The document discusses the history and goals of Earth Day. It notes that the first Earth Day was organized in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson in response to environmental issues. Earth Day now involves over 193 countries with events to raise awareness about pollution. The initial Earth Day led to the creation of the EPA and major environmental protection laws. The current goals for Earth Day include planting 7.8 billion trees by 2020. The document also lists contributions individuals can make through waste management, resource conservation, and wastewater management.

1. PREPARED BY
BOHRA SHAHEEN .S.
Earth Day
MONTHLY CONTRACTOR MEETING
Environment Awareness Session
26th
April, 2016

2. Earth DayEarth Day
HISTORY:
In response to the raising concerns over various
environmental issues such as industrial
emissions/discharges, illegal dumping of
wastewaters, mixing of chemicals in the water
bodies, loss of wilderness and deforestation,
Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator proposed and
organized the First Earth Day on 22nd
April,
1970.

3. Earth DayEarth Day
•Earth Day went global in 1990 and as of
now more than 193 countries actively
participate.
•Earth Day is an annual event created to
celebrate the planet’s environment and
raise public awareness about pollution. The
day, marked on April 22, is observed
worldwide with rallies, conferences,
outdoor activities and service projects.

4. Earth DayEarth Day
The Earth Day led to the creation of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the
Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts.

5. Goal of Earth Day 2016Goal of Earth Day 2016
• In 2010, on the 40th
anniversary of Earth
Day, the Earth Day Network launched a
“Billion Acts of Green.”
• By April 22, 2012, one billion actions on
plantation had been recorded by the
people of the world.
• Over the next five years, as Earth Day
moves closer to its 50th anniversary, the
movement want to achieve its most
ambitious goals yet — planting 7.8
billion trees by 2020.

6. Goal of Earth Day 2016Goal of Earth Day 2016
Why Trees?
• Reduction in Global Warming by using CO2
• Provide Habitat for birds and species
• Provide Rains
• Provide Shade
• Release Oxygen that we breathe

7. Earth DayEarth Day
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS:
•Waste Management
•Resources Conservation
•Wastewater Management

8. Earth DayEarth Day
Waste Management
•Reduce, Reuse and Recycle is
the effective practice at the
present scenario.
•Plastics, Metals, Paper, Glass,
Wood, Concrete and Food
waste can be reduced, reused
and recycled into various
products thereby reducing loads
on landfills.

9. Earth DayEarth Day
Resources Conservation
•Reuse and Recycle Paper
•Water Conservation
•Use of Renewable Sources of Energy
such as Solar Energy and Wind Energy

10. Earth DayEarth Day
Wastewater Management
•Wastewater Management is important to
protect water bodies and community from
its pollution.
•Innovative technologies can also derive
several advantages from wastewater
treatment – energy conservation, collection
of methane as well as fertilizer production.

11. THANK YOU ! ! !If not now, when?
If not you, who?