List of environmental dates

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This is a list of environmental dates which are designated for creating awareness of environmental issues.

Species awareness days highlight biodiversity, with the aim of increasing understanding and appreciation of the subject. Some of these days have been shown to cause a rise in information-seeking behaviour, and may lead to an increase in conservation fundraising by charities and advocacy groups.[1]

Hours

  • Earth Hour – 8:30 pm (local time), next one will take place on 28 March 2026.[2]

Days of environment

More information Environmental Date, Date(s) ...
Environmental Date Date(s)
National Bird DayJanuary 5
World Dates DaySep 22 Founder: Mouhab Alawar www.worlddatesday.com
International Zebra DayJanuary 31
World Wetlands DayFebruary 2
World Ostrich Day[3][4]February 2
World Marmot Day[5][6] February 2
World Pangolin Day[7][8]Third Saturday of February
World Whale Day[9]Third Sunday of February
World Bonobo Day[10][11][12]February 14
World Lizard Day[13][14] February 8
World Hippopotamus Day[15]February 15
International Polar Bear DayFebruary 27
World Wildlife DayMarch 3
International Day of Action for RiversMarch 14
World Consumer Rights DayMarch 15
Buzzards Day[16][17]March 15
Digital Cleanup Day[18] March 15, 2025
National Panda Day[19][20][21]March 16
Global Recycling Day[22]March 18
World Serval Day[23] March 18
Taxonomist Appreciation Day[24]March 19
World Sparrow DayMarch 20
World Frog Day[25][26][27]March 20
World Rewilding Day[28]March 20
International Day of ForestsMarch 21
World Planting Day[29][30][31]March 21
World Wood Day[32]March 21
World Water DayMarch 22
International Seal Day[33]March 22
World Meteorological DayMarch 23
International Day of Zero Waste[34] March 30
World Aquatic Animal Day[35]April 3
World Rat Day[36][37][38]April 4
International Beaver Day[39][40]April 7
Zoo Lovers Day[41][42]April 8
Arbor DayApril 26
Bat Appreciation Day[43][44]April 17
Earth DayApril 22
International Pallas's Cat day[45][46][47] April 23
World Day for Laboratory AnimalsApril 24
World Tapir Day[48][49][50]April 27
International Hyena Day[51][52] April 27
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical WarfareApril 29
Green Up DayFirst Saturday of May in Vermont
World Tuna Day[53][54][55]May 2
International Leopard Day[56][57][58]May 3
Wild Koala Day[59][60]May 3
Greenery DayMay 4 in Japan (previously April 29)
World Donkey Day[61]May 8
Go Public Gardens Days[62]Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day
World Migratory Bird Day[63]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.
World Binturong Day[64]Second Saturday of May.
Endangered Species Day[65]Third Friday of May
International Toad DayMay 15 [66]
Bike-to-Work DayThird Friday of May
World Bee DayMay 20
International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day)May 22
World Turtle DayMay 23
European Day of Parks – Europarc Federation[67]May 24
World Otter Day[68]last Wednesday of May
World Dugong Day[69][70]May 28
Black Birders WeekMay 29
World No Tobacco DayMay 31
World Parrot Day[71][72][73]May 31
World Reef Day[74][75]June 1
World Peatlands DayJune 2
World Bicycle Day[76]June 3
World Environment DayJune 5
Solomon Memorial DayJune 5
World Oceans DayJune 8
Coral Triangle DayJune 9
International Lynx Day[77][78]June 11
National Cougar Day[79]June 12
Global Wind DayJune 15
World Sea Turtle Day[80]June 16
World Day to Combat Desertification and DroughtJune 17
World Croc Day[81]June 17
World Horseshoe Crab Day[82][83]June 20
World Giraffe DayJune 21
World Camel Day[84][85][86]June 22
World Rainforest Day[87][88]June 22
Black Birders Week[89]June 24
World Decarbonisation DayJune 25
World Population DayJuly 11
Shark Awareness Day[90][91][92][93]July 14
World Chimpanzee Day[94][95][96]July 14
World Orca Day[97] July 14
World Snake Day[98]July 16
Earth Overshoot DayAdvanced to July 24 in 2025[99]
