Campaigns
Earth Day, April 22, 2009, marked the beginning of the Green Generation™ campaign. Focused on the negotiations for a new global climate agreement in December, 2009, Earth Day 2009 was a day of action and civic participation, to defend the Green Generation™'s c
From climate rallies to engaging civil leaders in plans to build a green economy, more than one billion people around the world took action for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in 2010, making it a turning point for the environmental and climate change movements.
Over the past century, the world has fallen into a pattern of unsustainable economic growth. Accelerated consumption of fossil fuels and deforestation are only the most visible examples of how, in the effort to support our lifestyles, we are exhausting the planet's natural resources and accelerating climate change, which in turn threatens life-sustaining ecosystems and the economy.
As part of its mission to protect natural lands and preserve the environment for all people, Earth Day Network developed The Canopy Project. Rather than focusing on large scale forestry, The Canopy Project plants trees that help communities - especially the world's impoverished communities - sustain themselves and their local economies. Trees reverse the impacts of land degradation and provide food, energy and income, helping communities to achieve long-term economic and environmental sustainability. Trees also filter the air and help stave off the effects of climate change.
Athletes are role models, especially for young people, and have a truly unique relationship with the environment, particularly for many outdoor Olympic events. Earth Day Network's Athletes for the Earth™ campaign brings Olympic and professional athletes to the environmental movement as spokespeople for Earth Day and for increased environmental awareness and activism.
Athletes are role models, especially for young people, and have a truly unique relationship with the environment, particularly for many outdoor Olympic events.
Arts for the Earth™ is an innovative education program developed to teach sustainability and environmental education through museum and arts community networks. Our goals for Arts for the Earth are:
Arts for the Earth™ is an innovative education program developed to teach sustainability and environmental education through museum and arts community networks. Our goals for Arts for the Earth are:
In the last few years, the No Child Left Inside movement has gained momentum. The movement seeks to encourage and provide funding for environmental education and to establish and implement an Environmental Literacy Plan for grades K-12. Public schools must prepare young people for a future where they must grapple with increasingly complex environmental issues, such as global climate change, air and water pollution, and the loss of ecologically sensitive habitats.
In the last few years, the No Child Left Inside movement has gained momentum. The movement seeks to encourage and provide funding for environmental education and to establish and implement an Environmental Literacy Plan for grades K-12. Public schools must prepare young people for a future where they must grapple with increasingly complex environmental issues, such as global climate change, air and water pollution, and the loss of ecologically sensitive habitats.