List Of Environmental Dates

Species awareness days highlight biodiversity, with the aim of increasing understanding and appreciation of the subject. Some of these days have been shown to cause a rise in information-seeking behaviour, and may lead to an increase in conservation fundraising by charities and advocacy groups.

Hours

Earth Hour - 8:30pm (local time), next one will take place on 23 March 2024.

Days of environment

Environmental Date	Date(s)
National Bird Day	01-05: January 5
International Zebra Day	01-31: January 31
World Wetlands Day	02-02: February 2
World Ostrich Day	02-02: February 2
World Marmot Day	02-02: February 2
World Pangolin Day	02: Third Saturday of February
World Whale Day	02: Third Sunday of February
World Bonobo Day	02-14: February 14
World Hippopotamus Day	02-15: February 15
International Polar Bear Day	02-27: February 27
World Wildlife Day	03-03: March 3
Solar Appreciation Day	03: Second Friday of March
International Day of Action for Rivers	03-14: March 14
World Consumer Rights Day	03-15: March 15
Buzzards Day	03-15: March 15
National Panda Day	03-16: March 16
Global Recycling Day	03-18: March 18
World Serval Day	03-18: March 18
Taxonomist Appreciation Day	03-19 : March 19
World Sparrow Day	03-20: March 20
World Frog Day	03-20: March 20
World Rewilding Day	03-20: March 20
International Day of Forests	03-21: March 21
World Planting Day	03-21: March 21
World Wood Day	03-21: March 21
World Water Day	03-22: March 22
International Seal Day	03-22: March 22
World Meteorological Day	03-23: March 23
International Day of Zero Waste	03-30: March 30
Manatee Appreciation Day	03: Last Wednesday in March
World Aquatic Animal Day	04-03: April 3
World Rat Day	04-04: April 4
International Beaver Day	04-07: April 7
Zoo Lovers Day	04-08: April 8
Arbor Day	04-26: April 26
Bat Appreciation Day	04-17: April 17
Earth Day	04-22: April 22
International Pallas's Cat	04-23: April 23
World Day for Laboratory Animals	04-24: April 24
World Tapir Day	04-27: April 27
International Hyena Day	04-27: April 27
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare	04-29: April 29
Green Up Day	05: First Saturday of May in Vermont
World Tuna Day	05-02: May 2
International Leopard Day	05-03: May 3
Wild Koala Day	05-03: May 3
Greenery Day	05-04: May 4 in Japan (previously April 29)
World Donkey Day	05-08: May 8
Go Public Gardens Days	Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day
World Migratory Bird Day	Second Saturday of May. Second Saturday of May in the U.S. and Canada; Second Saturday of October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Endangered Species Day	05: Third Friday of May
Bike-to-Work Day	05: Third Friday of May
World Bee Day	05-20: May 20
International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day)	05-22: May 22
World Turtle Day	05-23: May 23
European Day of Parks - Europarc Federation	05-24: May 24
World Otter Day	05-25: May 25
World Dugong Day	05-28: May 28
Black Birders Week	05-29 May 29
World No Tobacco Day	05-31: May 31
World Parrot Day	05-31: May 31
World Reef Day	06-01: June 1
World Peatlands Day	06-02: June 2
World Bicycle Day	06-03: June 3
World Environment Day	06-05: June 5
Solomon Memorial Day	06-05: June 5
World Oceans Day	06-08: June 8
Coral Triangle Day	06-09: June 9
International Lynx Day	06-11: June 11
National Cougar Day	06-12: June 12
Global Wind Day	06-15: June 15
World Sea Turtle Day	06-16: June 16
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought	06-17: June 17
World Croc Day	06-17: June 17
World Horseshoe Crab Day	06-20: June 20
World Giraffe Day	06-21: June 21
World Camel Day	06-22: June 22
World Rainforest Day	06-22: June 22
Black Birders Week	06-24: June 24
World Decarbonisation Day	24-28: June 25
World Population Day	07-11: July 11
Shark Awareness Day	07-14: July 14
World Chimpanzee Day	07-14: July 14
World Orca Day	07-14: July 14
World Snake Day	07-16: July 16
International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystems	07-26: July 26
World Nature Conservation Day>	07-28: July 28
International Tiger Day	07-29: July 29
World Ranger Day - International Ranger Federation	07-31: July 31
International Clouded Leopard Day	08-04: August 4
International Moon Bear Day	08-08: August 8
World Lion Day	08-10: August 10
World Elephant Day	08-12: August 12
World Hirola Day	08-12: August 12
International Wolf Day	08-13: August 13
World Lizard Day	02-08: February 8
National Honey Bee Day	08-15: August 15
World Orangutan Day	08-19: August 19
World Mosquito Day	08-20: August 20
World African Wild Dog Day	08-26: August 26
International Whale Shark Day	08-30: August 30
World Beach Day, aka National Beach Day	09-01: September 1
International Primate Day	09-01: September 1
Japan Dolphin Day	09-01: September 1
Amazon Rainforest Day	09-05: September 5
International Vulture Awareness Day	09: First Saturday of September
International Day of Clean Air for blue skies	09-16: September 7
World Dolphin Day	09-12: September 12
International Colugo Day	09-15: September 15
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer	09-16: September 16
World Manta Day	09-17: September 17
World Water Monitoring Day	09-18: September 18
PARK(ing) Day^[de]	09: Third Friday in September
World Cleanup Day	09: September 16, 2023, Third Saturday in September
National Cleanup Day	09: September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September
International Red Panda Day	09: Third Saturday of September
Zero Emissions Day	09-21: September 21
Car Free Day	09-22: September 22
World Rhino Day	09-22: September 22
National Hunting and Fishing Day	09-23: September 23
Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day)	09-23: September 23 in 2008, but receding
World Gorilla Day	09-24: September 24
World Environmental Health Day	09-26: September 26 since 2011 (IFEH)
World Cassowary Day	09-26: September 26
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste	09-29: September 29
World Rivers Day	09: Last Sunday of September
International Raccoon Appreciation Day	10-01: October 1
World Farm Animals Day	10-02: October 2
World Habitat Day	10: First Monday of October
World Animal Day	10-04: October 4
National Badger Day	10-06: October 6
World Octopus Day	10-08: October 8
Energy Efficiency Day	10: First Wednesday in October
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction	10-13: October 13
International E-Waste Day	10-14: October 14
International Sawfish Day	10-17: October 17
Stepping Stone Day	10-17: October 17
Sustainability Day!	10: Fourth Wednesday of October
World Okapi Day	10-18: October 18
International Sloth Day	10-20: October 20
National Reptile Awareness Day	10-21: October 21
International Wombat Day	10-22: October 22
International Snow Leopard Day	10-23: October 23
Freshwater Dolphin Day	10-24: October 24
International Gibbon Day	10-24: October 24
International Day of Climate Action	10-24: October 24
World Lemur Day	10: Last Friday of October
World Ecology Day	11-01: November 1
World Vegan Day	11-01: November 1
World Basking Shark Day	11-03: November 3
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict	11-06: November 6
National Bison Day	11: First Saturday in November
America Recycles Day	11-15: November 15
World Fisheries Day	11-21: November 21
International Jaguar Day	11-29: November 29
International Cheetah Day	12-04: December 4
Wildlife Conservation Day	12-04: December 4
World Soil Day	12-05: December 5
International Mountain Day	12-11: December 11
Monkey Day	12-14: December 14
Ozone Action Day	Variable date depending weather conditions
eDay - Electronic Waste Day	Variable date, in New Zealand
World Fish Migration Day	Variable date (next one- 22 May 2022; last one- 24 October 2020)

