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Brush up on your Earth Day knowledge with these interesting Earth Day facts and trivia about how it began and why we celebrate Mother Earth on April 22.
2011 Earth Day events included an environmental forum for local political leaders and the first-ever Earth Day celebration in Tunis City and primary school events throughout Iraq. In 17 of the world's most severely deforested countries, Earth Day Network completed a project to plant over 1.1 million trees. Across the globe, more than 100 ...
Organizers are trying to have the biggest Earth Day cleanup event in history in 2024 . For this year’s Earth Day celebration, earthday.org is working with Malaysian organizations to host the ...
Friday, April 22nd marks Earth Day 2022, and while we’re not limiting our pledge to live a little greener to a single day a year, it marks a great opportunity to teach our kids about living ...
World Environment Day was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (5–16 June 1972), that had resulted from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. One year later, in 1973, the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth". [6]
They then invited children from across New York City to celebrate the first Earth's Birthday on the Great Lawn of Central Park. [4] With the help of teachers, donors and the Parks Commission, the children celebrated the 20th anniversary of Earth Day on April 20, 1990, and were joined by NYC Mayor Dinkins.
Earth Day fun facts for kids and adults.
Festivals in the Philippines can be religious, cultural, or both. Several of these are held to honor the local Roman Catholic patron saint, to commemorate local history and culture, to promote the community's products, or to celebrate a bountiful harvest.