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.
Hours
- Earth Hour - 8:30pm (local time), March 28[1]
Days
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| World Wetlands Day | 02-02: February 2 |
| International Polar Bear Day | 02-27: February 27 |
| World Wildlife Day | 03-03: March 3 |
| Solar Appreciation Day | second Friday of March |
| International Day of Action for Rivers | 03-14: March 14 |
| World Consumer Rights Day | 03-15 : March 15 |
| World Sparrow 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 |
| Earth Day | 04-22: April 22[2] |
| Arbor Day | 04: last Friday in April (each state also has its own observation based on the best tree planting time) |
| Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare | 04-29: April 29 |
| Green Up Day | 05: first Saturday of May in Vermont |
| Greenery Day | 05-04: May 4 in Japan (previously April 29) |
| World Migratory Bird Day[3] | second Saturday in May |
| International Migratory Bird Day | second Saturday in May (in the U.S. and Canada) and second Saturday in October (in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) |
| Endangered Species Day | 05-20: May 20 |
| International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day) | 05-22: May 22 |
| European day of parks (Europarc) | 05-24: May 24 |
| Bike-to-Work Day | 05: third Friday in May |
| World Environment Day | 06-05: June 5 |
| World Oceans Day | 06-08: June 8 |
| Coral Triangle Day | 06-09: June 9 |
| 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 Giraffe Day | 06-21: June 21 |
| World Population Day | 07-11: July 11 |
| International Tiger Day | 07-29: July 29 |
| World Lion Day | 08-10: August 10 |
| World Elephant Day | 08-12: August 12 |
| World Orangutan Day | 08-19: August 19 |
| National Honey Bee Day | 08-22: August 22 |
| Amazon Day | 09-05: September 5 |
| World Cleanup Day 2018[4] | 09-08: September 8, 2018 |
| International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | 09-16: September 16 |
| Clean Up the World | 09-17 to 09-19: weekend - September 16-18 |
| World Water Monitoring Day | 09-18: September 18 |
| Zero Emissions Day[5] | 09-21: September 21 |
| Car Free Day | 09-22: September 22 |
| World Rhino Day[6] | 09-22: September 22 |
| Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) | 09-23: September 23 in 2008, but receding |
| World Environmental Health Day | 09-26: September 26 since 2011 (IFEH) |
| World Rivers Day | 09: last Sunday in September |
| World Habitat Day | 10: first Monday in October |
| World Animal Day | 10-04: October 4 |
| International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | 10: second Wednesday in October , October 13. |
| Sustainability Day | 10: fourth Wednesday of October |
| International Day of Climate Action | 10-24: October 24 |
| International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | 11-06: November 6 |
| America Recycles Day | 11-15: November 15 |
| World Soil Day[7] | 12-05: December 5 |
| International Mountain Day | 12-11: December 11 |
| Ozone Action Day | at certain times during the summer months |
| eDay | variable date |
Weeks
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Green Office Week | 2016 date, April 18-22 |
| Keep Australia Beautiful Week[8] | Last full week of August |
| National Green Week | 02 (first week in February every year in the United States) |
| National Wildlife Week[9] | |
| National Dark-Sky Week | 04 (week of new moon in April) |
| Bike to Work Week Victoria | |
| National Pollinator Week[10] | third week in June |
| National Clean Beaches 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[11] | 06: 20 to 26 June 2011 |
| Green Office Week | |
| European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) | 11: 9 days, last complete week in November |
| 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 |
Years
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| International Polar Year | 1882–1883 |
| International Polar Year | 1932–1933 |
| International Polar Year | 2007-2008 |
| 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[12] | 2009 |
| International Year of Biodiversity | 2010 |
| International Year of Forests | 2011 |
| International Year of Soils | 2015 |
| International Year of Pulses | 2016 |
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 | 2010-2020 |
| United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification | 2010-2020 |
See also
- Index of environmental articles
- Index of conservation articles
- List of international environmental agreements
- Awareness days
- International observance
- List of commemorative days
- List of commemorative months
References
- ^ http://www.earthhour.org
- ^ "Earth Day Network | Earth Day 2015". Earthday.org. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ World Migratory Bird Day
- ^ World Cleanup Day 2018
- ^ Zero Emissions Day
- ^ World Rhino Day
- ^ World Soil Day
- ^ Keep Australia Beautiful Week
- ^ National Wildlife Week
- ^ National Pollinator Week
- ^ Recycle Week
- ^ Year of the Gorilla