Environmental Days/Weeks/Years/Decades

DAYS

Name Date

World Wetlands Day 02-02: February 2

International Polar Bear Day 02-27: February 27

International Day Of Action for Rivers 03-14: March 14

World Sparrow Day 03-20: March 20

World Planting Day 03-20: March 21

World Day 03-22: March 22

Earth Day 04-22: April 22

Arbor Day 04: Last Friday in April (each state also has its own observation based on best tree planting time) Day of Remembrance for all Victims of 04-29: April 29

Chemical Warfare

Green Up Day 05: first Saturday of May in Vermont

International Migratory Bird Day 05-03: May 3

Greenery Day 05-04: May 4 in Japan (previously April 29) International Day for Biological Diversity 05-22: May 22 (World Day)

Europarc European day of parks 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

Global Wind Day 06-15: June 15

Garbage man day 06-17: June 17 in the United States World Day to Combat and 06-17: June 17

Drought

World Day 07-11: July 11

International Tiger Day 07-29: July 29

World Elephant Day 08-12: August 12 International Day for the Preservation of the 09-16: September 16

Ozone 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 09-21: September 21

Car Free Day 09-22: September 22 Ecological Debt Day ( Day) 09-23: September 23 in 2008, but receding

World Environmental Health Day 09-26: September 26 since 2011 (IFEH)

World Rivers Day 09: every last Sunday in September

World Habitat Day 10: first Monday in October International Day for Natural Disaster 10: second Wednesday in October

Reduction

International Day of Climate Action 10-24: October 24 International Day for Preventing the 11-06: November 6 Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

America Recycles Day 11-15: November 15

World Day 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

Keep Australia Beautiful Week Last full week of August

National Green Week 02: (first week in February every year in the United States)

National Week

National Dark-Sky Week 04: (week of new moon in April)

Bike to Work Week Victoria

National Pollinator Week 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 06: 20 to 26 June 2011

Green Office Week European Week for Waste Reduction 11: 9 days, last complete week in November (EWWR)

No Car Day 09: China, week of September 22

World Water Week in Stockholm 08 or 09: each year in August or September

YEARS

Name Date

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 2008

International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

Year of the Gorilla 2009

International Year of Biodiversity 2010

International Year of 2011

DECADES

Name Date

International Decade, 1981-1990

International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction 1990s

United Nations Decade of Education for 2005-2014

Water for Decade 2005-2015

United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2010-2020

[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_environmental_dates]