{"id":9530,"date":"2025-04-22T20:48:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/?p=9530"},"modified":"2025-04-22T20:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:53:11","slug":"mother-earth-day-unesco-hk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/2025\/04\/22\/mother-earth-day-unesco-hk\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 April 22 &#8211; International Mother Earth Day &#8211; UNESCO Hong Kong Association Council Expresses Active Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9530\" class=\"elementor elementor-9530\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f5d25a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"5f5d25a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfdcf65 jltma-glass-effect-no\" data-id=\"bfdcf65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4279fd9 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4279fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0d\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/1f30d.svg\"> \u30102025 April 22 - International Mother Earth Day - UNESCO Hong Kong Association Council Expresses Active Support\u3011<img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf31\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/1f331.svg\"><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709a028 jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"709a028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9badc4a jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9badc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 22nd is the International Mother Earth Day, a United Nations-designated observance that raises global awareness of environmental protection and emphasises the urgent need for harmony between humanity and nature. Under the 2025 Earth Day theme &#8220;Our Power, Our Planet&#8221;, the Council of UNESCO Hong Kong Association (UHKA) actively supported this global initiative, committing to share Hong Kong&#8217;s actions and co-create a sustainable future with the international community.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510e60a jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"510e60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb7a3d jltma-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb7a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UHKA and the Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development (HiESD) have been actively responding to global calls by implementing local sustainability initiatives. This Mother Earth Day, we&#8217;re connecting global vision with local action through:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/2705.svg\" alt=\"\u2705\"> Supporting the UN Global Compact&#8217;s &#8220;Earth Day Charity Lecture Series: Climate Change &amp; Business Sustainability\u201d, which consist of 8 sessions of cross-disciplinary sustainability solution sharing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/2705.svg\" alt=\"\u2705\"> Launching the &#8220;2025 Biodiversity Space Exposed Seeds Nursery Project&#8221; on 12 April.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/2705.svg\" alt=\"\u2705\"> Upcoming: &#8220;2025 World Environment Day Hong Kong Action &amp; Net Zero Schools Awards Ceremony&#8221; on 5 June (Register now:&nbsp;https:\/\/forms.gle\/UxjZGqem7mKaBYmj6)<\/p>\n<p>\u2028<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/2705.svg\" alt=\"\u2705\"> Providing professional training courses on sustainability planning, ESG, and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD):&nbsp;https:\/\/hiesd.org\/wp\/training\/<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/2764.svg\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\"> These initiatives represent both our pledge to the planet and our celebration of the 80th anniversary milestone of the United Nations and UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/svg\/1f449.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\"> Stay engaged and support our mission to advocate for Earth and drive meaningful change through concrete actions!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u30102025 April 22 &#8211; International Mother Earth Day &#8211; UNESCO Hong Kong Association Council Expresses Active Support\u3011 April 22nd is the International Mother Earth Day, a United Nations-designated observance that raises global awareness of environmental protection and emphasises the urgent need for harmony between humanity and nature. 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