• Susie Gray from the Edinburgh Science Festival team stands in the Firth of Forth at Portobello, Edinburgh, holding a giant black and red Earth to highlight the climate emergency and rising sea levels. PA Photo
    Susie Gray from the Edinburgh Science Festival team stands in the Firth of Forth at Portobello, Edinburgh, holding a giant black and red Earth to highlight the climate emergency and rising sea levels. PA Photo
  • A man plants mangroves at Pekan Bada in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    A man plants mangroves at Pekan Bada in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
  • Indonesian activists rally on Earth Day outside the Ministry of Investment Co-ordinating Board office in Jakarta. EPA
    Indonesian activists rally on Earth Day outside the Ministry of Investment Co-ordinating Board office in Jakarta. EPA
  • Indigenous people and environmentalists attend the International Mother Earth Day ceremony in Yucatan, Mexico. EPA
    Indigenous people and environmentalists attend the International Mother Earth Day ceremony in Yucatan, Mexico. EPA
  • Animal rights activists from Peta in dinosaur costumes hold placards urging people to go vegan in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
    Animal rights activists from Peta in dinosaur costumes hold placards urging people to go vegan in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
  • School children at Dumfries House in Ayeshire, Scotland, learn about keeping the planet healthy.
    School children at Dumfries House in Ayeshire, Scotland, learn about keeping the planet healthy.
  • The UK's Prince of Wales is marking Earth Day by challenging children to draw or write about keeping the planet healthy.
    The UK's Prince of Wales is marking Earth Day by challenging children to draw or write about keeping the planet healthy.
  • Environmental activists, some wearing outfits made from plastic waste, lie down on the ground during a campaign against climate change in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
    Environmental activists, some wearing outfits made from plastic waste, lie down on the ground during a campaign against climate change in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
  • South Korean environmental activists wear outfits made of plastic waste during a campaign against climate change at a park along the Han River in Seoul. AFP
    South Korean environmental activists wear outfits made of plastic waste during a campaign against climate change at a park along the Han River in Seoul. AFP
  • Members of an environmental activist group gather for a campaign of No Plastic! and Yes Naked! during the 52th anniversary of Earth Day in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
    Members of an environmental activist group gather for a campaign of No Plastic! and Yes Naked! during the 52th anniversary of Earth Day in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
  • People mark Earth Day outside of Seoul city hall, South Korea. EPA
    People mark Earth Day outside of Seoul city hall, South Korea. EPA
  • Tom Schalton paints a tree blue outside the Peabody Essex Museum as part of the public art installation 'Konstantin Dimopoulos: The Blue Trees,' which aims to raise awareness about global deforestation and climate change, in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Reuters
    Tom Schalton paints a tree blue outside the Peabody Essex Museum as part of the public art installation 'Konstantin Dimopoulos: The Blue Trees,' which aims to raise awareness about global deforestation and climate change, in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Reuters
  • A tourist observes the crater of the Santiago volcano at the Masaya National Park in Masaya, Nicaragua, on the eve of Earth Day. AFP
    A tourist observes the crater of the Santiago volcano at the Masaya National Park in Masaya, Nicaragua, on the eve of Earth Day. AFP
  • Mountain guides approach the Charquini glacier in Bolivia as scientists and climbers battle over the future of the controversial lure for tourists. Reuters
    Mountain guides approach the Charquini glacier in Bolivia as scientists and climbers battle over the future of the controversial lure for tourists. Reuters
  • Young protesters carry placards as they take part in a ‘Climate Strike’ march towards Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resource and Development to mark Earth Day in Bangkok. AFP
    Young protesters carry placards as they take part in a ‘Climate Strike’ march towards Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resource and Development to mark Earth Day in Bangkok. AFP
  • Placards from a Climate Strike protest in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
    Placards from a Climate Strike protest in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
  • An activist from Extinction Rebellion takes part in an Earth Day demonstration blockading the gate of the New York Times Distribution print facility in Queens, New York City, US. Reuters
    An activist from Extinction Rebellion takes part in an Earth Day demonstration blockading the gate of the New York Times Distribution print facility in Queens, New York City, US. Reuters
  • South Korean outgoing President Moon Jae-in, left, and his wife Kim Jung-sook plant a tree to mark Earth Day 2022 at the Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, South Korea. EPA
    South Korean outgoing President Moon Jae-in, left, and his wife Kim Jung-sook plant a tree to mark Earth Day 2022 at the Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, South Korea. EPA
  • Activists hold signs during a climate change strike in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    Activists hold signs during a climate change strike in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • India's climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, right, carries a container with a block of ice from the Khardung La glacier to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglakhang in McLeod Ganj. AFP
    India's climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, right, carries a container with a block of ice from the Khardung La glacier to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglakhang in McLeod Ganj. AFP
  • A woman collects garbage on To Lich river in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    A woman collects garbage on To Lich river in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • A demonstrator holds a banner as Climate activists protest in front of the German Embassy on Earth Day to call for an immediate embargo on Russian oil and gas, in Brussels, Belgium, April 22, 2022. REUTERS / Johanna Geron
    A demonstrator holds a banner as Climate activists protest in front of the German Embassy on Earth Day to call for an immediate embargo on Russian oil and gas, in Brussels, Belgium, April 22, 2022. REUTERS / Johanna Geron
  • Students hold their paintings with environmental themes as they gather on the occasion of 'Earth Day' at a school in Amritsar. AFP
    Students hold their paintings with environmental themes as they gather on the occasion of 'Earth Day' at a school in Amritsar. AFP
  • Environmental activists display placards next to mannequins dressed with plastic waste during a campaign against climate change to mark 'Earth Day' in Surabaya, Indonesia. AFP
    Environmental activists display placards next to mannequins dressed with plastic waste during a campaign against climate change to mark 'Earth Day' in Surabaya, Indonesia. AFP

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Earth Day around the world: protests, ceremonies and costumes - in pictures

The annual event is a reminder to protect the environment and is marked by protests, workshops and creative costumes

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April 22, 2022

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