Google Doodle marks Earth Day 2024, reminds people to protect biodiversity for future generations

The six letters remind people to “practice sustainable habits year-round, and to continue the work needed to conserve water, electricity, and other resources,” the website stated.

While the letter G features Turks and Caicos Islands, O features Scorpion Reef National Park located in Mexico – the largest reef in the southern Gulf of Mexico and UNESCO biosphere reserve, which serves as a refuge for complex coral and several endangered bird and turtle species.

The third letter features Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland and the fourth one features Jaú National Park in Brazil, which is one of South America’s largest forest reserves and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The letter ‘L’ features the Great Green Wall in Nigeria, an “African Union-led initiative is restoring land affected by desertification across the width of Africa, planting trees and other vegetation while implementing sustainable land management practices.”

The last letter ‘E’ features the Pilbara Islands Nature Reserves in Australia, which, according to the website, is “one of 20 nature reserves in Australia that help protect fragile ecosystems, increasingly rare natural habitats, and a number of threatened or endangered species.”

The theme for Earth Day this year is “Planet vs. Plastics” which calls to “advocate for widespread awareness on the health risk of plastics, rapidly phase out all single use plastics, urgently push for a strong UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, and demand an end to fast fashion,” according to the official website of Earth Day.

The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970 and was organised by Denis Hayes. Several environmental issues were put forth for public debate in the late 1960s.