The Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd
each year to promote awareness of environmental issues. since 1970. The first celebration represented the culmination of a decade of discussions triggered
by Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring (1962). It was conceived by Senator Gaylord Nelson, American environmentalist, and was attended by 20 million Americans.
Today it has become the Earth Week, celebrated in approximately 200
countries, with educational activities, conferences, events, encouragement to
environmentally sustainable behaviour.
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| The Earth seen from NASA expedition Apollo 17, 1972 |
The Earth Day
is the first "truly human" celebration according to anthropologist Margaret Mead, since it exceeds the national, ethnic, cultural, religious limits of other celebrations.
Theis year's Earth Day is devoted to Climate Change. The Earth Day Network encourages you to upload your photos to document the changes you detect in your area.
In our Country, the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations) supports the annual concert for the Earth Day in Milan.
Yet, even if we're not there, we're all here on this - so far - unique Planet and can calabrate the Day raising awareness of global issues like the use of renewable energy sources, the necessity of education to new behaviors ranging from recycling and energy efficiency, to reduction and reuse consumption objects.
