Earth Day: History, Significance, Theme and Facts - Save Earth

Over the last decade or so, we've seen a surge of climate disasters that have impacted millions of people, from high heat to wildfires and floods. According to the United Nations, the Covid-19 epidemic is also linked to the health of our biosphere. Every year on April 22, Earth Day serves as a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems, and live a more sustainable lifestyle. This year celebrates the 52nd year of the event, which began in 1970.

What is the significance of Earth Day?

Since 1970, Earth Day has been observed. The first time it was witnessed was in the United States, when 20 million people came to the streets to protest the Santa Barbara oil disaster in 1969. Since then, the event has helped to raise awareness about a variety of environmental issues.

In reality, on Earth Day in 2016, nearly 200 countries signed the landmark Paris Agreement to set a shared aim to reduce global greenhouse emissions.

The United Nations declared April 22nd as "International Mother Earth Day" in 2009.

Earth Day Theme 2022

What is the theme for this year?

The theme for this year's Earth Day is 'Invest In Our Planet,' according to earthday.org.

Invest In Our Planet them will collectively engage more than a billion people, governments, and businesses to recognise our responsibility and help the world transformation to an equal and fair, prosperous green economy for all, using the three pillars of Business, Governments, and Individuals.

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