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Schools and organizations in 152 countries have made commitments to participate in CNN’s Call to Earth Day, a day of action dedicated to conservation, environmentalism, and sustainability, on November 10th.
From the UAE to KSA, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, over 20 schools and organisations from the Middle East have pledged to participate in activities. Around the world, from Australia to Norway, via Japan, Chile, Kenya, China, and India, people have responded to the cross-platform initiative.
CNN correspondents will bring live reports from locations around the world on the day, while packages will include a look at air pollution in India, coral reef preservation in the UAE, redwood planting in California, the UK’s carbon neutral football team -- Forest Green Rovers, ‘ghost nets’ in Hong Kong, and many other stories of conservation, environmentalism, and sustainability.
Connect the World with Becky Anderson will air a 45-minute debate filmed at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. The discussion, involving youth from the UAE and the wider region, including school children from Brighton College Dubai and American School of Dubai, will center on the climate crisis and biodiversity, taking in topics such as food security, urban planning, and how the new generation can engage in the fight against climate change.
An exclusive discussion with filmmaker, explorer and Rolex Testimonee James Cameron will take place early in the day, around 2am ET/8am CET/3pm HK, talking about oceans, climate change and exploration.
A dynamic live blog will capture the events of the day in real time, alongside feature articles and op-eds from leaders within the conservation space.
Following the day itself, CNN will host a major digital interactive page, where people can share their activities, pledges, events, and other contributions, alongside CNN’s Call to Earth Day content.
Ellana Lee, SVP & Managing Editor, CNN Asia Pacific, said: “The response we’ve already received from our audience for Call to Earth Day has been phenomenal, and CNN’s own teams are gathering some outstanding content and reporting that we’ll showcase too. These issues can sometimes feel vast and overwhelming, but what we hope to demonstrate on Wednesday is that there are solutions. This is about celebrating a planet worth protecting and the people creating a more sustainable future, driving awareness and inspiring action.”
Several additional events are expected to take place around Call to Earth Day.
Anyone wishing to participate in Call to Earth Day, simply needs to pledge to do something positive to protect the environment on November 10th.
Participants can also share their contributions and promote their events on social media using the hashtag #CalltoEarth.
