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Earth Day - officially International Mother Earth Day - is a celebration held on April 22 and this year marks 50 years since its first commemoration, initiated in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson to raise awareness around the world on issues such as overpopulation of planet Earth, rising levels of pollution, preservation of the biosphere, and what can be done to reverse global warming.
It was not until 1972, in Stockholm, where the Earth Summit was held for the first time, where world leaders were urged to take action to preserve natural resources such as water, as well as guidelines to help preserve the Earth's flora and fauna.
And, since 2009, the United Nations (UN) has officially established April 22 as International Mother Earth Day, which aims to raise awareness of human interaction with nature in order to preserve planet Earth from the threat of global warming and climate change.
It is an effort made by different organizations and institutions around the world to point out the importance and responsibility of human beings to live in harmony with the rest of the species - animals and plants - and, thus, avoid their extinction.
This year, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human behavior will be discussed and how traffic habits have changed in different parts of the world that, thanks to the confinement, gave a momentary respite to planet Earth in terms of air quality, pollution -including noise pollution-, the reproduction of endangered species and the preservation of habitats due to the absence of tourism.
The United Nations noted that, since the 1970s, there had been no decrease in the alteration of ecosystems; however, it pointed out that, since 50 years ago, planet Earth has been degraded by more than 30 percent.
