Today, April 22, is Earth Day, a day to remember the beauty of natural life and leave a gift to our home, the Earth!
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Unfortunately, the world is not happy with its previous age. Last year, we finished the resources that the planet offered us for 2021 as of July 29. We spent the rest of the year borrowing from the following year. This date is occurring a little earlier every year due to the increase in human consumption, sometimes destroying resources, and sometimes using them unconsciously.
Forest fires in the Aegean and Mediterranean, landslides in Rize-Artvin-Van are expected to occur this summer as well. Flamingos dying of thirst in Salt Lake, the mucilage problem (no longer visible on the water) threatening the ecosystem in the Marmara Sea, pollution that is putting Ergene on the brink of extinction…
As we all know, we do not pay any attention to our home, the Earth. The messages given by the Earth clearly show that each of us must now make radical changes in our lives, starting with the garbage at home, and that life - from production to consumption - needs to "transition to sustainability as a whole".
So what can we do for the world on Earth's birthday?
We can first turn our respect for the planet into action in our own homes. We can play a role in raising awareness by taking a 1-day break from entertaining content on our Instagram account. We can support local civil society organizations.
And we can do all this today, without waiting for everyone to join us.
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