Earth Day 2021 : Theme
April 22, 2021 (April 22, 2021) Kumari Sonali
Earth Day:
Every year, 22nd April is celebrated as Earth Day to raise public awareness about the environment and inspire people to save and protect it.
The theme for the year 2021 'Restores Our Earth' examines natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world's ecosystems.
Earth Day was first observed in 1970 when 20 million took to the streets to protest against environmental degradation on the call of US Senator Gaylord Nelson.
The event was triggered by the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, as well as other issues such as smog and polluted rivers.
In 2009, the United Nations designated 22nd April as 'International Mother Earth Day.
Earth Day is now globally coordinated by EARTHDAY.ORG, which is a nonprofit organization.
It was formerly known as Earth Day Network.
It aims to "build the world's largest environmental movement to drive transformative change for people and the planet."
It recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declaration (Earth Summit), to promote harmony with nature and the Earth to achieve a just balance among the economic, social, and environmental needs of present and future generations of humanity.
The landmark Paris Agreement, which brings almost 200 countries together in setting a common target to reduce global greenhouse emissions, was also signed on Earth Day 2016.
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