Question: When was Earth Hour celebration started?
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008
Ans:(c )
- The Earth Hour was marked at 8:30pm on 25 March 2017. The event reached its 10th anniversary this year.
- Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- The event is held annually encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. towards the end of March, as a symbol for their commitment to the planet.
- It was started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. Since then, it has grown to engage more than 7,000 cities and towns across 172 countries worldwide.
- WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
- It aims to conserve biodiversity promote use of renewable natural resources in a sustainable manner and bring down pollution and wasteful consumption.
- Since its founding, WWF has invested nearly US$10 billion in more than 13,000 conservation projects in over 150 countries.
- In carrying out its work, WWF cooperates with many partners, including UN organizations, IUCN, and development agencies such as USAID and the World Bank. WWF also works with business & industry partners.
Reference:
http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/earth_hour_2017/