Environmental Awareness Events Worth Celebrating in 2019
In order to create more awareness regarding the plight of our environment and planet, we have a lot of commemorative dates on our yearly calendar. Each of these events can be celebrated in various ways, whether alone at home or with a group of people.
Needless to say, you don’t have to be a member of Greenpeace to make a positive change either. When every individual start taking responsibility for their actions and their repercussions, we could start seeing a change for the better sooner than we think.
You may think that some of the environmental awareness days on the calendar aren’t worth investigating, but it is exactly this train of thought that is detrimental to our environment. Can you imagine how big an impact it could make if every person in the world planted one tree on World Arbor Day?
It is for this reason that we have decided to share these dates and events with you here. There is always something that any individual can do, even if you just decide to make others aware of these campaigns.
Without further delay, in this post, we take a look at some of the most important environmental events you should be aware of this year.
Earth Day: 22nd April 2019
This annual event has been celebrated worldwide since 1970. It marks a day where everyone celebrates and promotes world peace and the weight of environmental issues and how we can support the protection of our precious environment.
World Biodiversity Day: 22nd May 2019
World Biodiversity Day was sanctioned by the United Nations after 2015 and aims to promote sustainable development among other things. People from around the globe participate in this event, and every year has its own unique theme.
World Environment Day: 5th June 2019
This day has been celebrated since 1974 and was instated by the United Nations. The goal of this global campaign is to raise awareness about protecting our environment. As with some other UN events, this event also has a new theme every year.
World Oceans Day: 8th June 2019
The oceans are just as important and makeup plenty of our natural environments. This annual event has been celebrated since 1992 and aims to create awareness on the protection of all the oceans and its inhabitants.
Whether you decide to do a beach clean-up or join a group of people celebrating any of these environmental holidays, be sure to mark these dates and do something for our environment.
Be sure to contact us if you have any questions about any of these events, or if you would like us to add one that you feel should be featured here.
