World Earth Day (22 April) History, Significance, Theme and Observation

World Earth Day Quick Facts

World Earth Day Brief

Every year 'World Earth Day' is celebrated all over the world on 22nd April. 'World Earth Day' is also celebrated as 'International Mother Earth Day'. Every year a theme is decided to celebrate Earth Day.

World Earth Day History

In 1969 AD, John McConella suggested celebrating Earth Day in the UNESCO meeting on 21 March to pay tribute to the earth. For the First time in the year 1970, World Earth Day was celebrated. The date of Earth Day is the season of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Earth Day is celebrated every year in the United Nations on the March equinox (the time of year when day and night are equal).

At present, our earth is battling with Carbon emissions, Rapidly melting glaciers, Weather and climate change, which we call global warming in colloquial language.

World Earth Day Objective

World Earth Day is celebrated with the aim of making people aware of the protection of the Earth's natural environment and its forest wealth.

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Importance of World Earth Day Celebration:

This day (22 April) was chosen by Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day, to get the full impact of the campaign for environmental protection among the general public, especially the youth, and to increase awareness among people of all classes and groups.

Keeping a few things in mind, he chose this day that there will be no disturbance of examination for the students or there will be any fair or festival for the common people, so everyone can give their full attention to this festival. According to the Gregorian calendar, it is believed that April 22, 1970, was Vladimir Lenin's 100th birthday.

What is the Earth day Network?

The Earth Day Network was established in 1970 by the organizers of the first Earth Day to promote environmental citizenship and year-round advancement at national and international levels. Through the Earth Day network, activists can connect changes in national, local and global policies.

The International network has reached 17,000 institutions in 174 countries, while in-house programs include 5,000 groups and more than 25,000 teachers, helping development and environmental protection activists in several million communities throughout the year.

What is Earth Week?

Many cities celebrate Earth Day as Earth Day for an entire week, usually starting on April 16, and ending on Earth Day on April 22. These events are designed to promote environmental awareness.

These developments include promoting recycling, improving energy efficiency and reducing disposable items. April 22 is also the date of the annual Iowahock "Virtual Cruise". Millions of people from all over the world participate in it.

Important facts related to World Earth Day:

• Significantly, over the past 22 years, there has been a series of unsuccessful attempts to create an effective international treaty on the mitigation of climate change.
• On this, the first major international agreement 'Kyoto Protocol' was passed in the year 1997.
• The US, a top polluter, did not ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
• Now at the 2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris, global leaders in various fields have reached an agreement to cut emissions and limit warming to 2 °C.
• According to the United Nations, 1 billion people still have to live on an income of less than $1.25.
• It is noteworthy that the most affected by climate change are the low-income group or marginalized population.
• According to the United Nations, the Republic of Kiribati, an island country located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean, is one of the poorest places on Earth.
• Kiribati was the first country in the world to declare its country's land unhabitable due to sea level rise due to climate change.

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