I have never heard of Earth Day before noticing Google's change of logo today. Apparently this year is:
Earth Day 2015: Let us pledge to save the Tiger, Natural Resources and BiodiversityA number of risks and practices are threatening our forests, wildlife, wetlands and the environment. These are:
– Disintegration of natural habitats and the remaining forest corridors due to rapid development and human pressure. – Pollution due to the reckless dumping and disposal of waste and the destruction of the ecosystem and the threat to aquatic and avian species. – Destruction of natural habitats because of unlawful mining, logging of timber, grazing, man-made forest fires, large-scale commercial exploitation of minor forest produce, use of chemical pesticides, and fishing practices.
Two reports Vanishing Stripes (1999) and Vanishing Stripes-II (2000) [released by Crew (Crusade for revival of Environment and wildlife)] are being put in the public domain by CREW to mark earth Day 2015 and to issue the firm warning that Tiger’s survival is threatened by poaching and loss of prey-base. These reports rang the warning bells by underscoring the gravity of the problem. They drew the attention of the entire world to the fact that tiger is threatened and is on the verge of extinction in one of its most fantastic habitats – the Central Indian Highlands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day# ... odiversity
While I would imagine we would all support saving tigers and forests, does having special days like this actually help at all?
