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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]
National Cleanup Day [125] September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September International Red Panda Day [126] Third Saturday of September Zero Emissions Day [127] September 21 Car Free Day: September 22 World Rhino Day [128] September 22 Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) September 23 in 2008, but receding World Gorilla Day [129] [130 ...
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 ...
International Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, presents an excellent opportunity to assess the state of the planet. The year 2023 was recorded as the hottest year on record. The global ...
Earth Day 2024 is set for Monday, and every day we depend on biodiversity — the finite and precious wild life and natural resources needed to keep us alive and healthy. But our world, and the ...
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".
Themed “Our Shared Home,” this year’s Call to Earth Day focuses on bridging the gap between humans and wildlife. Over 200,000 participants, including 235 schools, took part this year.
Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) is the calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity's resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year. In 2024, it fell on 1 August. [2] The term "overshoot" represents the level by which human population's demand overshoots the sustainable amount of ...