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Global announcement of start of annual

campaign for sustainable development

“EIGHT TO EIGHT, Because Our Planet Can’t Wait”

Our Planet Earth and all of its inhabitants, hu- are vital to global food security and health. International and United Nations decades
man, animal, vegetable and micro organism Unfortunately our planet can’t wait, because It will address the following:
species are under extreme pressure, facing If we humans fall behind on meeting urgent 1. International Decade of Indigenous Lan-
multiple threats. deadlines, it will be too late for all of Planet guages (2022-2032)
Earth. 2. UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030)
From climate change, sea level rise, desertifi- 3. UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
cation and scarcity of freshwater, loss of agri- The United Nations and Earth Day Network for (2021-2030)
cultural land, ocean pollution, to the increase 2022 have picked as a theme “Invest in Our 4. UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustain-
of diseases resistant to antibiotics, the grow- Planet” for Mother Earth Day, aka as Earth able Development (2021-2030)
ing surge of diseases jumping from animals Day to emphasize the need to get everyone, 5. UN Decade of Family Farming (Smallhold-
and insects to humans, because of habitat and the corporate sector and governments er, Small Scale Farming, 2019-2028)
loss, ecosystem degradation, and an alarm- in particular to start investing time, money 6. International Decade for Action “Water for
ing rate of vital ecosystems loss and species and joint efforts to save the planet. Earth Day Sustainable Development” (2018-2028)
extinction due to human activity. isn’t enough and that is why Rainbow War- 7. UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-
riors Core Foundation has created a new an- 2025)
The global and national economies have nual campaign which runs from April 8 all the 8. UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All
barely begun to recover from the devastat- way through June 8, called “Eight to Eight, (2014-2024)
ing impacts from the global COVID-19 pan- Because Our Planet Can’t Wait”
demic, which has drastically reduced the ca- International years
pacity of many nations to reboot and grow Focus and showcase for small island devel- This will cover:
their economies to create new jobs, provide oping states 1. International Year of Basic Sciences for Sus-
basic services to their citizens, reduce pov- Aruba is home to the University of Aruba, tainable Development (2022)
erty, improve national health infrastructures, which has a unique SISSTEM faculty, that fo- 2. International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and
and create conditions through education, cuses on Small Island Solutions through Sci- Aquaculture (2022)
innovation, science and technology for di- ence, Technology, Engineering and Math- International days
versified economies, with built-in resilience, ematics, and is based on a European Union 1. International Day of Human Space Flight,
and the capacity to meet the Sustainable funded collaboration with the University of April 12
Development Goals and set goals for reduc- Leuven (Louvain) in Belgium. Aruba is also 2. World Creativity and Innovation Day, April
ing greenhouse gas emissions. home to a unique blend of fundamental and 21
applied research foundations, and a grow- 3. Mother Earth Day/ Earth Day, April 22
The conflict in Ukraine has created new prob- ing number of initiatives in citizens’ science 4. World Book and Copyright Day, April 23
lems from acute shortages of fossil fuel ener- and innovation, new agricultural technolo- 5. World Day for Safety and Health at Work,
gy resources, to a massive surge in refugees, gies and a sizable investment in wind and so- April 28
and a growing food shortage and rapid in- lar energy projects. 6. World Press Freedom Day, May 3
crease in agricultural commodities prices, re- 7. World Migratory Bird Day, May 14
sulting from the loss of fertilizer (component) This in combination with our ties to the Eu- 8. World Telecommunications and Informa-
exports and staple food products, such as ropean Union through the Kingdom of The tion Society Day. May 17
wheat and cereals and edible oils, of which Netherlands makes Aruba uniquely quali- 9. World Bee Day, May 20
both Ukraine and Russia are major exporters. fied to showcase efforts and technologies to 10. International Day for Biological Diversity,
Even all of the industries that incorporate mi- solve problems that Small Island Developing May 22
crochips in their products are impacted by States face, but also to translate these into 11. World Bicycle Day, June 3
the war in Ukraine. solutions for global use. 12. World Environment Day, and International
Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported
All of this is causing serious setbacks in meet- Eight To Eight, Because Our Planet Can’t Wait and
ing climate goals, the Sustainable Develop- The campaign runs annually from April 8, Unregulated Fishing, June 5
ment Goals and protection of biodiversity through June 8. It has a threefold focus. 13. World Food Safety (and Food Security)
and ecosystems worldwide, some of which Day, June 7
14. World Oceans Day, June 8

Format of campaign
This campaign will fully harness all the new
media technologies and uses storytelling,
press releases, fact sheets, interactive media,
Facebook, blogs, websites, live streaming
and video web sites. To focus on how things
are done and get done IN Aruba, we will pro-
vide short videos on Facebook and YouTube.
Fact sheets, tool kits and informational mate-
rials will be made available online, and we
will also strive to get printed media coverage
through in-depth articles and interviews.

Press and general inquiries
For more information, or how to sponsor our
activities, or to participate and collaborate
with us, please contact us by phone/What-
sapp at +297 7478280, or email address
ecoaruba@yahoo.com.q