Int'l Mother Earth Day - 4/22/2026

International Mother

Earth Day

April 22, 2026

Courtesy, United Nations

When Mother Earth sends us a

message...Are we listening?!

Are we paying attention?!

Are we taking Earth for granted?!

"Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, have

affected millions of people.

Climate change, man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation,

land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the planet.

That is why we need to recover our ecosystems. Ecosystems support all life on Earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet - and its people. Restoring our damaged ecosystems will help to end poverty, combat climate change and prevent mass extinction. But we

will only succeed if everyone plays a part.

For this International Mother Earth Day, let's remind ourselves - more than ever - that we need a shift to a

more sustainable economy that works for both

people and the planet.

Let’s promote harmony with nature and the Earth.

Join the global movement to restore our world!"

Text Courtesy, https://www.un.org/en/observances/earth-day

UN Secretary-General's Message for 2026

"We must break our dependence on fossil fuels, protect and restore nature at scale, and deliver climate justice for those

who did least to cause

this crisis yet suffer the most."

Courtesy, United Nations

Mother Earth has given us everything. We have repaid her with reckless destruction – polluting her air, poisoning her waters, destabilizing her climate, and pushing countless species to the brink.

She is sounding the alarm – through fire, flood, drought, deadly heat and rising sea levels. Yet our response is falling dangerously short.

We have the solutions. In most of the world, renewable energy is now the cheapest source of electricity. Climate action is creating jobs, strengthening economies, and saving lives. But we are moving too slowly. We must break our dependence on fossil fuels, protect and restore nature at scale, and deliver climate justice for those who did least to cause this crisis yet suffer the most.

Around the world, young activists, Indigenous Peoples, scientists, and civil society are already leading the way. Their power is our power. Governments and business must match that courage with urgent action – for our planet, for all who depend on her, and for every generation to come.

Quote-Text Courtesy, UN Secretary-General António Guterres

https://www.un.org/en/observances/earth-day/message