Earth Hour started as a symbolic lights out event in Sydney 2007 and now every year millions of people, businesses and landmarks set aside an hour to host events, switch off their lights and make noise for the Earth Hour movement.
30 MARCH 2019, 8:30PM, WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD SWITCH OFF!
This Earth Hour, we are being encouraged to have conversations on the loss of nature and ‘why nature matters’ to them. The World Wide Fund For Nature are keen to reach more people than ever, helping them to understand why nature is so vital for their health, well-being and prosperity, and why we need urgent action.
” #ConnecttoEarth is a global campaign designed to spread the message as to why nature matters. Together, we hope to create a movement of people around the world who are speaking up to tackle the dual challenge facing the planet – climate change and the loss of nature.
By creating assets on key days throughout the year, WWF work to facilitate conversations about nature, raise awareness on the values of biodiversity and inform people of the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably.
WWF has partnered with the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to create connect2earth.org. It is a new platform designed to share ideas and tools to push for action and change. You can download open source assets to be used for your Earth Hour activities as well as for other future events. “
So this #TryitThursday we are challenging students in Kings Residences to take part in Earth Hour 2019 !
Let’s start a conversation about Why Nature Matters, share your answers in the comment section.
