Given the crisis facing nature, it is all too easy to give up hope.
Yet, around the globe we are winning the fight to protect the natural world. Deforestation is slowing down. Wetlands are being rebuilt. Numbers of some of our rarest creatures are on the rise. People are making this change happen.
Stand with us to celebrate Earth Day, learn what is working in conservation and why. Discover how every one of us can become more involved in the fight to protect the natural world. Join hands with people around the world in a global movement of
#EarthOptimism.
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.
Liberia expands a key elephant park again, this time with help of locals. #EarthOptimism via @mongabay https://s.si.edu/38uj6pE
Tanzania does not use plastic anymore #earthoptimism #oceanoptimism @SeaCitizens
The Senate of Belize passed a new Fisheries Resources Bill that will help make the country’s small-scale fisheries more sustainable for both marine life and people. #earthoptimism #wildlifewednesday
https://www.wcs.org/get-involved/updates/belize-passes-fisheries-bill
A big move in banking! 💰 🌱#EarthOptimism https://s.si.edu/36krFlx
Sign up for our list to find out first when tickets for the 2020 #EarthOptimism Summit will be available! https://s.si.edu/earthoptimismlist
Our friends at @cooperhewitt are sharing #EarthOptimism through art at #WEF20 #Davos
We're at #WEF20 to share our exhibition Partnering with Nature, featuring four installations drawn from our recent Design Triennial that encourage participants to imagine a more cohesive approach to working with nature:
Head to the poles with @NMNH Sant Director Kirk Johnson to find out what Earth's dramatic climate history reveal about our future. Free tickets to Polar Extremes screening on January 29th available now! #EarthOptimism https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events/natural-history-big-screen-polar-extremes
They’re making history in Iceland! 🐋 🇮🇸 #EarthOptimism
https://s.si.edu/2RQX2Px
