What is Earth Day?
'''Earth Day''' is a day that is supposed to [[wikt: inspiration|inspire]] more [[wikt:awareness|awareness]] and appreciation for the [[Earth]]'s [[natural environment]]. The goal of Earth Day is to support protecting the environment and make people aware of problems like pollution, deforestation, and illegal wildlife trade.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015|title=What are the important facts all about Earth Day?|url=https://www.twinkl.jp/teaching-wiki/earth-day|access-date=10 April 2024|website=Twinkl}}</ref> It takes place each year on April 22. It now takes place in more than 193 countries around the world. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthday.org/countries|title=Earth Day International|url-status=dead|archivedate=March 15, 2010| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315055335/http://www.earthday.org/countries|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}</ref> During Earth Day, the world encourages everyone to turn off all unwanted lights. On Earth day we should give something to our mother land like we can plant trees. ==History== It was founded by [[United States Senator]] [[Gaylord Nelson]] as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. [[U Thant]], the Secretary-General of [[United Nations]] at that time, has recognized it. While the first Earth Day focused on the [[United States]], The EPA ( [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Enviromental Protection Agency]]), launched by [[Denis Hayes]], who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 countries. Its name and concept were created by [[John McConnell]] in 1960 at a [[UNESCO]] conference in San Francisco. ==Related pages== * [[Earth phase]] * [[Environmentalism]] * [[Spaceship Earth]] * [[World Environment Day]] * [[World Population Day]] * [[Greenwashing]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Official website|http://www.earthday.org|name=Earth Day official website}} {{U.S. Holidays}} {{stub}} [[Category:April observances]]