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18.03.2024

This year, more than 100 cities, from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Kaliningrad, joined the event, which is being held in Russia for the ninth time.

This year, Earth Hour was overshadowed by the tragedy that occurred in Rostov-on-Don. WWF Russia, together with other organizers of the event, decided to cancel all festive events in Moscow, including a concert on Tverskaya Square, a performance by the Ministry of Defense orchestra, a light show, flash mobs and a bike ride.

The World Wildlife Fund also appealed to the organizers of events in other Russian cities with a request to exclude all entertainment elements from the event programs, and to support the action only by turning off the lights and illumination of buildings. Including in St. Petersburg, the race from the Tauride Garden and the event on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island were canceled, in Murmansk - an event at the city skating rink, in Krasnodar - a photo quest, etc.

A press briefing was held on Red Square in Moscow with the participation of the director of WWF Russia Igor Chestin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergei Donskoy and the head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Anton Kulbachevsky. All speakers expressed sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims. The protesters lit candles.

In Moscow at 20:30 the lights were “turned off” using a symbolic switch installed on Tverskaya Square. The lights went out in the houses of the capital's residents, and the lighting of more than 1,500 buildings was turned off, including the Moscow Kremlin, “Stalinist” high-rises, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Luzhniki, the Bolshoi Theater, the buildings of the State Duma and the Federation Council, most buildings on the Garden Ring, New Arbat , Tverskaya street. For the first time, the lights of the Moscow City towers and the Mail.ru Group building on Leningradsky Prospekt went out.

Although the holiday events were cancelled, those who wished could join in the action by turning off the lights in their homes. Told about this Sergey Donskoy: « When we turn off the lights, we remember environmental problems. This is the time to pay attention to environmental issues... I encourage everyone to participate in Earth Hour».

Igor Chestin, in turn, noted: “ Earth Hour is, first of all, a reason to think about the fact that every year we have fewer and fewer resources. This year, Earth Hour is dedicated to a topic that is very close to all of us - the ecological footprint. The impact we as residents have on the environment».

You could also take part in Earth Hour using the website WWF.RU/60. You can still mark yourself on it on the interactive Earth Hour map. At the moment more 120 thousand people supported the action on the website.

WWF Russia will sum up the final results of the action on Monday, March 21. It will become known how many people took part in it in Russia. In addition, the city whose residents were most actively marked on the map will be selected. This city will receive the title of capital of Earth Hour 2016.

Earth Hour 2016 around the world

The number of countries participating in the environmental action in 2016 increased to 178, which is 6 more than last year. At least 2 billion people in the world participate in the action.

The world has once again turned off the illumination of such famous landmarks as London's Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, the Sydney Opera House, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the Acropolis of Athens, St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the Empire State building and Times Square in New York, Niagara Falls, Los Angeles International Airport, and many others.

“Earth Hour” is an international environmental campaign initiated by WWF in 2007, calling on people around the world to turn off lights and household electrical appliances for one hour as a sign of concern for the future of the planet. Official website of the promotion -

On April 22, 1970, American Senator G. Nelson created a group of students who called on the population to protect the environment and preserve a favorable climate on earth. Subsequently, the student march grew into a national movement, first in the United States, and then spread throughout the world. Now the holiday has international significance and is a day of reminder of environmental disasters, that every person can contribute to the preservation of the environment on the planet and be responsible for the state of the environment around them. In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to celebrate World Earth Day on April 22. On this day, the entire population of the planet should remember that the Earth is our common home, which must be kept in order.

What is the main meaning of the holiday?
The resolution states that the Earth, the home of humanity, is constantly in need of proper care and respect. In other words, under several pages of pathetic text there is a simple thought conveyed back in his time by Exupery in his immortal work “The Little Prince”: “Wake up, put your planet in order.” International Earth Day is spoken in hundreds of languages on this day, along with the official UN languages - English, Russian, French and German.

Balance and Harmony
The main task of modern society is to put in order the economic component of the modern world, or rather to level out or reduce to a minimum the difference between developed countries and developing countries. And then, under the created conditions, celebrate Earth Day in order to preserve the world around us for future generations. So that our children and grandchildren see living nature, and not in museums or in fantastic documentaries.

