World Environment Day celebrations arced across the planet on Monday, from a Jack Johnson concert in Canada and beach clean-ups on six continents to landmarks from China to Dubai turning green in solidarity with nature.
Among the many grassroots events, students in Ibadan, Nigeria took a stand against pollution with a ‘March for Nature’. In the Italian city of Spoleto, experts with ultrasonic detectors were leading walkers around its medieval fortress in search of bats. Kids played ‘Environmental Detectives’ at a resort on the Thai island of Phuket; and Australians enjoyed a day of food, arts and action at the World Environment Day Festival in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, now in its 38th year.
IMAX lanza estas películas en el día del medio ambiente:
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On the Backs of Salmon, about how removing dams from a river restored an ecosystem
The Air We Breathe, on the health dangers of ozone pollution from engine exhausts
Beyond the River of Grass, on the uniqueness and importance of Florida’s Everglades
Bee Conscious, showing the critical role of the honeybee in sustaining human life
Generation Zero Explores: Drinking Water, exploring the history of New York City’s tap water
