For the love of Earth, turn the lights off tonight & share this video on social media!

The Earth’s livelihood is built on the pillars of natural resources. Observed on the last Saturday of the month of March, Earth Hour is an annual tradition in which people switch off their lights to spread awareness about sustainability and climate change.

The symbolic effort was started by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) back in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, when they encouraged 2.2 million people to turn off their lights for one hour to support action on climate change.

Since then, it has grown to engage millions of people around the world. Landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, Sydney Opera House, the Empire State Building, Buckingham Palace, the Colosseum and Edinburgh Castle have also gone dark for an hour.

This year, it will take place tonight, from 8:30pm to 9:30pm local time. But most importantly, for this year, the organizers are adding something extra: a Virtual Spotlight that can be shined on the Earth by sharing their video on social media to make it the most-watched video in the world so that as many people hear the message.

Our island nation thrives on its natural environment. Each light switched off, each tap closed, each coral left undamaged and each recycled item all go a long way towards our efforts to maintain this. 

(Photo: WFF)