How can I celebrate Earth Day this 2021?

Today, let’s avert our thoughts and attention from the global pandemic and spare a bit of our time to learn more about Earth day, and how we migth celebrate it even when we are “stuck” at home.

Earth is a reflection of how we treat it, and according to scientists and experts, time is running fast and we need to put our minds, and gather as much hands as we can, and take action, well as of 2021, we’ll surely do it with a safe distance.

Extreme and abnormal weather events, continued increase of earth’s temperature, biodiversity loss, icebergs melting, bleaching of corals, and the list goes on. These are only a handful of phenomena that signifies a cry for help. And the causes and solutions? are not unknown to us.

It is important to keep celebrating it as it serves as a constant reminder to everyone that our planet needs our most urgent help.

Without further ado, Here are some ways you can celebrate Earth day in 2021!

• Seaspiracy - A filmmaker who’s passionate about ocean life sets out to document and unravel the harm that humans inflict to marine species, and the alarming global corruption that affects global warming and climate change.

• Chasing Corals - A group of photographers, scientists, and diving enthusiasts document and shed light to the causes of the worldwide disappearance of coral reefs, a revelation of what the corals are telling us.

• A Plastic Ocean- With this documentary, get a clear picture of the causes and consequences of plastic pollution, where, how far, and how deep does our plastic go.

• Kiss The Earth - Celebrity and science experts join forces as they reveal in this documentary that soil may be the answer to fighting climate change.

• My Octopus Teacher - Be one with the ocean, and get a raw, close interaction of a filmmaker in a South African kelp forest. He then forms an unexplainable bond with an octopus, helping him recover from personal life hurdles, widening his world and perspective in life, developing a deeper connection with the ocean as the octopus embraces him in the kelp forest.

• Brave Blue World - Discover and rethink how water is being managed in different parts of the world with this honest documentary, exploring how we can solve the world’s water crisis.

• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - This film is based on a true story about a 13 year old boy, William Kamkwamba, living in a Malawian village gets inspired by a science book, builds a wind turbine and saves his family from famine caused by climate change, global warming, and rapid growth of industrialization.

• Mission Blue - It is a feature documentary of Sylvia Earle, oceanographer, environmentalist, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, and her campaign to create global awareness and network to protect the ocean, marine sanctuaries.

The 3 R’s stands for Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. These three waste management methods are super easy to grasp, and something we can apply to our everyday lives that can contribute to a more sustainable living.

Minimise the amount of waste you use. Skip the plastic spoon and forks, plastic cups, and plastic bags, instead you can bring your own water container, even purchase an eco-bag to reduce the amount of materials and goods that you utilize.

Get crafty with the kids! Below are some fun activities both adults and children can enjoy.

Recycling is simply converting or refashioning your waste materials that you’ve utilized into something new or purposeful again.

Recycled plastics turned into durable flooring, park benches, and signages

And here, we end our blog. We hope that this blog was able to inspire you to educate, practice mindful waste management, get involved, and take action. Be a part of the change.

Cheers to restoring our Earth and have a happy Earth Day!