Mumbai, India (CU)_ Earth Day is commemorated every year on April 22. The special day is celebrated to thank Mother Earth and to create awareness on the importance of protecting the nature, climate and life. With deteriorating climate crisis, Earth Day became more significant today. Earth Day connects millions of people by allowing all stakeholders to raise awareness and collaborate on important issues such as global warming, pollution, deforestation, etc. Earthday.org is encouraging people to take part in the massive initiatives to protect the planet. Earth Day was renamed as ‘environmental campaign’ in 1990 which partnered with over 75,000 collaborators in 192 countries to drive sustainable action for our world.
The theme of 2021 Earth Day is ‘Restore Our Earth’. “The theme Restore Our Earth focuses on natural processes and emerging green technologies that can restore the world’s ecosystems. In this way, the theme rejects the notion that mitigation or adaptation are the only way to address climate change.”
Since 1970, April 22 has been designated as Earth Day. From April 20 to 22, there will be a three-day workshop addressing all facets of climate action. A number of environmental issues are to be addressed this year, despite the ongoing pandemic. According to earthday.org, the following subjects will be discussed at the digital event on Wednesday. The subjects are environmental literacy and climate change, technologies for restoring the climate, attempts to reforest, Agriculture that is regenerative, environmental justice and equity, cleanups, and citizen science.
In commemoration of the world Earth Day 2021, the international organizations have given their messages to the world. Numerous activities, initiatives and summits are being carried out by the stakeholders, leaders and organizations across the globe to create awareness about the worsening climate and the ways to protect it.
UN Woman took to Twitter and wrote, “Mark your calendars! 22 April is International Earth Day. Unite with #GenerationEquality to take #climateaction for this year’s theme, Restore our Earth.”
UNICEF urged the children to learn about the climate crisis. It tweeted, “To achieve the Global Goals all children everywhere need to learn about the climate crisis and how to tackle it. That’s why we’re supporting The Worlds Lesson in asking children to write a short message on why learning about climate change matters to them. Check it out!” NASA Earth encouraged people to protect our Earth. It tweeted, “As we prepare for Earth Day here at NASA, we’re thinking about the ways we’re all connected by our home planet. We want you to share pictures and videos with us of your little place in space, using #ConnectedByEarth.”
