{"id":56106,"title":"What is World Earth Day?","description":"World Earth Day is on April 22nd and this year the theme is civic mobilisation and democratic action, highlighting the power of community innovation and local problem-solving.  From community cleanups, habitat restoration and tree planting projects, to town hall meetings and peaceful demonstrations, there are many local community events going on.  If you can and want to get involved at a local level, you can find out what is happening in your area\u2026","content":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/w3cmykng4qvxflq8twyddjrpjqhivoficmsvk9c0ng8m2qom.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=ester-watson-380849&amp;v=2\" alt=\"w3cmykng4qvxflq8twyddjrpjqhivoficmsvk9c0ng8m2qom.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=ester-watson-380849&amp;v=2\" \/>World Earth Day is on April 22nd and this year the theme is civic mobilisation and democratic action, highlighting the power of community innovation and local problem-solving.<\/p><p>From community cleanups, habitat restoration and tree planting projects, to town hall meetings and peaceful demonstrations, there are many local community events going on. If you can and want to get involved at a local level, you can find out what is happening in your area at: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/earth-day-2026\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/earth-day-2026\/<\/a><\/p><p>If you don\u2019t have time for an Earth Day event, you can still make an impact. Small, consistent actions add up to big change. Explore 50 ways to take action for the planet every day using the same link above.<\/p><p>Our consumer choices have a large impact on planet Earth, so we can all help by choosing to shop sustainably. We will always need clothes to wear, bags to carry our belongings, and home essentials, for ourselves or as gifts, so it\u2019s better to choose sustainable options whenever possible.<\/p><p>Aligning with my \u2018illustration for conservation\u2019 mission, Mosaic Macaw sells sustainable items:<\/p><ul><li><p>made from natural materials,<\/p><\/li><li><p>printed on demand reducing waste,<\/p><\/li><li><p>circular (designed to be re-milled &amp; re-made),<\/p><\/li><li><p>produced &amp; re-milled in a carbon neutral factory,<\/p><\/li><li><p>delivered in plastic-free packaging,<\/p><\/li><li><p>to raise awareness for rare &amp; endangered species with unique, hand-made illustrations,<\/p><\/li><li><p>and 10% of Mosaic Macaw product prices are donated to wildlife conservation organisations.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Here is a link to the behind-the-scenes of how Mosaic Macaw is providing sustainable items \u2013 How t-shirts are made: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zCD_bssV4ak&amp;t=5s\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zCD_bssV4ak&amp;t=5s<\/a><\/p><p>Happy World Earth Day!<\/p>","urlTitle":"what-is-world-earth-day","url":"\/blog\/what-is-world-earth-day\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/what-is-world-earth-day\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/esterwatson.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-world-earth-day\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1776867877,"updatedAt":1776872588,"publishedAt":1776872587,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":372135,"name":"Ester Watson"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/lpekhievvt8azpu2cnxff3dsr6fcbiuoqeokkoxcstsduznf.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/lpekhievvt8azpu2cnxff3dsr6fcbiuoqeokkoxcstsduznf.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/lpekhievvt8azpu2cnxff3dsr6fcbiuoqeokkoxcstsduznf.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[],"labels":[]}