5th December. “Every 5 seconds, the equivalent of one soccer field of soil is eroded. This alarming fact reaffirms the need to raise awareness through World Soil Day of this growing problem, as the Earth’s population continues to expand… It can take up to 1,000 years to produce just 2-3cm of soil… Soil erosion can lead up to a 50% loss in crop yields.”
10th December. “Every year International Animal Rights Day is celebrated on December 10. This observance coincides with the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declared in 1948, and this has been made deliberately.”