Here are the best quotes and captions for Instagram to celebrate Earth Day!
Every year April 22nd is celebrated as Earth Day. People raise awareness about protecting Mother Earth, about climate change and the environment, and about saving our planet.
Earth Day is a time to reflect, observe and be accountable, as our actions have an effect on other living things. We can make better decisions if we are more knowledgeable and aware about our environment and the consequences our actions may have on it.
It’s important we learn to protect our earth, to change our lifestyles and go more green and be more sustainable to help the planet.
Hopefully these Earth Day captions and quotes will inspire and motivate you to help make the planet a better place!
Best Earth Day Captions For Instagram
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
What you take from the earth, you must give back. That’s nature’s way.
Earth Day is the day of celebration and making promises…. To make it a happier, healthier and greener planet for generations to come.
On the occasion of Earth Day, we must pledge to take care of our planet by planting trees, by controlling pollution to protect it from all negativities.
It is our responsibility to hand over Earth in a healthier form to our coming generation. Let us work together to make it a better place.
Best Earth Day Quotes
“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.” — Barack Obama
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” — Robert Swan
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall
“It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” — Dalai Lama
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres
“The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” — Pope John Paul II
“We can do this. This is the biggest emergent social movement in all of history. We can do this. And if anybody thinks that we don’t have the political will, remember, political will is itself a renewable resource.” — Al Gore
“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” — Jimmy Carter
“Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling.” — Greta Thunberg
“The good man is the friend of all living things.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Inspirational Earth Day Captions For Instagram
Go green and make our Earth a beautiful place to live. Happy Earth Day!
We must express our gratitude to Mother Earth by taking care of it, protecting it and making it a healthier and greener place to live.
The beauty of Earth lies in its simplicity and natural look…. Let us pledge to conserve its natural resources and protect it from degradation.
Let us promise to plant one tree for one person every year and we will have a much greener and happier planet to live on.
Planting trees is the best way of spreading love, prosperity and harmony. Let us all work together to take care of Mother Earth with lots of love.
Quotes About Earth Day
“Earth Day is a day that is supposed to inspire more awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment.”
“Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now.” — Jackie Speier
“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” – Carl Sagan
“Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and liveable place.” — Scott Peters
“Look after the land and the land will look after you, destroy the land and it will destroy you.” —Aboriginal Proverb
“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” — Lady Bird Johnson
Short Earth Day Captions For Instagram
Save Earth, save life.
Save our planet. Save Earth. Happy Earth Day to all.
Don’t wait for others to save the earth, it starts right from you!
All beautiful souls on this earth, let’s do our bit and save it for tomorrow.
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
Mother Earth is a living organism too. Love, honour and respect her.
May this wonderful day fill your world with truly magical moments.
Take Good care of your Earth. Earth Protects us. We must Protect it too.
Short Earth Day Quotes
“All we have to do is to wake up and change.” —Greta Thunberg
“Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act.” — Albert Einstein
“You don’t live on earth, you are passing through.” —Rumi
“The earth is what we all have in common.” — Wendell Berry
“As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.” — Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
“We are on Earth to take care of life. We are on Earth to take care of each other.” — Xiye Bastida
“You can never see a plant grow, but they do.” —Carol Plum-Ucci
“The sun does not forget a village just because it is small.” —African Proverb
Thoughtful Earth Day Captions For Instagram
Mother Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.
Earth has always given us every comfort and necessity of life. It takes care of everyone like a mother and we must also protect it and care for it in the best way.
A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children
What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard
What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven.
The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share. The Earth is what we all have in common.
