REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, VANCAOUVER -- A large group of Vancouverites marched on Sunday to raise awareness about climate change, pollution and the wasting of natural resources across the globe.

The event came a few days after Earth Day, which was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970. It's held every April 22 around the world to mark the anniversary of the start of the modern environmental movement.

The event, which is now in its fifth year, is more of a street party than a protest. It's organized and led by a group of high school students in Vancouver who feel that the best way to protect the planet is to celebrate it.

Students from Vancouver's Windermere Secondary School's Youth for Climate Justice Now program spearhead the Vancouver march each year. They say the march is about raising awareness for sustainability while also bringing the community together to have fun.