This activity originated in America. 1970 On April 22nd, Senator Gaylord Nelson (Gaylord? Nelson) and dennis hayes, a Harvard student, joined hundreds of thousands of people in the United States to participate in the massive "Earth Day" activities, calling for creating a clean, simple and peaceful living environment. As the beginning of modern environmental protection movement, "Earth Day" has promoted the establishment of environmental laws and regulations in many countries.
1April 22, 990, more than 200 million people in more than 40 countries around the world held various environmental protection publicity activities at the same time, calling for improving the overall global environment. This activity has been affirmed by the United Nations.
On April 22, 2009, the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution, deciding to designate April 22 every year as "Earth Day".
In 1990s, the initiator of Earth Day created the Earth Day Network, which united environmentalists all over the world to promote Earth Day activities. ? The earth is the home of human beings, but human activities have caused serious damage to the earth. Forests, lakes, wetlands, etc. The environment on which living things depend is disappearing at an alarming rate; Due to over-exploitation, non-renewable energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas are facing exhaustion; A large number of greenhouse gases emitted by energy combustion lead to global warming, and the resulting problems such as melting polar ice sheets and rising sea levels threaten human survival and development. ? It is urgent to protect the earth's resources and environment and seek a sustainable development model.
On the occasion of "Earth Day" in 2009, "Earth Day Network? Network) "launch" the green generation? Generation) plan, advocate the transformation of human social and economic development to sustainable mode. The plan calls on the public to maintain three core principles: to eliminate human dependence on fossil energy, to devote themselves to the development and utilization of renewable energy and to create a "carbon-free" future; Commitment to personal consumption habits and sustainable development requirements; Establish a "green economy", lift the poor out of poverty by creating "green jobs", and transform the global education system into an environment-friendly education system. ?
Since the 1990s, China has held the "Earth Day" publicity activity on April 22nd every year, and determined the theme of the activity according to the current situation.
Facing the worsening ecological environment of the earth, each of us has the obligation to take action to protect our homeland with our own actions. Since 1990s, all walks of life in China have held "Earth Day" on April 22nd every year. At present, the most important activity is the commemorative activity organized by geological society of china and the Ministry of Land and Resources. Every year, China commemorates Earth Day with a theme. The following are the themes of the past few years:
199 1 year resources, environment and human survival
1992 protecting the earth, resources and environment
1993 "protecting the earth, resources and environment"
1994 saving resources and protecting the environment
1995 "Save the Earth"
1996 "protect the earth, care for the environment, cherish resources and prevent disasters"
1997 "protecting the earth's resources and environment"
1998 marine geology and human beings
1999 prevention and control of geological disasters
Geological environment protection in 2000
200 1 protection of geological relics
Be kind to the earth in 2002
Be kind to the earth-protect resources in 2003
Be Kind to the Earth —— Scientific Development in 2004
Be kind to the earth-develop scientifically and build a harmonious 2005.
Be kind to the earth-cherish resources and achieve sustainable development in 2006.
Be kind to the Earth —— Starting from saving resources in 2007
Be kind to the earth-start with the little things around you in 2008.
Understanding the development of global security-understanding the depths of our home in 2009
20 10? Cherish the earth's resources, change the development mode and advocate a low-carbon life.