Traditions
This holiday was first celebrated in the United States back in 1970. It took the world 20 years to adopt this tradition, and in 1990, from a local event, World Earth Day turned into a full-fledged international day. This holiday came to Russia a little later and began to be celebrated only in 1992. Interestingly, in the spring Earth Day is celebrated only in the northern hemisphere, and in the fall only in the southern hemisphere. It is important that on this very day this year, International Earth Day 2018 receives the greatest publicity and attracts the attention of as many inhabitants of the planet as possible. And to get to know the Earth better, you need to get to know it better.

Mother Earth
According to scientists, the Earth was born 4.5 billion years ago, so World Earth Day 2018 would be the oldest holiday in human history. If, of course, it had been celebrated since the birth of our planet. The diameter of the Earth is more than 40 thousand kilometers, and if you want to reach the center of the planet, you will have to drill a well 6 thousand kilometers long. It will be extremely difficult to penetrate to such depth. Firstly, the Earth is tightly bound by the lithosphere, which envelops the planet with a 70-kilometer layer of solid rock, and secondly, even after overcoming this distance, you then find yourself in liquid layers.

Now in the heat, now in the cold
The hottest places on the planet are in North America and Africa. The first hot spot - literally - is located in Libya and is called El Azizia. The record temperature observed in this desert reached 58 degrees Celsius and was recorded in 1922. The American Death Valley is also not a cool place; it was especially hot there in 1913, when the temperature rose to 56 degrees Celsius. For those who like something cooler, it’s worth going to Antarctica. In the cold summer of 1983, the lowest temperature in the history of weather observation was recorded there, about -89 degrees Celsius.

Bosom
Scientists have currently classified more than 4 thousand types of various minerals, and only two hundred of them have real application in various fields of human activity. And this is not counting the fact that every year up to a hundred new types of useful minerals are added to this number. If you look at the sky, it is obvious that our planet is accompanied by one satellite - the Moon. It is clearly visible to the naked eye, not only at night, but even during the day.

Participate in Earth Day
To truly make this day useful and enjoyable not only for yourself, but also for the planet, it is not enough to just go outside and sing “Happy Day, Earth!” three times. Start cleaning the area, collect papers near the entrance, and finally plant a tree. Famous politicians, show business stars and scientists take part in such events dedicated to the holiday. They do the simplest, practical things, thereby setting an example for all the inhabitants of the planet. Caring for the Earth starts small and it is not at all necessary to immediately take on overwhelming and insoluble tasks. In our country, on this day, a number of environmental events take place, as well as conferences where they talk about why you need to pay attention not only to your own home, but also to the common home for all the inhabitants of the planet.

Today, April 22, the world celebrates International Mother Earth Day, a holiday designed to remind us of how important it is to take care of the health of our planet. To mark the occasion, Google has launched a new Doodle.

Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22 in 1970, and almost 40 years later the UN gave it the status of an international holiday.

Last year, in honor of Earth Day, the search engine launched a short quiz that allowed users to find out which animal they most resemble. This time the company made do with a series of cartoon pictures depicting animals and nature.

And although the new doodle will amuse millions of Internet users and allow them to learn a little more about the world holiday, the main event of the day takes place outside of Internet browsers. A solemn ceremony of signing the Paris climate agreement, adopted in December last year, will take place at the UN headquarters. It is expected that representatives of more than 150 countries will attend, including several dozen heads of state.

Representatives of more than 150 countries will gather at UN headquarters to sign environmental agreements

As part of the agreement, 196 countries decided to work together to combat climate change. The main goal is to prevent the average annual temperature in the world from rising by more than 2 degrees Celsius by the middle of this century. Ideally, get a figure of 1.5 degrees.

The ceremony is rather symbolic, since the agreement will have to be ratified in each country. States have until 2020 to do this. However, a number of countries, including the United States and China, do not plan to wait for the deadline and promise to ratify the agreement this year.

For it to come into force, 55 countries that produce at least 55% of the world's greenhouse gases must pass this procedure. The support of such prominent issuers as China and the United States gives reason to hope that the Paris Agreement will enter into force in 2016-2017, notes the British The Guardian.

And while those in power are checking the presence of ink in their pens, representatives of big business are already celebrating Earth Day 2016.

