Happy Earth Day!

The 43rd annual Earth Day has arrived!

Earth Day, which was born in America in 1970, occurs on 22 April every year and is a day set aside to raise awareness of the environment and climate change.

There are various events occurring around the world today in a bid to promote eco-friendly living. For example, the Earth Day Network reports that in:

• Argentina, volunteers from the Surfrider Foundation are cleaning up the local beaches and planting evergreens and Tamarisk shrubs to help prevent wind and water erosion;
• Milan, thousands of people are gathering for the Earth Day Italia Festival to learn about environmental issues and spur action on local green initiatives;
• Seoul, South Korea, Ecomom Korea is organising an "Eco-style" Earth Day Flash Mob, a variation of the popular song "Gangnam Style" as well as hosting an Earth Day walkathon and an Earth Day exhibition, which will showcase "The Face of Climate Change" photo display.

There is even an Earth Day festival in Santa Barbara, California and Google has designed a special "doodle" to mark the occasion, as it does every year, which can be seen on its homepage.

So, what are you doing for Earth Day 2013? You can tweet us with your ideas @cedrec_news.

For more information, see the:

• Earth Day Network website, at earthday.org.