WORLD EARTH DAY
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Context
- First held on April 22, 1970, Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
Details
- it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
- The official theme for 2023 is Invest In Our Planet.
History
- In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be observed on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere.
- In 1990, Denis Hayes, the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international and organized events in 141 nations.
- On Earth Day 2016, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed.
- On Earth Day 2020, over 100 million people around the world observed the 50th anniversary in what is being referred to as the largest online mass mobilization in history.
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PRACTICE QUESTION Q) Which of the following statements with reference to Earth Day is/are incorrect? a. Earth Day is an annual event on April 25 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. b. The official theme for 2023 is Climate Change and Our Planet.
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