Things You Need To Know About Earth Day 2021
It is on April 22nd every year that Earth Day is observed. It gains significance with each passing year as the global climate crisis worsens. Furthermore, this annual event has been organized to brings millions of people together and give opportunity to all stakeholders to create awareness and work together on critical issues like global warming, pollution and the vanishing forest cover among others. It was way back in 1990 that, Earth Day became an ''environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet''. Here is then few facts you need to know about Earth Day 2021.
The real significance of Earth Day:
It was on 22nd April 1970 that Earth Day was for the first time organized. This year, there is a three-day event covering all aspects of climate action, from April 20 to 22. This year, amid the pandemic, a host of environmental issues are being prioritized. According to the earthday.org, the topics that will take center stage at the digital event on Wednesday are:
1. Climate and environmental literacy
2. Climate restoration technologies
3. Reforestation efforts
4. Regenerative agriculture
5. Equity and environmental justice
6. Citizen science
7. Cleanups
What is the theme of Earth Day 2021?
‘Restore Our Earth’ is the theme for Earth Day 2021. It has been chosen to focus upon on natural processes and emerging green technologies that can restore the world's ecosystems. In this way, the theme rejects the notion that mitigation or adaptation are the only way to address climate change.''
What is the 2021 Earth Day schedule?
This year’s Earth Day which is a three day event begins on April 20th with a global youth climate summit led by Earth Uprising, in collaboration with My Future My Voice, OneMillionOfUs and hundreds of youth climate activists.
On April 21st 2021, Education International, representing 32 million educators, will lead the “Teach for the Planet: Global Education Summit”. The multilingual virtual summit will span several time zones and feature prominent activists from every continent, focused on the crucial role that educators play in combating climate change and why we need transformative climate education now.?
Finally, on April 22nd 2021 the day on which this event is traditionally celebrated EARTHDAY.ORG will have its second Earth Day Live digital event. There will be workshops, panel discussions, and special performances will focus on Restore Our Earth and the natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems.
Some of the other important topics that shall be covered on this day would include:
1. Climate and environmental literacy
2. Climate restoration technologies
3. Reforestation efforts
4. Regenerative agriculture
5. Equity and environmental justice
6. Citizen science
7. Cleanups, and more.
In addition, on this day World climate leaders, grassroots activists, nonprofit innovators, thought leaders, industry leaders, artists, musicians, influencers, and the leaders of tomorrow will come to push us towards a better world.
