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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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Days

National Electricity Day January 9
International Zebra Day[2][3][4] 01-31: January 31
World Aquatic Animal Day[5] 04-03: April 3
World Ostrich Day 02-02: February 2
World Wetlands Day 02-02: February 2
World Pangolin Day[6][7] Third Saturday of February
World Bonobo Day[8][9][10] 02-14: February 14
World Hippopotamus Day[11][12][13] 02-15: February 15
International Polar Bear Day 02-27: February 27
World Wildlife Day 03-03: March 3
Solar Appreciation Day[14][15][16] Second Friday of March
International Day of Action for Rivers[17] 03-14: March 14
World Consumer Rights Day 03-15: March 15
Buzzards Day[18][19] 03-15: March 15
National Panda Day[20][21][22] 03-16: March 16
Global Recycling Day[23] 03-18: March 18th
Taxonomist Appreciation Day[24] 03-19 : March 19
World Sparrow Day 03-20: March 20
World Frog Day[25][26][27] 03-20: March 20
International Day of Forests 03-21: March 21
World Planting Day[28][29][30] 03-21: March 21
World Wood Day 03-21: March 21
World Water Day 03-22: March 22
International Seal Day[31] 03-22: March 22
World Bear Day[32] March 23: 03-23
World Meteorological Day 03-23: March 23
Manatee Appreciation Day[33][34][35] 03: Last Wednesday in March
International Beaver Day[36][37] 04-07: April 7
Zoo Lovers Day[38][39] 04-08: April 8
Arbor Day 04-10: April 10
Bat Appreciation Day[40][41] 04-17: April 17
World Fish Migration Day April 21, 2018
Earth Day 04-22: April 22[42]
World Tapir Day[43][44][45] 04-27: April 27
International Hyena Day[46] 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[47][48][49] 05-02: May 2
International Leopard Day[50] 05-03: May 3
Wild Koala Day[51][52] 05-03: May 3
Greenery Day 05-04: May 4 in Japan (previously April 29)
World Donkey Day[53] 05-08: May 8
World Migratory Bird Day[54] 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[55] 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[56] 05-24: May 24
Bike-to-Work Day 05: Third Friday of May
World Otter Day[57] 05-27: May 27
World No Tobacco Day 05-31:May 31
World Parrot Day[58][59][60] 05-31: May 31 since 2004
World Environment Day 06-05: June 5
World Oceans Day 06-08: June 8
Coral Triangle Day 06-09: June 9
National Cougar Day[61] 06-12: June 12
Global Wind Day 06-15: June 15
World Sea Turtle Day[62] 06-16: June 16
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 06-17: June 17
World Croc Day[63] 06-17: June 17
World Giraffe Day[64][65][66] 06-21: June 21
International Climate Change Day 06-21: June 21
World Camel Day[67][68][69] 06-22: June 22
World Rainforest Day[70][71][72] 06-22: June 22
World Population Day 07-11: July 11
Shark Awareness Day[73][74][75][76] 07-14: July 14
World Chimpanzee Day[77][78][79] 07-14: July 14
World Orca Day[80] 07-14: July 14
World Nature Conservation Day[81] 07-28: July 28
International Tiger Day 07-29: July 29
World Ranger Day - International Ranger Federation July 31: 07-31
International Clouded Leopard Day[82][83] 08-04: August 4
World Lion Day[84] 08-10: August 10
World Elephant Day 08-12: August 12
World Hirola Day[85] 08-12: August 12
International Wolf Day[86][87] 08-13: August 13
World Orangutan Day[88] 08-19: August 19
National Honey Bee Day 08-15: August 15
World African Wild Dog Day[89] 08-26: August 26
International Whale Shark Day[90][91] 08-30: August 30
Japan Dolphin Day[92][93] 09-01: September 1
Amazon Rainforest Day[94] 09-05: September 5
International Vulture Awareness Day[95][96][97] 09: First Saturday of September
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 09-16: September 16
World Water Monitoring Day 09-18: September 18
PARK(ing) Day[98][99][100] 09: September 20, 2019, Third Friday in September
World Cleanup Day[101] 09: September 21, 2019, Third Saturday in September
National Cleanup Day[102] 09: September 21, 2019, Third Saturday in September
International Red Panda Day[103] 09: Third Saturday of September
Zero Emissions Day[104] 09-21: September 21
Car Free Day 09-22: September 22
World Rhino Day[105] 09-22: September 22
Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) 09-23: September 23 in 2008, but receding
World Gorilla Day[106][107][108] 09-24: September 24
World Environmental Health Day[109] 09-26: September 26 since 2011 (IFEH)[110]
World Cassowary Day[111][112] 09-26: September 26
World Rivers Day[113] 09: Last Sunday of September
World Farm Animals Day[114] 10-02: October 2
World Habitat Day 10: First Monday of October
World Animal Day 10-04: October 4
Energy Efficiency Day[115] 10: First Wednesday in October
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 10-13: October 13
International E-Waste Day[116][117][118] 10-14: October 14
Sustainability Day[119] 10: Fourth Wednesday of October
World Okapi Day[120][121] 10-18: October 18
International Sloth Day[122][123][124] 10-20: October 20
National Reptile Awareness Day[125][126] 10-21: October 21
International Wombat Day[127] 10-22: October 22
International Snow Leopard Day[128][129] 10-23: October 23
Freshwater Dolphin Day[130] 10-24: October 24
International Gibbon Day[131][132][133] 10-24: October 24
International Day of Climate Action 10-24: October 24
World Lemur Day[134][135] 10: Last Friday of October
World Vegan Day 11-01: November 1
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[136] 11-21: November 21
International Jaguar Day[137][138] 11-29: November 29
International Cheetah Day[139][140] 12-04: December 4
World Soil Day[141] 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

