What is Earth Day, Why is it celebrated on April 22? History explained
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While Earth’s climate and ecosystem are what we owe our life to, we observed the 52nd Earth Day on the 22nd of April this year. With necessary steps to be taken by all for protecting the planet and its ecosystem. Earth Day this year too observed awareness among the people. But do you know what’s the significance of Earth Day and what’s its history?
Read ahead to know more about Earth Day, its significance, and its history.
History of Earth Day
Earth Day celebration or its history dates back to the year 1970. When that year 20 million people came to the streets of the United States to protest the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill incident. It was ever since then that the Earth Day celebration began.
Basically, this Earth Day celebration since 1970 kept highlighting the harm and imbalance the planet has been facing. To take action against all of that the tradition of celebrating Earth Day began on the 22nd of April of every year. Not to miss, this year Earth Day made its 52nd celebration.
Significance of Earth Day
Marking its 52nd year of celebration. This day is to celebrate Earth and its life globally. While different countries celebrate the day differently. The agenda behind the celebration always remains the same. Saving the planet and its habitat and the ecosystem is what’s the main purpose of its celebration.
In fact, back in 2016, a Paris Agreement tied at least 200 countries where the common motive to sign the agreement was to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, Earth day teaches everyone the importance of the planet and why its ecosystem needs to be taken care of.
Theme of Earth Day in 2022
While every year Earth Day has some unique themes to follow. This year’s theme is unique in its way and is “Invest In Our Planet”. Which encourages all to spend time and effort in protecting mother earth. Meanwhile, after a really tough fight with the COVID-19. The need to protect our planet and its environment has become really very important.
Schools, colleges, and institutes all try to create awareness among the students about the importance of our planet and its environment for human sustainability. The Earth Day celebration certainly gives the new generation an occasion to connect with the environment and the planet to thank and respect it.
Ruchi Singh
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