In conjunction with the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, the theme for UNESCO meeting this week will be Earth Day. Today, more than one billion people in 192 countries took part in the 42nd Anniversary of Earth Day. From Cairo to Beijing, Melbourne to Rome, Rio to St. Louis, communities everywhere stood united in their effort to Mobilize the Earth™.
What is Earth Day all about?
From Wikipedia :
Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,[1] and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.[2] In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 International Mother Earth Day.[3] Earth Day is planned for April 22 in all years at least through 2015.[4]
From About.com :
Earth Day is the day designated for fostering appreciation of the earth's environment and awareness of the issues that threaten it. Actually, Earth Day is one of two days, depending on when you choose to observe it. Some people celebrate Earth Day on the first day of Spring, which is the vernal equinox that occurs on or around March 21st. In 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed a bill designating April 22 as a national day to celebrate the earth. Since that time, Earth Day has been officially observed in April.
From Globio Glossopedia :
Earth Day is the largest, most widely celebrated international environmental event. Earth Day helps celebrate Earth’s unique place in the universe. It is the only planet in our solar system teeming with incredible biodiversity. Learning about and protecting this biodiversity is what Earth Day is all about. People all over the world celebrate our efforts to protect plants and animals and to clean up the world we live in. Most people celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd each year. In some countries, it is celebrated a month earlier on the vernal equinox.
What I think Earth Day is :
A day to celebrate Earth. A global holiday to celebrate the wonder of life on our planet. It's a meaningful day to carry out activities to save mother Earth.
Save Our Mother Nature, It's Our Future:
Making Earth-friendly Choices
There are many different things each of us can do to help protect species, keep Earth clean, and fix damage that has been done. For example, using fewer natural resources will help make sure there are enough resources to go around. It will also help make sure that future generations won’t run out of the things we all need, like clean water, air, and soil.A Hole in Our Safety Zone
Scientists are worried about air pollution and its effects on the ozone
layer. They use special technology and tools to carefully watch the hole
that has developed over Antarctica. This is a mapping spectrometer image
of the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.©NASA
Most scientists believe that as more air pollution is made, the ozone layer will become thinner and more holes will develop. This will allow even more ultraviolet rays to reach Earth. A thinner ozone layer may result in harm to people, animals, and plants.
Conservation of endangered species is an important part of Earth Day and
taking care of the planet every day. At the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
in Kenya in Africa, orphaned baby rhinoceroses and elephants are raised by
keepers. Eventually, they are released back into their wild habitat.Protecting Endangered Species
Along with pollution, things like habitat destruction and poaching are causing some species to become endangered. Finding ways to protect and save endangered species is a primary goal of conservation groups. Earth Day celebrations are a great opportunity for these groups to teach us all about the planet and how every person can make a difference.Think Globally, Act Locally
More cities around the world are making streets, roads, and special paths
just for bicycles and pedestrians. On special days each week, month, or year,
many cities close some of their roads to cars and other vehicles in order
to promote walking and bicycle riding.©G.George
Here are a few ways you can help Earth every day.
- Walk or ride a bicycle to school, the park, or the store. Encourage your parents to walk or ride to work, too. This is a great way to help reduce the pollution created by cars, trucks, buses, trains, and airplanes.
- Plant trees. Trees help keep the air clean.
- Do not litter. Pick up litter on the sidewalk, street, beach, or riverbank. This will help keep the environment free of contaminants.
- Create a compost pile for food scraps and plant waste from the garden. This is a good way to cut down on the amount of trash that goes into a landfill. As a bonus, compost helps create rich soil for gardening.
- Recycle! Recycling is an important part of keeping Earth clean. It is very easy to do. By giving old things a new life we put less pressure on important resources all of us will need in the future to survive.
Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Understanding how long something takes to decompose in a garbage dump or landfill can help motivate all of us to reuse and recycle everything we can. The best thing any of us can do for the environment is to rethink the way we use things and to use less. The fewer resources and products we use, the less stuff there is to throw away and recycle.[Extracted from http://www.globio.org/]
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