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Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and additionally marked by landmarks and businesses switching off non-essential electric lights, for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., usually on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the ...
Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) September 23 in 2008, but receding World Gorilla Day [129] [130] [131] September 24 World Environmental Health Day [132] September 26 since 2011 [133] World Cassowary Day [134] [135] September 26 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste [136] September 29 World Rivers Day [137] Last Sunday ...
Every year for one hour in March, lights are turned off in homes, businesses and world monuments to raise awareness about climate issues facing our planet. Lights go out around the globe to ...
In addition, WWF has launched several notable worldwide campaigns, including Earth Hour and Debt-for-nature swap, and its current work is organized around these six areas: food, climate, freshwater, wildlife, forests, and oceans. [5] [7]
Saturday makes the 10th annual Earth Hour, a global lights-out event designed to highlight the threat from climate change.
We care for the Earth for the sake of our children’s children.” The final image of the broadcast was the King giving a final wave to the public from the Palace balcony after the Coronation.
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.
The dark-sky movement is a campaign to reduce light pollution.The advantages of reducing light pollution include an increased number of stars visible at night, reducing the effects of electric lighting on the environment, improving the well-being, [1] health [2] and safety [3] of people and wildlife, [4] and cutting down on energy usage.