Día Internacional de la Salud Vegetal 2025: Promoviendo la Protección de Nuestras Plantas
The initiative to recognize a day dedicated to plant health was promoted by Zambia and unanimously approved by The United Nations General Assembly in a joint resolution signed by Bolivia, Philippines, Finland, Pakistan, and Tanzania.
The International Plant Health Day is one of the main legacies of The International Year of Plant Health commemorated in 2020-2021.
This event is aligned with the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (zero hunger).
Every 12th of May, we celebrate International Plant Health Day 2025 dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of protecting the health of our plants to combat hunger and poverty, as well as to safeguard biodiversity and the environment and enhance the economic development of nations.
International Plant Health Day 2025, May 12
International Plant Health Day 2025. This international day aims to educate the global population on the significance of ensuring plant health to enhance food security.
It also aims to alleviate hunger and poverty and preserve biodiversity and the environment to stimulate economic development.
This day is an opportunity to reflect on toxic substances, harmful organisms, and plant diseases. Especially to find solutions that prevent massive crop losses that deprive millions of people of access to a minimum of food.
The 5 main objectives of this day are as follows:
- Emphasize Ensuring -VA Health for plants to achieve the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Especially focusing on touching Sustainable Development Goal number two. Which implies the existence of Zero Hunger in the world.
- Conduct effective information campaigns and actions to Minimize the risk of spreading plant pests by trades and travelers. Promoting compliance with international plant health standards.
- Consolidate early warning and alert systems related to plant protection and health.
- Facilitate sustainable pest management and avoid pesticides. Always with the aim of Maintaining plant health and protecting the environment and biodiversity.
- Promote investments in phytosanitary innovationsActivities to build capacity, research, and awareness.
We are not alone
It is essential for humans to realize that the planet is not ours alone. And that we cannot take what we want as if we were the owners of everything. Plants are a crucial component of all ecosystems. And it is essential to maintain their health so that the balance of nature is not disrupted.
Not only do they provide us with food, clothing, medicines, oxygen, and thousands of other products, but they also sustain the rest of the Earth’s Biome. Plant health is fundamental for the rest of the members of this vast Ecosystem called Earth, for us to survive. Including the «super-civilized» human.
