BTA Joins Earth Hour 2024 on Saturday Evening

Bulgaria 24 March 2024 12:00

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is switching off its lights for one hour, between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. local time, on Saturday as part of the 18th edition of the Earth Hour initiative, CE Report quotes BTA

The event is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a global grassroots movement uniting people to show symbolic support for the planet and to raise awareness of biodiversity loss, the climate crisis and other environmental issues affecting Earth.

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BTA Joins Earth Hour 2024 on Saturday Evening

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