Weeks

Name Date
Great Backyard Bird Count 2019 date, February 15-18
Green Office Week 2016 date, April 18-22
Keep Australia Beautiful Week[142] Last full week of August
National Green Week 02 (first week in February every year in the United States)
National Wildlife Week[143]
National Dark-Sky Week 04 (week of new moon in April)
Bike to Work Week Victoria
National Pollinator Week[144] third week in June
Mosquito Awareness Week June 22th to June 28th[145]
National Clean Beaches Week, Van Mohatsav Saptah(Forest Festival Week) 07-01 to 07-07: July 1 to 7
Conservation Week
European Mobility Week 09-16 to 09-22: September 16 to 22
Bike Week 06: second week in June
Recycle Week[146] 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)[147] 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) August 21st - 27th
World Oceans Week[148] 01-08: June


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[149] 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


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

See also

References

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  38. ^ "NATIONAL ZOO LOVERS DAY - April 8". National Day Calendar. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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  53. ^ "World Donkey Day (Every May 8th)". Days Of The Year. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  54. ^ "STORIES - World Migratory Bird Day". www.worldmigratorybirdday.org.
  55. ^ "Endangered Species Day". endangered.org.
  56. ^ "European Day of Parks".
  57. ^ "World Otter Day". Muddy Faces. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  58. ^ "World Parrot Day". Northern Parrots. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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  61. ^ "National Cougar Day". WhatNationalDayIsIt. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  62. ^ "World Sea Turtle Day".
  63. ^ "World Croc Day". The Reptile Report. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  64. ^ "World Giraffe Day".
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  66. ^ "World Giraffe Day (21st June)". Days Of The Year. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  67. ^ "World Camel Day". Zoo News Digest. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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  74. ^ "Shark Awareness Day (14th July)". Days Of The Year. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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  76. ^ "National Shark Awareness Day Has Arrived!". Awesome Ocean. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  77. ^ "World Chimpanzee Day 2019 – How Will You Celebrate?". Project Chimps. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  78. ^ "World Chimpanzee Day – 14 July 2019". Jane Goodall Institute Belgium. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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  80. ^ "World Orca Day - Come Celebrate and Protect Orca!". World Orca Day. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  81. ^ "World Nature Conservation Day 2019: History and Significance". Jagran Josh. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  82. ^ "International Clouded Leopard Day (4th August)". Days Of The Year. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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  84. ^ "World Lion Day".
  85. ^ "World Hirola Day". Hirola Conservation Programme. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  88. ^ "International Orangutan Day". World Orangutan Events. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  89. ^ "World Painted Dog Day". Wildlife Around the World. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  90. ^ "INTERNATIONAL WHALE SHARK DAY – August 30". National Day Calendar. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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  95. ^ "International Vulture Awareness Day". Sustainable Learning. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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  101. ^ "World Cleanup Day". www.worldcleanupday.org.
  102. ^ "National Cleanup Day". www.nationalcleanupday.org.
  103. ^ "INTERNATIONAL RED PANDA DAY". National Day Calendar. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  104. ^ "Zero Emissions Day". 2017-08-06.
  105. ^ "WORLD RHINO DAY :: World Rhino Day 2017". WORLD RHINO DAY.
  106. ^ "5TF: World Gorilla Day 2019". gorillafund.org. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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  111. ^ "World Cassowary Day 2018". Wet Tropics Management Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  112. ^ "World Cassowary Day". World Cassowary Day. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  113. ^ "World Rivers Day". worldriversday.com.
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  115. ^ "Energy Efficiency Day".
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  120. ^ "World Okapi Day". AZA Ungulates. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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  122. ^ "Fun Holiday – International Sloth Day". Time and Date. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  123. ^ "INTERNATIONAL SLOTH DAY - October 20". National Day Calendar. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  124. ^ "International Sloth Day (20th October)". Days Of The Year. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  125. ^ "NATIONAL REPTILE AWARENESS DAY". National Day Calendar. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  126. ^ "Reptile Awareness Day (Every October 21st)". Days Of The Year. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  127. ^ "Wombat Day October 22". Wombania. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  128. ^ "International Snow Leopard Day 2014".
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  130. ^ "24th October is Freshwater Dolphin Day!". IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist Group. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  131. ^ "International Gibbon Day 2019". Wildlife Alliance. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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  136. ^ "World Fisheries Day". SANDRP. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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  139. ^ "International Cheetah Day". International Cheetah Day. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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  142. ^ "Keep Australia Beautiful Week". Keep Australia Beautiful.
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  144. ^ "Pollinator Week". Pollinator.org.
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  147. ^ "Science Literacy Week – September 16 – 22, 2019". www.scienceliteracy.ca.
  148. ^ "World Oceans Day - Uniting Ocean Action Worldwide on 8 June 2020". worldoceansday.org.
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