THE World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called on the people of Paarl and Wellington to pledge their support for Earth Hour 2011 and to go beyond the hour.
While Earth Hour is the largest mass participation environmental event in the world, it starts with ordinary people.
Every year WWF encourages people across the planet to turn off their lights for one hour in a symbolic gesture to pledge their commitment to combating climate change. This year Earth Hour takes place from 20:30 to 21:30 on Saturday 26 March.
Such sustainable actions may include anything from carpooling and recycling to installing solar water heaters and planting veggie gardens.
An online platform that captures and allows individuals, organisations, businesses and governments to share their actions, will act as the tool to showcase and inspire commitments to protect the one thing we all have in common – the planet.
Sign up and learn more at www.earthhour.org.za.
