Under the premise ‘Turn off the light and take a walk around the planet‘, he World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF for its acronym in English) invite everyone to participate in the 16th edition of the Earth Hour 2023. The event seeks to mobilize the citizens of the world to join for a small action to combat climate change.
In 2007, the World Wide Fund for Nature launched this initiative to draw attention to the climate problem. At that time, the proposal consisted of turning off the lights of buildings and monuments for one hour. An action that, more than a decade later, continues raising awareness in society.
The Earth Hour 2023 encourages us to take a break from our routines, excessively linked, at times, to energy consumption, and for an hour to do something different. Institutions, organizations, academia, companies and citizens of Peru are invoked to join the traditional blackout for 60 minutes.
When will Earth Hour 2023 take place?
Earth Hour 2023 this will take place Saturday March 25 at 8:30 pm. and is addressed to people in more than 190 countries, to raise awareness regarding the environment.
WWF warned that the next seven years are crucial to stop the irreversible loss of nature and climate change. This year’s Earth Hour, he says, is needed more than ever to inspire millions more to act and make millions more take notice.
The Earth Hour 2023 It comes on the heels of the historic Kunming-Montreal Agreement at COP15, which in December last year committed the world to halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030.
In Peru, the main challenges are to reduce pollution and environmental crimes, such as deforestation, illegal logging, and illegal trafficking of flora and fauna, which prevent living in harmony with nature.
