Environmentalists worldwide are celebrating Earth Day on Monday with events highlighting the effects of climate change and ways to protect the environment.
Earth Day, 2013
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Rebecca Lawson of Pennsylvania, U.S, and a missionary from Stewards of Creation, carries a sack of trash after she joins students, environmental activists and volunteers collecting trash in an effort to clean up the coast of Manila, Philippines.
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Students, environmental activists and volunteers collect trash in an effort to clean up the coast of the Philippines, home to a mangrove forest and a bird sanctuary, as part of the advanced commemoration of Earth Day.
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An Indian child paints during an awareness event organized by the Aakalpan Artist Society commemorating Earth Day in Allahabad, April 22, 2013.