Appreciating Earth Quotes
“First thing in the morning you look after yourself, you brush your teeth and wash your face, don’t you? Well, the second thing you must do is to look after the planet.” —Antoine De Saint-Exupery
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the Earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” — Robin Wall Kimmerer
“An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.” — David Attenborough
“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.” — Alanis Obomsawin
“Do something. Pay your rent for the privilege of living on this beautiful, blue-green, living Earth.” — Dave Foreman
“If we truly showed respect for the sacred, we would cease in its destruction and abuse. We would seek consent, rather than taking what does not belong to us. We would not work to destroy that which we don’t understand. Without the sacred, humanity perishes.” — Ruth H. Hopkins
Taking Action For Earth Day Quotes
“We need to have a whole cultural shift, where it becomes our culture to take care of the Earth, and in order to make this shift, we need storytelling about how the Earth takes care of us and how we can take care of her.” — Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
“A vibrant, fair, and regenerative future is possible—not when thousands of people do climate justice activism perfectly but when millions of people do the best they can.” — Xiye Bastida
“When enough people come together, then change will come and we can achieve almost anything. So instead of looking for hope — start creating it.” — Greta Thunberg
“Each of us can contribute, though. With our votes, our voices, our food choices, our skills and our dollars. We must overhaul both corporate practices and government policies. We must transform culture. Building community around solutions is the most important thing. I am never going to give up working to protect and restore this magnificent planet. Every bit of habitat we preserve, every tenth of a degree of warming we prevent, really does matter. Thankfully, I’m not motivated by hope, but rather a desire to be useful.” — Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Powerful Earth Day Quotes
“The most environmentally friendly product is the one you didn’t buy.” —Joshua Becker
“Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now.” —Jackie Speier
“It looks big, Earth. But there are lots of us on here (7,523,458,567 and counting) so be kind.” —Oliver Jeffers
“And He knows what is in the land and sea. Not even a leaf falls without His knowledge, nor a grain in the darkness of the earth or anything—green or dry—but is ˹written˺ in a perfect Record.” —Quran 6:59
“I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.” — Mother Teresa
Nature Captions For Instagram
One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.
Nature makes you realise what it means to live.
Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
Nature never ceases to amaze me.
Choose only one master – nature.
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.
Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.
Nature doesn’t ask for your attention. It commands it.
Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.
Quotes About Nature
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” — Albert Einstein
“Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.” – Michel de Montaigne
“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.” —Albert Einstein
“I firmly believe nature brings solace in all troubles.” —Anne Frank
“If you can’t be in awe of Nature, there’s something wrong with you.” —Alex Trebek
“There is no medicine you can take that has such a direct influence on your health as a walk in a beautiful forest.” —Dr. Qing Li
“Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu
“You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.” — Vandana Shiva
“Land really is the best art.” —Andy Warhol
“Nature is an infinite sphere of which the centre is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.” —Blaise Pascalr.
“No one comes from the earth like grass. We come like trees. We all have roots.” —Maya Angelou
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” —Martin Luther King J
It is a blessing to be the color of the earth; do you know how often flowers confuse me for home? —Rupi Kaur
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” — John Muir
“I am the wilderness.” —Brene Brown
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and my soul.” —John Muir
“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.” —Eckhart Tolle
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Earth Day Slogans Captions For Instagram
The Earth: Love it or leave it
One Earth, One Chance.
No one owns the Earth – Earth Day, everyday.
Pollution is not a solution.
Think green, keep it clean
Think green not grey on Earth Day
Give a hoot — don’t pollute
A clean earth is a happy earth!
Earth Day #PerfectPlanet
Save a planet. Start with the one you’re standing on!
Every day is earth day and every day is a ray of hope!
Go green, go vegan, save the planet!
Lend a Hand to save the Land
Earth Day Quotes For Children
“Together we can preserve the forest, securing this immense treasure for the future of all these our children.” — Chico Mendes
“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” — Bill Nye
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead
“The main solution is so simple that even a small child can understand it. We have to stop the emission of greenhouse gases.” — Greta Thunberg
Thoughtful Quotes About Earth
“The miracle is not to fly in the air or to walk on water, but to walk on the earth.” —Chinese proverb
“I think it would be great to be born on Earth and to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” —Elon Musk
“One reason I wanted to go vegetarian was to help save the environment…I highly recommend it. You’re saving animals, you’re saving the planet, you’re saving a lot of time at Thanksgiving.” —Lily Singh
“I love this beautiful, mysterious, complicated planet we get to call home. I don’t mean any simple, sappy kind of love. I don’t mean anything cute or tame. I mean living, breathing, heart-beating love. Wild love. This love is not a noun, she is an action verb. She can shoot stars into the sky. She can spark a movement. She can sustain a revolution.” — Mary Annaïse Heglar