Weeks

Name	Date
tUrn Climate Crisis Awareness and Action Week	April 19–23, 2021
Great Backyard Bird Count	2019 date, February 15–18
Invasive Species Awareness Week	Last Week of February
Green Office Week	2016 date, April 18–22
Keep Australia Beautiful Week	Last full week of August
National Green Week	02 (first week in February every year in the United States)
National Wildlife Week
National Dark-Sky Week	04 (week of new moon in April)
Bike to Work Week Victoria
National Pollinator Week	third week in June
Mosquito Awareness Week	June 22 to June 28
Plastic Free July	All July
National Clean Beaches Week^{[citation needed]}	July 1 to 7
Van Mohatsav Saptah (Forest Festival Week)^{[citation needed]}
Conservation Week
European Mobility Week	09–16 to 09-22: September 16 to 22
Bike Week	06: second week in June
Recycle Week	06: 20 to 26 June 2011
Zero Waste Week	first week of September
Green Office Week
European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR)	11: 9 days, last complete week in November
Science Literacy Week (Canada)	16-22: September
No Car Day	09: China, week of September 22
World Water Week in Stockholm	08 or 09: each year in August or September
National Op Shop Week (Australia)^{[citation needed]}	August 21–27
World Oceans Week	01-08: June
National Herbal Medicine Week	Each year for the last week in October
International Compost Awareness Week	First Full Week in May

Years

Name	Date
International Polar Year	1882–1883
International Polar Year	1932–1933
International Year of the Child	1979
World Population Year	1974
International Year of the Ocean (IYO)	1998
International Year of Mountains (IYM)	2002
International Year of Ecotourism (IYE)	2002
International Year of Freshwater (IYF)	2003
International Year of Deserts and Desertification	2006
International Year of the Dolphin	2007–2008
International Polar Year	2007–2009
International Year of Planet Earth	2008
International Year of Sanitation	2008
International Year of Natural Fibres 2009	2009
Year of the Gorilla	2009
International Year of Biodiversity	2010
International Year of Forests	2011
International Year of Soils	2015
International Year of Pulses	2016
International Year of Sustainable tourism for all	2017
International Year of Indigenous languages	2019
International Year of Plant Health	2020
International Year of Fruits and Vegetables	2021

Agriculture

YEAR	EVENTS
2004	International year of rice
2005	International year of parthenium
2006	International year of desert and desertification
2007	International year of water
2008	International year of potato
2009	International year of natural fibres
2010	International year of biodiversity
2011	International year of forest
2012	International year of cooperative (Also celebrated as National year of horticulture)
2013	International year of water cooperation
2014	International year of family farming
2015	International year of soil and Light
2016	International year of pulses (theme- nutritious seed for sustainable agriculture)
2017	International year of sustainable tourism
2018	Recommended for International year of millets (Declared as National year of millets)
2019	International year of Indigenous language
2020	International Year of Plant Health
2021	International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. And also International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
2022	International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
2023	International year of Millets
2024	International Year of Camelids

Decades

Name	Date
International Drinking Water Decade, 1981-1990	1980s
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction	1990s
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development	2005-2014
Water for Life Decade	2005-2015
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity	2011-2020
United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification	2010-2020
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration	2021-2030

References

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