International Mother Earth Day

The internationalMother Earth day was proclaimed in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly, which chose the date of April 22 to celebrate the event. SIf the UN establishes international days, it is with the goal of informing the public about major issues such as fundamental rights, sustainable development, or health.The day of April 22 thus appears more than ever as an essential annual reminder for global awareness of the urgency to act in favor of our planet.harmonie avec la nature.

This day also marks the anniversary of the birth ofmouvement environnemental moderne the modern environmental movement in 1970 when millions of Americans took to the streets to demonstrate in favor of a clean and livable environment.The NGO Earth Day, which relays Earth Day on a global scale by offering an interactive map of organized events, also invites each of us to get involved daily by performing one or more actions among the51 ways to restore our Earth, such as volunteering, reducing meat consumption, supporting reforestation programs, calculating your carbon footprint,, buying local, or growing your own vegetables.

So, hesitate no more and join the global movement now to save our planet through commitments, good resolutions, or small daily actions that, day after day, will save significant amounts of natural resources.

A unique opportunity in the current context, because, as stated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, « the path to recovery, after the COVID-19 pandemic, is an opportunity to seize to engage the world on cleaner, greener, and more sustainable paths”. »

Visual: Official poster of Earth Day 2021 on a photograph of the Bertranges forest by Christophe Deschanel.