Switch off for Mother Earth
Namibians are encouraged to switch off their lights on Saturday, March 31 to celebrate Earth Hour and show their support for environmentally sustainable action.
The lights should be switched off for one hour between 20h30 and 21h30.
Earth Hour's 'I will if you will' concept invited individuals and organisations to challenge each other and others to an ongoing commitment beyond the hour.
Earth Hour began in one city in 2007 and by 2011 it had reached over 1,8 billion people in 135 countries across every continent, receiving reports as the World's largest campaign for the planet.
Earth Hour was conceived by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007 when 2,2 million residents of Sidney participated by turing off all non-essential lights.
Since then the event has grown with more and more people participating and more cities and landmarks going dark.
Earth Hour's 'I will if you will' concept invited individuals and organisations to challenge each other and others to an ongoing commitment beyond the hour.
Earth Hour began in one city in 2007 and by 2011 it had reached over 1,8 billion people in 135 countries across every continent, receiving reports as the World's largest campaign for the planet.
Earth Hour was conceived by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007 when 2,2 million residents of Sidney participated by turing off all non-essential lights.
Since then the event has grown with more and more people participating and more cities and landmarks going dark.
The human population is currently consuming resources at a faster rate than ecosystems can regenerate them.
People are encouraged not only to switch off their lights for one hour on March 31 but to also get involved in conservation, decreasing their carbon footprint and looking after their environment after Earth Hour.
Derived from: The Namibian
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