History and Commemoration of World AIDS Day on 1 December

World Aids Day is celebrated which aims to foster a sense of solidarity

World Earth Day is a day of observation of the earth which is celebrated internationally each year on 22 April. Earth Day was originally intended to promote the appreciation and human consciousness to the planet inhabited by humans today is Earth. Was first proclaimed by US Senator Gaylord Nelson, in 1970. He is a lecturer in the field of environmental disciplines. This date coincides with the time actually spring in the Northern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere and autumn time in the southern hemisphere.

United Nations (UN) or the United Nations to celebrate the global Earth on March 20, which is a tradition of peace activist John McConnell in 1969. This date is the day when the sun is directly over the equator or known as the March Equinox. Currently Earth Day was celebrated by 175 countries and globally has been coordinated by the Earth Day Network Earth Day Network or.

In Indonesia, commemoration or celebration of Earth Day is actually not much known by the community. It is inversely proportional to the commemoration of World Environment Day which is always celebrated every June 5. Basically there is no difference between the World Earth Day with World Environment Day. The most distinguishing between the two is the big day of history.

Earth Day was originally initiated by the community and is celebrated by NGOs and organizations in the field of environmental protection, while the World Environment Day is celebrated by the UN Conference on Environment which took place on June 5, 1972 in Stockholm. The conference date later become the World Environment Day. Indonesia participated in the conference and represented by Prof. Emil Salim, who served as Head of Bappenas. World Environment Day is considered more formal and often celebrated by the people and governments in a number of countries in the world. The basic purpose of the second anniversary of the great is to stimulate public awareness of the environment is increasingly damaged.

Earth Day is celebrated mostly only known and activists concerned about the environment only in the whole world. On the other hand, the anniversary of Earth world is often regarded as a gathering of activists, but lack of follow-up significantly in the field. Various environmental destruction on the earth has led to environmental degradation and lead to the occurrence of various natural disasters such as landslides, floods, hurricanes, droughts, water shortages and forest fires. Environmental damage caused by human activity itself and the adverse impact would be felt by humans as well. Public awareness tends to decrease to maintain, nurture, and preserve the environment. Efforts to preserve the environment is not only the responsibility of the individual, but also the responsibility of all those who live on this earth.

Awareness to preserve the environment should be implanted as early as possible and should be continuous or timeless. It is not independent of the social consciousness that can be grown through counseling or giving complete information about environmental protection to the general public. In addition, changes in the earth's climate is very difficult to be prevented despite the anticipation and prevention efforts have been carried out. This situation forced the man to be able to adapt to climate change. One way is to change the nature destructive behavior into behavior that is always love and care for the environment.