Environmental change

EARTHDAY.ORG to Host Monumental 'Earth Week' in Honor of 2023 Theme, "Invest in Our Planet"

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Monday, April 10, 2023
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WASHINGTON, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global organizer of Earth Day and largest recruiter of the environmental movement worldwide, announced today the launch of  'Earth Week' in honor of this year's theme: Invest in Our Planet. Consisting of a series of Earth Day Lives and mobilizing the masses through major events in every time zone, Earth Week will pioneer EARTHDAY.ORG's farthest reaching efforts to date by amplifying inspiration and action from April 14th to April 22nd worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • But, we have a very short window of time and we need everyone to Invest in Our Planet now!"
  • Originating from the first virtual celebration of Earth Day in 2020, EARTHDAY.ORG's Earth Day Live event series explores Earth's urgent environmental issues and examines a variety of approaches to protect our shared home.
  • Check out the G lobal Events Map to find events near you.
  • To learn more about Earth Day 2023, please visit: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2023/ .

EARTHDAY.ORG to Host Monumental 'Earth Week' in Honor of 2023 Theme, "Invest in Our Planet"

Retrieved on: 
Monday, April 10, 2023
Carbon, COP28, Road, Week, Soil, Environmental change, Social media, Catalysis, Screening of soap operas in Australia, Climate crisis, Petrochemical, Games for Good, Organization, Earth Day Live, Social justice, Climate change, EDO, Invention, Equitable, GroundUP, Food security, Environment, Education, Climate, Agriculture, Earth Day

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global organizer of Earth Day and largest recruiter of the environmental movement worldwide, announced today the launch of  'Earth Week' in honor of this year's theme: Invest in Our Planet. Consisting of a series of Earth Day Lives and mobilizing the masses through major events in every time zone, Earth Week will pioneer EARTHDAY.ORG's farthest reaching efforts to date by amplifying inspiration and action from April 14th to April 22nd worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • But, we have a very short window of time and we need everyone to Invest in Our Planet now!"
  • Originating from the first virtual celebration of Earth Day in 2020, EARTHDAY.ORG's Earth Day Live event series explores Earth's urgent environmental issues and examines a variety of approaches to protect our shared home.
  • Check out the G lobal Events Map to find events near you.
  • To learn more about Earth Day 2023, please visit: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2023/ .

'Pandemic Medicine: Why the Global Innovation System is Broken, and How We Can Fix It' Wins Global Health Best Book Award

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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Ibata-Arens was presented the award at the ISA's annual meeting on March 31 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Key Points: 
  • Ibata-Arens was presented the award at the ISA's annual meeting on March 31 in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • The book explains why the wildly profitable, modern, Big Pharma industry and the restrictive global intellectual property rights regime it has created, backed by the World Trade Organization, pose a problem for human health today.
  • The author shows how drug discoveries led by international networks of experimenters and social entrepreneurs are producing new and accessible healing medicines through "open innovation sandboxes."
  • Such public-private partnerships are leading a transformation in bringing curative drug discoveries to humanity.