World Environment Day sparks beach cleanups, school programs and forest protests worldwide

On World Environment Day, the Mexican Navy coordinated a beach‑cleaning operation in Puerto Vallarta, joining local authorities and civil groups to clear litter from four coastal sites.

In Trinidad’s St. Augustine, volunteers from a student group and a local church held a community clean‑up and recycling drive, stressing waste reduction and education.

The beverage company Piñero marked the day in Tulum with a “Somos Ecoístas” event, encouraging sustainable habits and featuring a vision talk on climate action.

Chile’s “Recicla Kids” program toured 20 schools in the IV Region, using an interactive bus to teach students the plastic‑bottle recycling cycle and appointing them as recycling ambassadors.

In Spain’s Asturias, environmental organizations staged a protest against a proposed expansion of eucalyptus plantations, warning of biodiversity loss and fire risk.

Residents of Chicxulub Puerto, Yucatán, reported illegal mangrove invasions and landfills threatening wetlands and property.

Argentina’s mayor Norma Fuentes and Education Minister Mariela Nassif led a municipal event with games, workshops and a pledge to plant 503,000 trees.

The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps organized clean‑up competitions, waste‑segregation games and a plantation drive in Kupwara and Uri.

Seven schools in Cangas del Narcea, Spain, jointly planted trees on campus as a lasting symbol of environmental stewardship.