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BE PART OF EARTH HOUR 2018 • Join millions of people around the globe

• Turn out your lights at 8.30pm, Saturday 24 March

• Make a promise for your planet

• Be part of the world’s largest grassroots movement dedicated to protecting our planet

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2017 HIGHLIGHTSNine million people in the UK took part

Over 6,000 schools and 1,700 youth groups took part

187 countries and territories took part

across the globe

Over 3,000 landmarks switched off their lights

The Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle

all turned off their lights for Earth Hour

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© WWF-CANADA / FRANK PARHIZGAR

© WWF/MARTIN LEERS

Our actions are destroying the home we love

Climate change is having a significant

and devastating effect on wildlife

and their habitats

Nearly 1 in 6 species is at risk of extinction due to climate change

CLIMATE CHANGE

© GLOBAL WARMING IMAGES / WWF © WILD WONDERS OF EUROPE / ORSOLYA HAARBERG / WWF © DAVID LAWSON / WWF-UK

© GLOBAL WARMING IMAGES / WWF © ELISABETH KRUGER / WWF-US © WWF-US / ELISABETH KRUGER

CLIMATE CHANGE Threatens people, nature and animals – and everything we love about our planet. Think about:

• extreme weather events which affect all living creatures

• warmer seas which cause ice cap melting and coral bleaching

• increased temperatures may mean some crops can’t grow or need more water

© JÜRGEN FREUND / WWF© GLOBAL WARMING IMAGES / WWF © GLOBAL WARMING IMAGES / WWF

MAKE YOUR PROMISE TO THE PLANET• It might seem like all our decisions are

small and don’t matter. But they do!

• If one person chooses to switch to energy efficient light bulbs, that’s great! If 100,000 people choose to, that’s a movement for change

• Together, our promises can turn into real action to help stop climate change and protect our planet

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THINK ABOUT:• walking instead of using the car

• riding a bike

• turning off your bedroom light

• putting on a jumper instead of turning up the heating

• eating a healthier, more balanced diet with more plant-based meals

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EARTH HOUR ACTIVITIES© TRISTAN FEWINGS

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© WWF-CANADA / JIMMY JEONG

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© JEREMIAH ARMSTRONG / WWF-CANADA

© WWF / RICHARD STONEHOUSE

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TELL US ALL ABOUT IT!We’d love to know what you’re getting up to for Earth Hour.

Ask your leader to get in touch!

@wwf_uk and #EarthHourUK

@WWFScotland and #EarthHourScotland

@WWFCymru and #EarthHourWales or #AwrDdaear

Or email us at youth@wwf.org.uk

REMEMBER!Turn off the lights and make a promise for the planet!

Earth Hour24 March 2018, 8.30pm

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