Let's Observe International Mother Earth Day,
22 April 2022
Earth Day is celebrated annually on 22 April.
The Earth Day 2022 Theme: Invest In Our Planet.
Dr Abe V Rotor
Children fishing, painting by the author.
UNITED NATIONS: International Mother Earth Day is celebrated to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with life and sustenance.
It also recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the Earth to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations of humanity.
International Mother Earth Day provides an opportunity to raise public awareness around the world to the challenges regarding the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports. The theme for 2022 is "Invest in Nature.".
We need to build a global citizenry fluent in the concepts of climate change and aware of its unprecedented threat to our planet. We need to empower everyone with the knowledge to inspire action in defense of environmental protection.
Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs.
Wholesome ways of being environment friendly. Add your own to these examples, and share with your friends, family, school, church and community.
On-the-spot painting (UST College of Fine Arts)
Visit botanical gardens. Or initiate building a community garden.
Author at the UST Botanical Garden.
Visit farms and gardens. Bromeliads horticulture,
Mt Banahaw, Quezon. Visit a museum (UST Museum
of Natural History)
Visit and join festivals about Nature. Pahiyas festival,
Lukban, Laguna, 15 May
Conduct workshop like Folk Wisdom for Kids in the neighborhood.
Barangay Greater Lagro, QC
Protect and preserve our native gene pool. Native jackfruit in fruiting season,
Agoo, LU. Promote natural or organic farming. UPLB Laguna
Join the Green Revolution at home. Promote consumption
of vegetables (typical vegetable stall).
Revive Bahay Kubo culture and values. Bahay Kubo model at IRRI
Museum, UPLB Laguna
Outdoor friendly games childhood's memorable experience
on the countryside, Bohol.
Yes, there's a home for every one. Kuya Center, home for
street children, Cubao QC
Promote Interfaith gathering for peace and prosperity, UST circa 2005
Have time to reflect. Meditation before a wall mural on nature painted by the author
Use biodegradable materials like walis tingting
(coconut midrib); a festival.
Help preserve historic century-old trees, Hi Chi Ming,City, Vietnam
Support alternative environment-friendly energy source.
Author's sister and daughter, respectively (Wind mills, Bangui, IN)
Support breast feeding and proper weaning program.~
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