List of environmental dates Page issues
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]
World Fish Migration Day
April 21, 2018
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare Green Up Day Greenery Day World Migratory Bird Day[3]
04-29: April 29 05: first Saturday of May in Vermont 05-04: May 4 in Japan (previously April 29) second Saturday in May second Saturday in May (in the U.S.
International Migratory Bird
and Canada) and second Saturday in
Day
October (in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean)
International Recycling Day
May 17th, 2017
Endangered Species Day
05-19: May 19
International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day)
05-22: May 22
World Turtle Day European day of parks (Europarc)
05-23: May 23 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
09-16: September 16
Layer 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
09-23: September 23 in 2008, but
Overshoot Day)
receding
World Environmental Health
09-26: September 26 since 2011
Day
(IFEH)
World Rivers Day
09: last Sunday in September
World Habitat Day
10: first Monday in October
World Animal Day
10-04: October 4
Energy Efficiency Day[7]
10-05: October 5 since 2016
International Day for Natural
10: second Wednesday in October ,
Disaster Reduction
October 13.
Sustainability Day
10: fourth Wednesday of October
International Snow Leopard Day[8] International Day of Climate Action World Vegan Day
October 23
10-24: October 24 11-01: November 1
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
11-06: November 6
Armed Conflict America Recycles Day
11-15: November 15
World Soil Day[9]
12-05: December 5
International Mountain Day
12-11: December 11
Ozone Action Day eDay
Weeks
at certain times during the summer months variable date
Name
Date
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[14]
2009
International Year of Biodiversity
2010
International Year of Forests
2011
International Year of Soils
2015
International Year of Pulses
2016
Decades
Name
Date
See also Index of environmental articles List of environmental issues Index of conservation articles List of conservation issues List of international environmental agreements List of awareness days International observance List of commemorative days
List of commemorative months
References 1. http://www.earthhour.org 2. "Earth Day Network | Earth
Day 2015" . Earthday.org. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-05-16. 3. World Migratory Bird Day 4. World Cleanup Day 2018 5. Zero Emissions Day 6. World Rhino Day 7.
https://energyefficiencyday.org/
8.
http://www.globalsnowleopard. org/wp-content/uploads /2015/07 /SnowLeopard_Bishkek_Decla ration_EN.pdf.pdf 9. World Soil Day 10. Keep Australia Beautiful
Week 11. National Wildlife Week 12. National Pollinator Week 13. Recycle Week 14. Year of the Gorilla
External links
News & Events - UN Days, Weeks and Years - World Plantation Day, Great Kashmir - Save your water - EDU Green
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