Earth Day 2022

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22

Earth Day is celebrated to emphasize the importance of protecting the environment

"Invest In Our Planet" is the official theme for Earth Day 2022

It was first held on April 22, 1970 and now includes 

a wide range of coordinated events worldwide by EarthDay.org

The first Earth Day was focused on the United States 

On Earth Day 2020, over 100 million people around the world observed the 50th anniversary

Google's first Earth Day doodle was in 2001 

The Earth Day 2022 features five primary programs

The Great Global Cleanup, Sustainable Fashion

Climate and Environmental Literacy, Canopy Project

 Food and Environment, and the Global Earth Challenge

John McConnell first introduced the idea of a global holiday called "Earth Day" at the 1969 UNESCO Conference on the Environment

The first Earth Day proclamation was issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto on March 21, 1970

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