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In News: Earth Hour Day will be observed all over the world today, Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m. 

Earth Hour History Day

  • Earth Hour, held annually on the last Saturday of March.
  • Started as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007 by WWF and partners. 
  • Earth Hour one of the world’s biggest environmental grassroots movements. 
  • During Earth Hour Day  millions of people in over 180 countries and territories are involved in turning off their lights to express respect for our world. 
  • Every year since 2007, millions of people take part in a global event to raise awareness about climate change.

What is Earth Hour:

  • Earth Hour is a global movement started by the World Wide Fund for Nature or the WWF in March 2007. 
  • This hour showcases the need to take action on the pressing issue of global climate change. 
  • Earth Hour promotes awareness about environmental issues on a public platform.

Difference between Earth Hour and Earth Day

  • Earth Hour stands as a climate change initiative where people reduce their electricity usage.
  • Earth Day  celebrates our natural environment by inspiring people to plant trees, recycle regularly and keep the planet tidy.

About World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

  • Founded in 1961
  • Headquarter — Gland (Switzerland).
  • International non-governmental organization
  • It is the world’s largest conservation organization

 Objectives of WWF

  • Conserving the world’s biological diversity
  • Ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable
  • Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption

Reports & programmes

  • Earth hour
  • Debt-for-nature swaps
  • Marine Stewardship Council(MSC)
  • Healthy GrownPotato

Other Initiatives of WWF

  • TX2 Goal
  • TRAFFIC
  • Living Planet Report
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