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Theme of Earth Day this year: protecting our children and the future

April 22 is another "Earth Day ". This year's "Earth Day" themed "protecting our children and the future ".

World Earth Day originated in the United States. On February 23, 1969, Democratic Senator galde Nelson proposed to hold environmental protection lectures on campus campuses across the country. At that time, Dennis heys, a 25-year-old Harvard law school student, soon introduced Nielsen'sThe discussion has become a large-scale project across the United States.CommunityThe concept of sexual activity is widely supported by many young students. In April 22, 1970, the United States held its first massive "Earth Day" event. This is the first large-scale mass Environmental Protection Campaign in history.

As the beginning of the modern human environmental protection movement, Earth Day has promoted the establishment of environmental regulations in many countries. In April 22, 1990, more than 140 people from more than 0.2 billion countries around the world held a variety of environmental protection publicity activities in various regions. The event was endorsed by the United Nations. From then on, "Earth Day" became "World Earth Day ".

The earth is the common home of mankind. However, with the development of science and technology and the expansion of economic scale, the global environmental conditions have deteriorated over the past 30 years. According to data, since 1860, the average annual temperature of the world has increased by 0.6 degrees Celsius, and the warmest 13 years have appeared since 1983. In 1980s, the global average number of people affected by disasters was 0.147 billion each year, and in 1990s, this figure increased to 0.211 billion. At present, about 40% of the world's population is seriously short of water. If this trend is not curbed, more than 55% of the world's population will face water shortage within 30 years. The deterioration of the natural environment also seriously threatens the wild species on the earth. Today, 12% of the world's birds and 1/4 of mammals are on the verge of extinction, and over-fishing has exhausted 1/3 of fish resources.

World Earth Day aims to arouse human awareness of caring for the earth and protecting their homes, and promote coordinated development of resource development and environmental protection. China has held World Earth Day every 1990s since January 1, April 22. (End) (Source: Xinhuanet)