World Earth Day History, Theme, Facts & Importance

Earth Day is celebrated all over the world on 22 April every year with the resolve to create awareness among all people about environmental protection and save the earth. world earth day Starting from the year 1970, this day is celebrated by more than 1 billion people from more than 192 countries of the whole world. Its 50 years have been completed in the year 2020.

On the occasion of World Earth Day, now we have to decide in which era we want to live? In an era where there will be polluted air and many dangerous diseases or in an era where one can live a turmeric life by enjoying the pure air freely. Today, the whole world is suffering from the dreaded problem of global warming due to the human activities done to collect all kinds of amenities and resources. Earth Day is organized every year on 22 April to demonstrate support for environmental protection around the world.

History of world earth day

Earth Day in the United Nations is celebrated every year on the day of March Equinox. Equinox means that time of year when day and night are equal and this day is usually March 21. The tradition was founded by peace activist John McConnell. Earth Day was celebrated on a large scale for the first time on 22 April 1970 to make people sensitive towards the environment at the global level. Since then it has been decided to celebrate this day on 22nd April every year.

World Earth day theme

The theme of Earth Day during the Corona period is ‘Restoring the Earth in a good state again’. For which attention will have to be paid to those natural resources and emerging technologies that will prove helpful in restoring the world’s ecosystem. The real benefit of celebrating Earth Day is only when we do not limit the event only to the rituals, but also make every effort to fulfill the resolutions taken on this occasion for the protection of the earth.

Why do we Celebrate World Earth Day on April 22?

World Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April. These people celebrate each other to spread awareness about the environment. Along with this, all the countries of the world celebrate with the aim of accelerating the efforts to save the earth from ill effects like climate change, global warming. This raises the question in the minds of many people, after all, April 22 was chosen for Earth Day. In 1968, the Environment Conference was organized in America in which students could hear the views of scientists about the effects of the environment on human health. After this, efforts to celebrate Earth Day continued for two years and in 1970, Earth Day was celebrated for the first time on 22 April.