Earth Flag One : A universal symbol for climate and ocean education and communication

This presentation highlights the urgent need for a universal symbol of climate and ocean action and education in a world increasingly ravaged by unpredictable and violent climate events.

More climate and ocean communication and education are required to help the general public understand and acknowledge the shared roots of climate related disasters.

Only some of the dramatic news about the devastating wildfires in California or the destructive hurricanes in Mayotte mentions climate change, but it does not always attribute the disasters to global warming, burning of fossil fuels and clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities that increase concentrations of greenhouse gases.

The scale of the crisis demands unified, long-term action, particularly in the field of education. The impacts of climate change know no borders !

In the past, humanity rallied for common causes - after World War II, initiatives like the United Nations and the concept of World Citizenship sought to foster global solidarity. The UN flag of the globe and the Global Citizen passport are symbols of this vision.

At the Planet Earth Now Foundation, we carry forward this spirit with a new universal symbol - a flag combining the blue of the oceans and the green of nature, with the Blue Marble at its heart, reminding us of Earth’s unique and fragile beauty.

A flag is a strong communication asset, and climate education would be strengthened with the use of a globally recognized, common visual code to federate and to challenge people - especially youth, in their involvement and commitment to protect the oceans and the forests.

This presentation reviews the evolution of visual designs used in communication and education for a common environmental cause, leaving enough time for a discussion, and at the end a surprise for all attendees.