One Hour that could change decades to come
Earth Hour is celebrated each year, on the last Saturday of March. The aim is to encourage people around the world to switch off their lights for just one hour and by doing so they would be helping in raising awareness on two urgent issues: nature loss and climate change. This symbol of solidarity could serve as a catalyst for change in our behaviour as human beings but also to drive legislative reforms that would help create a better future and combat this climate crisis that we’re in. Earth Hour will take place on the 26th of March between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm.
Taking part in Earth Hour this year is much more important than ever, since 2022 could be a crucial year for our environment. Later on this year, world leaders from around the globe will be attending the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming, China where they will present the global plans that will help protect biodiversity for the next 10 years. Since these decisions will affect the future of our planet, support during this year’s Earth Day could be a way for people around the world to make enough pressure and encourage leaders to take immediate action.
Nature Loss
Why are we experiencing Nature Loss? In the last 50 years or so, the human population grew in an accelerated rate. It is estimated that today human population is growing at the rate of 81 million people per year impacting not only natural resources such as food, water, minerals but also increasing environmental pollution.
The increase in global trade, economic growth and consumption have put an amount of pressure on the natural world leading to habitat loses and degradation, extinction of species, overexploitation, and climate change. Hunting, over-fishing, the cutting down of forests, disposing of plastic in the oceans as well as transforming the natural landscape through the building of cities and roads are all impacting nature loss and biodiversity.
Light pollution is one of the major causes of nature loss, as it disrupts the natural patterns of wildlife, contributes to an increase in carbon dioxide and it also has a negative impact on plant and animal physiology. If you would like to read more about light pollution and its effects, together with tips on what we can do to prevent it, access our blog from here
What can you do?
There are plenty of immediate actions that we can do to start changing this situation and reducing this very urgent problem. Here are some of them:
