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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".
Keep America Beautiful cleanup volunteers in 2021. Keep America Beautiful is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953. It is the largest community improvement organization in the United States, with more than 700 state and community-based affiliate organizations and more than 1,000 partner organizations.
National CleanUp Day is an annual event in the USA, encouraging organized cleanup efforts, held on the third Saturday of September. The event is held in conjunction with World Cleanup Day . The US event, organized by non-profit organization Clean Trails, promotes individual and community volunteer activities to keep outdoor spaces clean and ...
The average American, you might be surprised to learn, produces nearly five pounds of trash per day — most of it made of up of recyclable items including paper, glass and plastics.
Environment America is a federation of state-based environmental advocacy organizations in the United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The organization researches and advocates for environmental policies through lobbying, litigation, [ 5 ] and the mobilization of public support. [ 6 ]
The Ecology Flag was designed in 1970 by Jack Shepherd, then Senior Editor at Look Magazine, to promote the first Earth Day. Shepherd and colleagues Christopher Wren, and David Maxie, hung the first Ecology flag from the 5th floor window of the Look Building on Madison Avenue at 51st, next door to St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Celebrate Earth Day 2024 with these inspiring sayings about honoring nature and the environment. Share famous quotes from world leaders, activists and writers.
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...