{"id":575357,"date":"2025-12-05T17:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/world-earth-day-why-we-celebrate-our-planet-on-22-april\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:42:48","slug":"world-earth-day-why-we-celebrate-our-planet-on-22-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/world-earth-day-why-we-celebrate-our-planet-on-22-april\/","title":{"rendered":"World Earth Day: why we celebrate our planet on 22 April"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"575357\" class=\"elementor elementor-575357 elementor-575238\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-457c752 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"457c752\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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planet on 22 April<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309d52e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"309d52e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/vimal-s-GBg3jyGS-Ug-unsplash-scaled-rfpvbv945otrgq31ij60zq3dzt0sr6gcw9v9z6evew.jpg\" title=\"vimal-s-GBg3jyGS-Ug-unsplash\" alt=\"Pianeta Terra visto dallo spazio\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d56f8d elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"58d56f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-afbda51 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/category\/people\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blog for people<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c922ba9\" data-id=\"2c922ba9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d401cd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d401cd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73153c7c\" data-id=\"73153c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b0b6763\" data-id=\"5b0b6763\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8770eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8770eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year<strong> on 22 April, World Earth Day, also known as<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth_Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Earth Day<\/a>, is celebrated<\/strong>. What is the significance of this anniversary and why is it important? World Earth Day unites member countries and peoples in a moment of awareness towards the protection of our planet&#8217;s resources and natural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>22 April has been chosen as the date for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Earth Day<\/a> since its inception. Although it is a day of celebration and awareness, it reminds us that caring for the Earth begins every day, through our choices and actions. It is a time to reflect on the impact of human activities and to reaffirm our commitment to restoring balance between ourselves and the planet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8af0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b8af0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Origin and history of World Earth Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>World Earth Day originated from the <strong>environmental movements that spread across the United States in the 1960s<\/strong>, alongside protests against the Vietnam War. In 1962, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feltrinellieditore.it\/opera\/primavera-silenziosa-1-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel Carson&#8217;s manifesto<em> Silent Spring<\/em><\/a> became a symbol of the new awareness of environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wisconsin Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaylord_Nelson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaylord Nelson<\/a><\/strong> was one of the movement&#8217;s leading promoters and organised a series of university seminars on environmental issues, involving <strong>activist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denis_Hayes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danis Hayes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1969, the <strong>disaster caused by an oil spill from a Union Oil<\/strong> <strong>well off the coast of Santa Barbara<\/strong> received widespread media coverage and increased public awareness. From there, the environmental movement led by Hayes expanded far beyond the initial seminars. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On 22 April 1970, a historic moment arrived<\/a>: a mass mobilisation involving some 20 million US citizens \u2014 10% of the population at the time<\/strong> \u2014 against pollution, habitat loss and the extinction of numerous species.<\/p>\n<p>It was an extraordinary success that led, in the 1970s, to <strong>new environmental laws and a change<\/strong> in the political agenda in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, World Earth Day has spread internationally, helping to create the cultural basis for a global paradigm shift, also recognised by agreements such as the Paris Agreement. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/events\/international-mother-earth-day-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The United Nations (UN)<\/a><\/strong> <strong>and other institutions actively support it,<\/strong> highlighting its central role in the debate on the future of the planet. <strong>Today, the anniversary is celebrated in 193 countries and involves over a billion people worldwide. <\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79d4f66f\" data-id=\"79d4f66f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a23bfea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a23bfea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9acbf2c\" data-id=\"9acbf2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b64cf71\" data-id=\"b64cf71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1820c90 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1820c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/960px-GaylordNelson-838x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-575244\" alt=\"Gaylord Nelson Senator Earth Day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/960px-GaylordNelson-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/960px-GaylordNelson-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/960px-GaylordNelson-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/960px-GaylordNelson-600x733.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/960px-GaylordNelson.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gaylord Nelson Senator<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c0dd64\" data-id=\"9c0dd64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751e691 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"751e691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-markusspiske-3039036.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-575248\" alt=\"ONE WORLD BANDIERA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-markusspiske-3039036.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-markusspiske-3039036-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-markusspiske-3039036-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-markusspiske-3039036-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-markusspiske-3039036-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pexels-markusspiske-3039036-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d391ca8\" data-id=\"d391ca8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b146c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b146c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6a832f\" data-id=\"a6a832f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-890088e\" data-id=\"890088e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a173811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a173811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Why World Earth Day is so important<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>World Earth Day is a global event that focuses on the major environmental challenges of our time. It is not just a celebration, but a movement that for years has aimed <strong>to inform and raise awareness among people and promote concrete actions for change, pushing companies, governments and citizens to adopt and demand more sustainable and environmentally responsible solutions<\/strong>, policies, products and services.<\/p>\n<p>The themes at the heart of this day are all closely linked: <strong>CO2 emissions,<\/strong> which alter the planet&#8217;s climate; <strong>deforestation,<\/strong> which reduces the ability of ecosystems to absorb carbon; air, <strong>water and soil pollution<\/strong>; and the rapid <strong>loss of biodiversity,<\/strong> i.e. the decline in the number and variety of living species, <strong>climate justice and rising sea levels.