List of environmental dates
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This is a list of environmental dates. These dates are designated for creating awareness of environmental issues.
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[edit] Hours
- Earth Hour - 8:30pm(local), March 31
[edit] Days
- World Wetlands Day - February 2
- UN World Water Day - March 22
- Earth Day - April 22
- Arbor Day - Last Friday in April (each state also has its own observation based on best tree planting time)
- Green Up Day - first Saturday of May in Vermont
- International Migratory Bird Day - May 3
- Greenery Day - May 4 in Japan (previously April 29)
- International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day) - May 22
- Back-to-Work Day - Third Friday in May
- UN World Environment Day - June 5
- World Oceans Day - June 8
- Global Wind Day - June 15
- UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - June 17
- UN World Population Day - July 11
- International Tiger Day - July 29
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - September 16
- Clean Up the World Weekend - September 17-19
- Zero Emissions Day[1] - September 21
- Car Free Day - September 22
- Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) - September 23 in 2008, but receding
- World Rivers Day - every last Sunday in September
- UN World Habitat Day - first Monday in October
- International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction - second Wednesday in October
- WORLD PLANTING DAY - October 22
- International Day of Climate Action - October 24
- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - November 6
- World Soil Day - December 5
- International Mountain Day - December 11
- Ozone Action Day - at certain times during the summer months
- eDay - variable date
[edit] Weeks
- Green Office Week
- Bike to Work Week Victoria
- National Clean Beaches Week - July 1 to 7
- Conservation Week
- European Mobility Week - September 16 to 22
- Bike Week - second week in June
- Recycle Week- 20 to 26 June 2011
- Green Office Week
- European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) - 9 days, last complete week in November
- No Car Day - China, week of September 22
[edit] Years
- International Polar Year - 1882–1883
- International Polar Year - 1932–1933
- 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
- Year of the Gorilla - 2009 [2]
- International Year of Biodiversity - 2010
- International Year of Forests - 2011
[edit] Decades
- UN decade on water, 1981-1990
- International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction - 1990s
- United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development- 2005-2014
- International Decade on Water for Life - 2005-2015
- United Nations Decade on Biodiversity - 2010-2020
[edit] See also
- Awareness days
- International observance
- List of commemorative days
- List of commemorative months
- List of environmental issues
- List of environment topics
