This year marks the 53rd anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, commemorated annually as Earth Day. Since 1970, billions of individuals from more than 190 countries worldwide have come together on 22 April to take action towards a greener, more equitable future for our planet.
As the countdown to Earth Day 2023 continues, EARTHDAY.ORG has released its Earth Day 2023 Action Toolkit. Rallying behind this year’s theme of ‘Invest in Our Planet’, which highlights the importance of dedicating time, resources and energy to solving the climate crisis, the toolkit offers suggestions on how to actively participate in Earth Day 2023.
Plant trees or a pollinator garden
Trees are one of the most powerful tools to combat the climate crisis. Attend a local tree planting event or donate to campaigns like EARTHDAY.ORG’s The Canopy Project, to help reforestation efforts across the world.
Pollination is essential for all terrestrial life on Earth. Plant a pollinator garden using species native to your area to support local populations of butterflies, bees, and other organisms critical to sustained biodiversity in your ecosystem.
Reduce plastic consumption
Plastic pollution is one of the most important environmental problems we face in today’s world. We all contribute to this problem and must work to reduce, and ultimately end, plastic pollution. Make a plan this Earth Day to reduce your plastic consumption using EARTHDAY.ORG’s plastic calculator.
Participate in advocacy
Educate yourself about the science behind climate change and show responsibility in addressing it by taking climate action to the next level. Send a letter to your local elected officials, speak up at your next town hall meeting, or use EARTHDAY.ORG’s Vote Earth hub to learn about your voting rights, register to vote, and get reminders for important voting deadlines.
Sustainable fashion
Fast fashion has completely revolutionized the apparel industry, but not for the better. Learn about the detrimental impacts of fast fashion, the importance of sustainable fashion, and commit to responsible consumption.
Plan your own event
It’s easy to start your own Earth Day event. Whether it be a community clean-up, march, teach-in or rally, EARTHDAY.ORG has step-by-step instructions on how to organize your Earth Day activity in its Earth Day 2023 Action Toolkit. Be sure to register all events you plan on the official Earth Day Map.
Donate
By donating to a campaign supporting the environmental movement, like EARTHDAY.ORG’s The Canopy Project, you are not only making a difference, you’re empowering change and mobilizing individuals to take part in building a better world for generations to come.
Activate on social media
Creating content for the world to see is critical in communicating the importance of climate action. Whether you create posters and banners, or plan/attend a march, rally, clean-up or any other popular Earth Day event, be sure to post what you’re doing with the tag #EarthDay and/or #InvestInOurPlanet to spread awareness around the environmental movement and possibly be featured on EARTHDAY.ORG’s social channels.
To access the Earth Day 2023 Action Toolkit, please click here. Alternatively, click here to visit the EARTHDAY.ORG website.
