Argentina joins Earth Hour tomorrow

Monuments, municipal buildings, offices and Argentinian houses will turn off their lights tomorrow between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. as part of “Earth Hour”, an event in which 140 countries participate and whose objective is to make the population aware of climate change.

The event that This has been done since 2007 will have the participation of “more than 140 countries and territories united to highlight and solve the most relevant environmental problems,” he said. Fundación Vida Silvestre, promoter of the initiative in Argentina since 2009.

This year’s edition will seek highlight the “link between pandemics and loss of nature”. “Evidence shows there is a strong link between the destruction of nature and the increase in infectious disease, and Earth Hour is an opportunity to raise awareness of the value of biodiversity, in a year in which world leaders will make key decisions on nature, climate change and sustainable development, ”the foundation said.

Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International, assured that: “Whether it is a decrease in pollinators, fewer fish in the oceans and rivers, the disappearance of forests or a greater loss of species, proof that nature is under threat is developing“.

“This it’s due to the way we live and manage our savings. Protecting nature is our moral responsibility; losing it also increases our vulnerability to possible pandemics, accelerates climate change and threatens our food security, ”added the specialist.

As part of Earth Hour, the Paper Boat and the Palace of the Lions (seat of the Executive Power) of the city of Rosary; the Obelisk, the Woman’s Bridge, the Planetarium and the Usina del Arte, in the city of Buenos Aires, they will turn off their characteristic lights for 60 minutes.

They also gon Ushuaia, the emblematic sign with the name of the city; in Mar del Plata, the reservoir tower and in the municipality of Puerto Iguazú a plantation of native trees will be carried out on the grounds of the Municipal Sports Center.

In La Plata, the lights of the municipal palace, located in streets 12 between 51 and 53, will also remain off at that time, according to an official statement. Local government secretary Marcelo Leguizamón said that “joining again this initiative of the municipality is a step forward in building a city committed to the environment and climate change”.

more iconic world landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Skytree, Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Colosseum in Rome, Rova in Antananarivo in Madagascar, among others.

From 7.45 p.m., the Fundación Vida Silvestre will organize a virtual event that will be transmitted via your official Facebook account, in which it will broadcast “the live preview before turning off the light”.

In addition, a Latin American digital walk for Earth Hour will take place, an interactive platform that allows participants to personalize their avatars and messages “Speak for nature” under three themes: biodiversity, plastic and climate change.

Nationally, Earth Hour 2021 has membership from over 12 provinces and approximately 30 municipalities across the country; In addition, via social networks, the various organizations they will promote content accompanied by the hashtag #HoraDelPlaneta; # AlzáTuVozPorLaNaturaleza, # LHP2021, #ConnectteconlaNaturaleza.

Telam Agency.