General Awareness Topic: World Environment Events
The world observes different days and organises special events to highlight environmental problems. It also does it to create a general awareness to prevent further damage to it.
Earth Hour: [Saturday March 28 in 2015]
Earth Hour is held annually on the last Saturday of March. It started in 2007, in Sydney and has since spread across the world. The goal of this project, organized by the World Wide Fund of Nature, is to achieve greater energy efficiency by encouraging households and businesses to turn off non-essential lights and electrical appliances for an hour. It is hoped through this to continuously raise awareness among all communities about the impact of energy use on climate change and how our own energy practices can be far more efficient. Earth Hour began in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 with about two million participants. The voluntary one-hour blackout has since grown into an international events as a sign of action against global warming. The movement has only spread even further in 2013, along with 150 nations, with Palestine, Tunisia, Suriname and Rwanda among a host of newcomers pledging to take part.
World Environment Day:[June 5]
It was started by the UN General Assembly in 1972 at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Through WED, the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
It Aims To
WED is market by street processions, competition in schools, tree planting, recycling and cleaning-up campaigns, etc..,
Earth Day: [April 22]
Earth day was first celebrated in 1970, a result of the efforts of Sen.Gaylord Nelson, a passionate advocate of protecting the environment and increasing awareness of environmental issues. Nelson struggled as an elected member of the Senate in 1962 to persuade Congress to establish an environmental agenda. Frustrated, he appealed to the public and designated April 22 as a "national day for the environment" to impress that humans have an enormous impact on the environment. Nelson certainly achieved his goal. More than 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day celebration. The overwhelming response helped
generate a new political focus on the environment. As that focus has grown global, the Earth Day is celebrated around the world.
Increased awareness about the dangers of global warming has inspired people and corporations to " Go Green". Many companies are encouraging employees to use less paper and take public transportation to and from work, allowing some employees to telecommute, using green materials and alternative heating systems. On the consumers' side, sales of hybrid cars are up, while gas-guzzling ones are not doing good. Similarly, LED and compact fluorescent Lamp (CFL), are becoming popular. These measures not only save energy and the Earth, they also save lot of money.
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It Aims To
- Give a human face to environmental issues.
- Empower people as active agents of sustainable and equitable development.
- Encourage communities to change attitudes towards environmental issues.
- Advocate partnership for all nations to enjoy a safer future.
WED is market by street processions, competition in schools, tree planting, recycling and cleaning-up campaigns, etc..,
Earth Day: [April 22]
Earth day was first celebrated in 1970, a result of the efforts of Sen.Gaylord Nelson, a passionate advocate of protecting the environment and increasing awareness of environmental issues. Nelson struggled as an elected member of the Senate in 1962 to persuade Congress to establish an environmental agenda. Frustrated, he appealed to the public and designated April 22 as a "national day for the environment" to impress that humans have an enormous impact on the environment. Nelson certainly achieved his goal. More than 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day celebration. The overwhelming response helped
generate a new political focus on the environment. As that focus has grown global, the Earth Day is celebrated around the world.
Increased awareness about the dangers of global warming has inspired people and corporations to " Go Green". Many companies are encouraging employees to use less paper and take public transportation to and from work, allowing some employees to telecommute, using green materials and alternative heating systems. On the consumers' side, sales of hybrid cars are up, while gas-guzzling ones are not doing good. Similarly, LED and compact fluorescent Lamp (CFL), are becoming popular. These measures not only save energy and the Earth, they also save lot of money.Important Links:
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