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International Day of Argania 2023

International Day of Argania 2023 – Every year, the International Day of Argania or International Day of the Argan Tree is observed on May 10 in order to promote awareness and understanding of the argan tree’s environmental importance worldwide. This holiday was founded by UNESCO in 2021.

International Day of Argania 2023: History

In the year 1988, UNESCO declared the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve, which is the endemic production area of the argan tree, as a designated area.

Apart from this, UNESCO marked all the knowledge and know-how regarding the argan tree on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in the year 2014.

In 2021, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution submitted by Morocco, co-sponsored by 113 member states of the United Nations, to designate the day of May 10th as the International Day of Argania, aimed at recognizing the importance of the argan tree and creating awareness of its global environmental significance.

What is the theme of International Day of Argania?

RABAT – Morocco and the United Nations will observe the International Day of Argania on May 10th at the United Nations headquarters in New York under the theme “Local socio-economic development and sustainability of the argan ecosystem.”

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