Proclamation of June 29th as International Day of the Tropics.

Marking the anniversary of launch of the State of the Tropics Report, the resolution A/RES/70/267 in 2016 of the United Nations General Assembly declared June 29th as International Day of the Tropics. The inaugural State of the Tropics Report was launched on 29 June 2014, as the culmination of a collaboration between twelve leading tropical research institutions. The report offers a unique perspective on this increasingly important region.