World Earth Day 2017: Photos of themed protests, events and awareness programs

An Indonesian student plants a mangrove at Ujong Pancu beach in Aceh Besar, Aceh province on April 22, 2017. The event is part of Earth Day celebration themed Environmental and Climate Literacy, which is marked on April 22. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP)

Updated on: Apr 22, 2017 4:33 PM IST

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An Indonesian student plants a mangrove at Ujong Pancu beach in Aceh Besar, Aceh province on April 22, 2017. The event is part of Earth Day celebration themed Environmental and Climate Literacy, which is marked on April 22. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP)

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An activist takes part in a demonstration to mark Earth Day by covering herself in a plastic sheet to protest against air pollution and muddy roads caused by what protesters say is a road expansion project in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS)

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An activist rolls on a muddy road as he takes part in a demonstration to mark Earth Day in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS)

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School girls with painted faces pose for a picture during 'Save Earth' awareness program on the eve of World Earth Day at a school in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI)

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Clothes washing pile sits in a polluted field as world observes international Earth Day in Allahabad. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

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A woman bathes her child near the polluted water on Earth Day in Allahabad. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

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Scavengers collect recyclable materials at a garbage dump site on the occasion of Earth Day, in Guwahati. (Anuwar Hazarika/REUTERS)

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Children rest on plastic bottles after playing on Earth Day in Allahabad, India. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

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An Indonesian student plants a mangrove at Ujong Pancu beach in Aceh Besar. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP)

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Indonesian scavengers carry items salvaged from a garbage dump in Denpasar. The theme for this year's Earth Day, which is marked on April 22, is Environmental and Climate Literacy. (Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP)

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Protesters hold placards and banners as they participate in the March for Science rally on Earth Day, in central Sydney, Australia. (David Gray/REUTERS)

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A school child draws a tree promoting conservation of the planet on world Earth Day at the Chandra Shekhar Azad Park in Allahabad. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

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A boy rests in the shade while waiting for his father to salvage items from a garbage dump in Denpasar. (Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP)

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The dried up Ganga river basin at Sangam, winds through the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati River on the world Earth Day in Allahabad. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

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A man walks past a mural the day before Earth Day, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)

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A ragpicker looks for recyclable material on the banks of Bellundur Lake, filled with toxic froth from industrial pollution, on the eve of Earth Day in Bangalore. National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around the water body. (Aijaz Rahi/AP)