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WORLD
EARTH DAY
The World Earth Day, also known
as the International Mother Earth Day, is celebrated every year on April 22.
Countries across the globe come together to create more awareness about the
dire need to protect our environment. The day focuses on global climate crisis
that is worsening with each passing day.
On this special day, we emphasise
on the increasing environmental problems, including overpopulation, loss of
biodiversity, depleting ozone layer and rising pollution.
Why it is celebrated on 22 April”
?
The World Earth Day’s celebration
on April 22 is important because it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere and
autumn in the Southern Hemisphere around this time. As the weather is also
bearable at this time, it is more pleasurable to continue the celebrations of
Earth Day.
The theme of Earth Day 2023 is to ‘Invest in our planet’. In 2021, the theme was to ‘Restore our Earth’ and in 2020, the theme was ‘Climate action’.This year's theme "Invest in Our Planet" is focused on changing the business climate,the political climate,and how we take action on climate ,to preserve and protect our health,families and livelihood.
History of Earth Day
The Earth Day was first
celebrated on April 22, 1970. This was when the peace activist John Mc Connell
proposed to honour Mother Earth and the concept of peace during a UNESCO
conference in San Francisco.
The World Earth Day was earlier
decided to be celebrated on March 21, 1970 as the day one of spring in the
Northern Hemisphere. Thereafter, the US Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed to hold
nationwide environmental enlightenment on April 22, 1970, which was later
renamed as the 'Earth Day'
Why is Earth Day celebrated?
On Earth Day, millions of people
connect to discuss environmental issues like pollution and deforestation. Many
people participate and organise events to hold discussions around topics of
environmental literacy to educate young minds about various climate issues.
The day inspires us to act the protection of the environment and focus on the need
for conservation.
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