22th of April – International Mother Earth Day

Every year on April 22 is celebrated not just a big, but truly global holiday - International Mother Earth Day - the day of our common cozy home.

The holiday was established by the UN General Assembly in 2009.

The resolution notes that the term "Mother Earth" is generally accepted in many countries, that it reflects the relationship between the planet, its ecosystems, and humans. Inviting all UN member states, international and non-governmental organizations to celebrate “International Mother Earth Day”, the General Assembly draws attention to the fact that this holiday is already annually celebrated in many countries.

In the northern hemisphere, Earth Day is celebrated in the spring, and in the southern hemisphere in the fall. The main goal of this worldwide action is to attract the attention of society and every person on the planet to the problems of the Earth, to the problems of its environment, and provides an opportunity to learn about the difficult tasks that humanity faces to save the planet.

The tradition to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 originated in the USA in 1970, in 1990 this day became an international action. Moreover, every year this Day is dedicated to a certain topic. In 2016, Earth Day celebrations coincided with the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement, which was adopted by all 196 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on December 12, 2015, in Paris. Under this agreement, the countries agreed to jointly limit the increase in global average temperature to less than 2 degrees, and taking into account the serious consequences, strive for an indicator of 1.5 degrees.

Mother Earth Day April 22, like Earth Day, held on the day of the vernal equinox, makes it possible for every inhabitant in all the inhabited corners of the planet to express gratitude to our large common home.

Every year, scientists from all over the world gather at this round table to discuss global environmental issues. In various countries, a wide variety of events and campaigns are organized on a particular topic. These are conferences, exhibitions, the closure of car traffic on the busy streets of large cities, cleaning the territory and planting trees.

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