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Annual. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [1][2][3] In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San ...
09: Third Friday in September. World Cleanup Day [135] 09: September 16, 2023, Third Saturday in September. National Cleanup Day [136] 09: September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September. International Red Panda Day [137] 09: Third Saturday of September. Zero Emissions Day [138] 09-21: September 21.
Earth Day is on April 22 because of college schedules. The date for Earth Day was largely dictated by the schedules of the college students Hayes and Nelson were hoping to attract. April 22 fell ...
Denis Allen Hayes (born August 29, 1944) [1] is an environmental advocate and an advocate for solar power. He rose to prominence in 1970 as the coordinator for the first Earth Day. Hayes founded the Earth Day Network and expanded it to more than 180 nations. During the Carter administration, Hayes became head of the Solar Energy Research ...
The 1990 Earth Day demonstration included efforts from about 200 million people in 141 countries, according to the Earth Day Network. Earth Day has inspired countries to start environmentally ...
The March for Science (formerly known as the Scientists' March on Washington) [6] was an international series of rallies and marches held on Earth Day. The inaugural march was held on April 22, 2017, in Washington, D.C., and more than 600 other cities across the world. [7][8][9][10][11] According to organizers, the march was a non-partisan ...
Morton Shelly Hilbert (January 3, 1917 – December 24, 1998) was a professor of public health, environmentalist, and co-founder of Earth Day that was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. [1][2] He is best known for developing public sanitation systems and sanitary public healthcare facilities throughout the United States, Europe, U.S. Virgin ...
International Mother Earth Day was established in 2009, by the United Nations General Assembly under Resolution A/RES/63/278. The Resolution was introduced by Bolivia and endorsed by over 50 member states. [1] It recognizes that "the Earth and its ecosystems are our home" and that "it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth."