What is Earth Day? (22 April)
And why should it matter to you?
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What is Earth Day?
Earth Day is one of our oldest environmental awareness days, established in 1970 before many of us thought of nature as anything more than something to be used¹.
Earth Day celebrates nature in all its forms, our relationship with this planet and its planet-wide ecosystem. More information can be found on the official website.
This year’s theme is “Restore Our Earth”:
Restore Our Earth focuses 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. (EarthDay.Org)
"Restore Our Earth” is all about ways in which we can change our existing activities to benefit nature, such as switching to regenerative agriculture, and finding ways to replenish nature², such as reforestation.
