In 1969 at a
UNESCO Conference in California, peace activist John McConnell proposed setting
aside a day to honor the Earth. One month later United States Senator Gaylord
Nelson sanctioned the idea to hold a nationwide environmental education
teach-in day. With this, Earth Day was born!
The first Earth Day was held in the United States on the first day of spring in
March 1970 and is now celebrated on April 22nd of each year by at least 1
billion people in over 193 countries. Earth Day is widely recognized as the
largest secular observance in the world. It is a time set aside to raise public
awareness about the concerning state of our planet and to promote systemic
change designed to mitigate further damage to the environment.
Please review CharityWatch’s full Top-Rated Environment & Climate Change charity list to identify a worthy environmental
charity to support this Earth Day.
Examples of
Top-Rated Charities include:
Amazon
Conservation Team partners with indigenous and other local communities to
protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture.
Nature
Conservancy works to conserve
the lands and waters on which all life depends.
World
Resources Institute works to create change that improves people's lives and
ensures the natural world can thrive.
ATTENTION:
The charities listed in this alert were Top-Rated by CharityWatch at the time
of its publication. CharityWatch updates our ratings throughout the year. To
see if a particular charity is currently Top-Rated, please click on its name,
below.