22/04/2023
“Keep the earth clean & green”
Earth Day is an annual celebration that raises awareness of the need to protect the planet. On the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans took part in rallies, marches, educational programs and demonstrations in cities across the U.S. to make protecting the environment a national priority. It paved the way for the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) later that year.
In 1990, Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries to lift environmental issues onto the world stage.
In 2023, Earth Day will be marked by one billion individuals worldwide as a day of raising environmental awareness and promoting action to protect our planet.
The nonprofit EarthDay.org grew out of the first Earth Day in 1970 and is now the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet. EarthDay.org’s theme for Earth Day 2023 is Invest in Our Planet: The money, ingenuity and resources are available to make the investments the planet needs – but we all need to step forward and contribute our part.
