WWF’s Earth Hour is a global movement, which brings hundreds of millions of people together across the globe to unite and show that they care about the future of our planet, our one shared home. This year Earth Hour will take place on Saturday March 25th 8:30-9:30pm with homes, businesses and landmarks all over Wales due to take part.
Last year over 2,000 people in Wales took part in Earth Hour and this year WWF Cymru are once again asking people to be part of a movement for our world. The Senedd building, as well as the Pierhead and Ty Hywel are just a few of the iconic landmarks that are joining local authorities, businesses and organisations across Wales for Earth Hour this year.
Rhian Brewster, Head of Communications at WWF Cymru said:
“Earth Hour, one of the world’s largest environmental movements, reminds us that collectively even small actions can make a huge difference. Together, we have the power to shape a better future for people, nature and climate across Wales and the World.
We urge people in Wales to join the global movement for action on the climate and nature crisis this Earth Hour. This can include acts as simple walking in nature or tuning in to watch the new BBC nature series ‘Wild Isles’, to taking part in events held in your local communities. As individuals, communities, and countries we can all make positive changes to bring our world back to life.”
Nine out of ten people who take part in Earth Hour feel inspired to act for our planet. The impact of individual actions might seem small but collectively they can inspire change. Participating in Earth Hour reminds us that even small actions can make a significant difference.
2023 is an important year for change. By joining millions of people around the world and coming together on the night of Earth Hour, communities across Wales show they care about the future of our planet.
How you can get involved in Earth Hour 2023:
Take an hour to connect – with nature, your community and with people around the world: for example, have a candlelit dinner with friends and family or have a nature friendly time by taking a walk outside or having a day filled with activities like gardening!
Lights out: Switching off any non-essential lights for one hour on the 25th of March from 20.30-21.30 GMT to help create a symbolic and spectacular display.
Events: Running events in the community leading up to and on the day of Earth Hour to get people engaged. Join WWF Cymru’s online Facebook event to keep updated: Earth Hour Wales 2023 Awr Ddaear Cymru | Facebook
Promotion: Show support for Earth Hour by sharing what you are up to on your social media channels. Hashtags to use on the night are #EarthHourWales and #AwrDdaear and please also tag us @wwfcymru. Along with that, enjoy UK nature like never before by catching up with Wild Isles on BBC iPlayer this month!!
Take action: Sign our seagrass petition- Seas of our future | WWF or send a message to Welsh Government that you want an Agriculture Bill that delivers a nature and climate friendly farming system fit for future generations. Land of Our Future | WWF
Download the WWF Footprint App: Sign up to an Earth Hour challenge and discover how you can make a difference, one step at a time.
About Earth Hour:
Earth Hour, organised by WWF, is the global event inspiring millions across the world to take action and make a pledge to protect our brilliant planet, our home. Right now, we’re facing some of the biggest environmental threats ever seen. We’re the first generation to experience the effects of climate change – and we’re the last to be able to change it. We’re seeing our oceans suffocated by plastic and over-consumption decimate our forests, the lungs of the earth. Earth Hour shows what we can achieve when we all come together. In previous years, an estimated half a million people across Wales took part and iconic landmarks across the world - including the Wales Millennium Centre, the Eiffel Tower, and Sydney Opera House - switched off their lights for an hour to stand in solidarity with the planet. From Samoa to Tahiti, a record 188 countries and territories took part last year in the world’s biggest Earth Hour yet. The support for Earth Hour and WWF’s work more broadly has influenced climate policy, facilitated climate-friendly laws, such as a ban on plastic in the Galapagos Islands and supported the world’s first Earth Hour Forest in Uganda.
Be part of the conversation on Twitter using the hashtags #EarthHourWales #AwrDdaear and our handle @wwf_cymru.
About WWF
WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) is one of the world’s largest independent conservation organisations, active in nearly 100 countries. Our supporters – more than five million of them – are helping us to restore nature and to tackle the main causes of nature’s decline, particularly the food system and climate change. We’re fighting to ensure a world with thriving habitats and species, and to change hearts and minds so it becomes unacceptable to overuse our planet’s resources.
WWF. For your world.
For wildlife, for people, for nature.
Find out more about our work, past and present at wwf.org.uk
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