<\/strong> These phenomena represent some of the main ecological pressures identified by the international scientific community.<\/p>\n<p>Earth Day is also a key moment to remember the link with <strong>the <a href=\"https:\/\/unric.org\/it\/agenda-2030\/\">United Nations 2030 Agenda<\/a> and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/strong> In particular, it draws attention to goals such as climate action (SDG 13), marine ecosystem protection (SDG 14) and the protection of life on earth (SDG 15). These goals guide environmental policies and help build a shared vision for a more equitable and sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>World Earth Day is supported by organisations that play a decisive role in defining global priorities and strategies. The Earth Day Network coordinates thousands of initiatives around the world; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<\/a>, provides the scientific data<\/strong> that guides the most important decisions; and youth movements, with activists such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thegretathunbergfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greta Thunberg<\/a>,<\/strong> remind us that the climate crisis is a matter of utmost urgency and requires immediate action.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating World Earth Day therefore means <strong>recognising the complexity of environmental challenges,<\/strong> but also our collective ability to bring about real change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07397a5\" data-id=\"07397a5\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed3573 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ed3573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdg-brand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-575252\" alt=\"SDG GLOBAL GOALS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdg-brand.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdg-brand-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdg-brand-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdg-brand-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdg-brand-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sdg-brand-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1519da1\" data-id=\"1519da1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6858d5 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6858d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-575250\" alt=\"people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-photo\/people-world-environment-day-protest-with-placards_30124992.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=5&amp;uuid=246392ef-2d6e-4d55-a960-31bd872a9a3f&amp;query=protests+environment\">Image by freepik<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10dfc5e\" data-id=\"10dfc5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed1dd11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed1dd11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae7f4b\" data-id=\"6ae7f4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab6c585\" data-id=\"ab6c585\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1411cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1411cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What we can do every day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Every day, we can contribute to creating a different and better future. Through our individual choices, purchases, lifestyles and participation as citizens in public life, we can make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy and automatic to think that our individual behaviour has no impact on a global scale, but <strong>even through small actions, we are not only contributing but also sending a message to those around us.<\/strong> Sometimes, actions speak louder than words, and so demonstrating and sharing our choices is an effective way to engage our circle of relationships.<\/p>\n<p>How can we do our part? Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reduce the waste<\/strong> you produce by consuming less, choosing products with a low environmental impact, recycling properly and reusing or repairing when possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduce your consumption<\/strong> of energy and resources such as water, and when you use them, do so responsibly, avoiding waste as much as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>renewable energy suppliers for your home.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>sustainable forms of transport,<\/strong> public transport, cycling or solutions that allow you to reduce emissions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take care of nature<\/strong> and what already exists. There are many ways to do this. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/adopt-or-gift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WOWnature, by adopting or gifting a tree, you will support the environmental regeneration and protection projects we are carrying out.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250d793 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"250d793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/en\/adopt-or-gift\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ADOPT 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91ae5a\" data-id=\"d91ae5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bf6d3 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40bf6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/66Evento-WOWnature_Bosco-San-Lio_ottobre-2025-copia.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-574246\" alt=\"Evento a Bosco San Lio, ottobre 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/66Evento-WOWnature_Bosco-San-Lio_ottobre-2025-copia.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/66Evento-WOWnature_Bosco-San-Lio_ottobre-2025-copia-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/66Evento-WOWnature_Bosco-San-Lio_ottobre-2025-copia-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/66Evento-WOWnature_Bosco-San-Lio_ottobre-2025-copia-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/66Evento-WOWnature_Bosco-San-Lio_ottobre-2025-copia-600x338.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-482015a\" data-id=\"482015a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae328d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae328d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WOWnature_Bosco-della-Panarotta-25.10.11-16.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-573626\" alt=\"Evento presso il Bosco della Panarotta, ottobre 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WOWnature_Bosco-della-Panarotta-25.10.11-16.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WOWnature_Bosco-della-Panarotta-25.10.11-16-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WOWnature_Bosco-della-Panarotta-25.10.11-16-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WOWnature_Bosco-della-Panarotta-25.10.11-16-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.wownature.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WOWnature_Bosco-della-Panarotta-25.10.11-16-600x450.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fc7243\" data-id=\"8fc7243\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61df8494 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61df8494\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31351c91\" data-id=\"31351c91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6752bde0\" data-id=\"6752bde0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b858a15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b858a15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd0f759\" data-id=\"3dd0f759\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ec2d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ec2d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHARE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18ffa1f4\" data-id=\"18ffa1f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690a80a1 elementor-share-buttons--skin-flat elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"690a80a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_whatsapp\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on whatsapp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_telegram\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on telegram\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-telegram\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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