The mission of Earth Day is to support, educate and promote environmental movement around the world.
Në vitin 1970, Senatori amerikan dhe aktivisti mjedisor Gaylord Nelson inicioi një veprim mjedisor të titulluar Dita e Tokës, si përgjigje ndaj degradimit të gjerë mjedisor. Që nga ajo kohë, kjo ditë është përkujtuar në mbarë botën si Dita e Planetit Tokë, duke shënuar fillimin e një lëvizje moderne mjedisore.
Declared by the United Nations as a day dedicated to the fight against environmental threats, Earth Day is commemorated annually on April 22 with the aim of raising awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s natural environment.
Në kuadër të ditës të tokës, shoqata “Together for Life” pjesë e rrjetit ECIM, programi Senior 2, mbështetur nga Qendra Rajonale REC dhe Qeveria Suedeze, ju bashkua nismës për pastrimin e lumit Tërkuz, në njësinë Bashkiake Zall Her.
The initiative was attended by civil society activists, students, volunteers who engaged in cleaning the river and the surrounding area, as a way to contribute to improving the situation. Some of the problems that were identified in the area where the cleaning took place were: urban pollution and pollution caused to the area by industrial waste coming as a result of factories located in the area.
In addition to the riverside area, other polluted areas were identified along the road leading to the Tërkuz River. According to the residents of the area, the waste has been there for years and no initiative has been taken by the municipality to improve the situation.