Thus, Apple, which is famous for its environmental awareness, dressed the employees of its branded stores in green, decorated signs with leaves and even created playlists in Apple Music. They include compositions that in one way or another glorify nature through the mouths of Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Adele, The Beatles, Maroon 5, U2 and other groups and performers.

Apple has selected “green” playlists for users

Earth Day did not leave NASA indifferent, whose eyes are mainly directed to space. The American Aerospace Agency encouraged people to participate in thematic events (for example, tree planting) and share photo and video reports on social networks with the hashtag #24Seven.

Spiderman helps plant plants on Earth Day 2014 in Atlanta (USA)

In short, there are many ways to celebrate Earth Day today. Including a demonstration of how it was done the very first time. It took place on April 22, 1970 in the USA.

Senator Gaylord Nelson, who organized it, specifically chose this date in order to attract as many pupils and students as possible to the action, who had neither exams nor holidays at that time. The senator's initiative was a success.

About 20 million Americans took to the streets to demonstrate concern about the human impact on the environment. At the same time, Nelson himself expected that the event would be more educational in nature.

Be that as it may, since then, Earth Day on April 22 has become an annual tradition in the United States. Over the past years, the holiday has spread throughout the world - after 20 years it was celebrated in 141 countries. In 2009, the UN General Assembly awarded it the status of a world holiday and called it International Mother Earth Day.

International Earth Day is a celebration of our big home.

Today, April 22, is celebrated not just a big, but a truly global holiday - International Day, held under the auspices of the UN, - the day of our common cozy home.

History of the holiday.

The holiday was established at the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly on April 22, 2009 (resolution No. A/RES/63/278, co-authored by more than 50 UN member states) and has been celebrated since 2010 annually on April 22.

The President of the 63rd session of the General Assembly, Miguel d'Escoto Brockman, said that the proclamation in the resolution of this International Day is a recognition that the Earth and its ecosystems are our home, provide life to humanity, as well as a confirmation of the commitments made at the UN Environment Conference and development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

Therefore, to achieve a fair balance between the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations, it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and planet Earth.

The tradition of celebrating Earth Day on April 22 originated in the United States in 1970; in 1990, this day became an international event. It has been celebrated in Russia since 1992. Moreover, every year this Day is dedicated to a specific topic. In the Northern Hemisphere, Earth Day is celebrated in the spring, while in the Southern Hemisphere it is celebrated in the fall.

The main goal of this worldwide action is to attract the attention of society and every person on the planet Earth to the problems of its environment.

What is it like, our Earth?

It is estimated that planet Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old. If you want to go around the Earth, walking along the equator, you will have to cover a path almost . The distance from the surface to the center is 6378 kilometers. Moreover, truly solid rocks (lithosphere) form a layer of only about 70 kilometers, and, moving further inland, we observe semi-liquid and liquid states. Death Valley in California and a place in Libya called Al Azizia hold the records for the hottest places on Earth. Al Azizia record - 57.8 degrees Celsius (September 13, 1922), Death Valley record - 55.8 degrees Celsius (July 10, 1913) . And Antarctica is recognized as the coldest place on Earth -On July 21, 1983, -89 degrees Celsius was recorded at the Vostok research station in Antarctica.

Our Earth is incredibly rich in minerals - scientists have already classified about 4000 types of minerals, about 200 of them are of practical importance. Every year 50-100 types of minerals are discovered. The Earth has one natural satellite - the Moon visible to the naked eye.

Earth Day on April 22, like Earth Day, held on the vernal equinox, gives every inhabitant in every populated corner of the planet the opportunity to express gratitude to our great common home. Every year, scientists from around the world gather on this day at a round table to discuss global environmental problems. A wide variety of events and promotions are organized in different countries. These include conferences, exhibitions, closing traffic on the busy streets of large cities, cleaning the area and planting trees.

In Russia, Earth is traditionally considered the day of public organizations that hold various environmental events and campaigns on this day. On this day, everyone can take part in the improvement and landscaping of their yards and streets.

Representatives of more than 150 countries will gather at UN headquarters to sign environmental agreements

And while those in power are checking the presence of ink in their pens, representatives of big business are already celebrating Earth Day 2016.

Apple has selected “green” playlists for users

In short, there are many ways to celebrate Earth Day today. Including a demonstration of how it was done the very first time. It took place on April 22, 1970 in the USA.