

Publication:

• State of the Tropics 2014 report

• State of the Tropics 2020 report

UNESCO Heritage Tropics sites

• Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

• Wet Tropics of Queensland

• Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica

• Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Seychelles