Celebrating Global #EarthOptimism this Earth Day and beyond
In the last year, the #EarthOptimism movement has gained momentum. Through sharing and learning from conservation wins, it has given us the inspiration and information we need to succeed in the long term.
Now, in this unprecedented and difficult time, we need optimism more than ever—to uplift us, inspire us, and help us imagine a new path forward. The #EarthOptimism movement continues to bring people together to talk about what's working to protect the future of our planet. Although we are no longer able to hold physical events in April this year, global partners are working hard to find new ways to recognize and celebrate environmental successes as motivation for action.
In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak the CCI Earth Optimism 2020 organising team has decided to postpone our 25 April event. We very much regret the inconvenience and disappointment this creates for so many people, but feel it would be irresponsible to carry on in the current climate of concern and uncertainty.
We were expecting more than 50 speakers from around the country, 200 stallholders and volunteers, and thousands of visitors on the day. The health and safety of everyone involved is our priority, which guided this very difficult decision.
Thanks to your contributions 25 April promised to be a wonderful day. We still aim to capture that enthusiasm and optimism, and together with our partners around the world we are now exploring other ways of celebrating conservation success. In the meantime if you have any questions, please get in touch with us at earthoptimism@jbs.cam.ac.uk or send us a message via our social channels.
Attending
Everyone is welcome at #EarthOptimism Cambridge, and all events are free to attend.
Solutions Fair
Come along and find out practical and effective ideas you can do to make a difference in your everyday life.
Stories of Hope
The day will be filled with inspiring talks by leading conservationists, popular naturalists, and celebrity figures.
#EarthOptimism around the world
#EarthOptimism Cambridge is just one of a series of events taking place around the world on Earth Day 2020.
Have a look at the sister events happening across the world on the interactive map from the Smithsonian Conservation Commons.
Talk about #EarthOptimism!!!
The recovery of Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes is a rare and unexpected source of hope in a country that has seen decades of destruction
https://www.positive.news/environment/how-a-disaster-zone-in-iraq-became-a-conservation-success-story/
My news to me good news for August 13. Thank you #Cameroon. #EarthOptimism
BREAKING: President @PR_Paul_Biya and the government of Cameroon cancelled a logging concession in Ebo Forest, saving the ancestral land of 40+ local communities and the habitat of gorillas! #SaveEboForest
📸 @SanDiegoZoo
(1 of 2) The McAuliffe Center has been selected to work with local teens this fall to produce videos about the environment, in collaboration with @SIAffiliates. Projects will connect youth's observations with the UN SDG Goals. #goals4earth #EarthOptimism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=WqXquU7EQBc&feature=emb_logo
My news to me good news for August 11 - win wins are the best. #EarthOptimism
Poverty Alleviation Can Protect Forests Too:
A study has found that a poverty-alleviation program in Indonesia was just as successful as dedicated conservation programs in reducing deforestation, but with additional benefits for people.
https://bit.ly/3agqAib Via @mongabay
Perjuangan selama puluhan tahun untuk memulihkan burung pantai terlangka di dunia berubah menjadi usaha dengan keberhasilan yang paling unik dan menakjubkan! #EarthOptimism https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-rarest-wading-bird-the-kaki-staging-a-comeback/
I look forward to this, great work #lonelyconservationists @LonelyConserve hope it helps all those out there who want to make this Earth a better place #earthoptimism @EarthOptimism
A compiled list of all the LC discussions so far on Youtube that are free to access- check them out!
https://wildhub.community/posts/lonely-conversationists-discussions
DYK that food waste in the US generates the emissions equivalent of 37 million cars? Or that organic waste is 34% of what NYers throw away? There are local heroes everywhere, learning about this one was my news to me good news for Aug 10 #EarthOptimism https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/nyregion/nyc-compost-recycling.html?smid=em-share
Just finished the #EarthOptimism workshop on @edXOnline. Definitely going to keep the conversation about conservation going! How can we make the world a better place for tomorrow?