International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove EcosystemsJuly 26
World Nature Conservation Day[100][101][102]July 28
International Tiger DayJuly 29
World Ranger Day – International Ranger FederationJuly 31
International Clouded Leopard Day[103]August 4
World Tomistoma DayAugust 5
International Moon Bear DayAugust 8
World Lion Day[104]August 10
World Elephant DayAugust 12
World Hirola Day[105]August 12
International Wolf Day[106][107]August 13
National Honey Bee Day (US only)August 15
Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day[108][109]August 16
World Orangutan Day[110]August 19
World Mosquito DayAugust 20
World African Wild Dog Day[111]August 26
International Whale Shark Day[112][113]August 30
World Beach Day, aka National Beach Day[114]September 1
International Primate Day[115] September 1
Japan Dolphin Day[116][117]September 1
Amazon Rainforest Day[118]September 5
International Vulture Awareness Day[119][120][121]First Saturday of September
International Day of Clean Air for blue skiesSeptember 7
World Dolphin Day[122]September 12
International Colugo Day[123] September 15
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerSeptember 16
World Manta Day[124] September 17
World Water Monitoring DaySeptember 18
PARK(ing) Day [de][125][126][127]Third Friday in September
World Cleanup Day[128]September 16, 2023, Third Saturday in September
National Cleanup Day[129]September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September
International Red Panda Day[130]Third Saturday of September
Zero Emissions Day[131]September 21
World Dates DaySeptember 22
World Rhino Day[132]September 22
World Gorilla Day[133][134][135]September 24
World Environmental Health Day[136]September 26 since 2011 (IFEH)[137]
World Cassowary Day[138][139]September 26
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste[140]September 29
World Rivers Day[141]Last Sunday of September
Australian Wildlife Week[142]First Week of October
International Raccoon Appreciation Day[143]October 1
World Farm Animals Day[144]October 2
World Habitat DayFirst Monday of October
World Animal DayOctober 4
National Badger Day[145][146][147]October 6
World Octopus Day[148][149][150]October 8
Energy Efficiency Day[151]First Wednesday in October
International Day for Natural Disaster ReductionOctober 13
International E-Waste Day[152][153][154]October 14
International Sawfish Day[155]October 17
Stepping Stone Day[156]October 17
Sustainability Day![157]Fourth Wednesday of October
World Okapi Day[158][159]October 18
International Sloth Day[160][161][162]October 20
National Reptile Awareness Day[163][164]October 21
World Earthworm Day[165][166]October 21
International Wombat Day[167][168][169]October 22
International Snow Leopard Day[170][171]October 23
Freshwater Dolphin Day[172]October 24
International Gibbon Day[173][174][175]October 24
International Day of Climate ActionOctober 24
World Lemur Day[176][177]Last Friday of October
World Ecology Day[178] November 1
World Vegan DayNovember 1
World Basking Shark DayNovember 3
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictNovember 6
National Bison DayFirst Saturday in November
America Recycles DayNovember 15
World Fisheries Day[179]November 21
International Jaguar Day[180][181] November 29
International Cheetah Day[182][183]December 4
Wildlife Conservation Day[184]December 4
World Soil Day[185]December 5
International Mountain DayDecember 11
Monkey DayDecember 14
Ozone Action DayVariable date depending weather conditions
eDay – Electronic Waste DayVariable date, in New Zealand
World Fish Migration Day Variable date (next one- 22 May 2022; last one- 24 October 2020)
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Weeks

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Name Date
tUrn Climate Crisis Awareness and Action Week[186] April 19–23, 2021
Great Backyard Bird Count 2025 date, February 14–17
Invasive Species Awareness Week[187]Last Week of February
Green Office Week2016 date, April 18–22
Keep Australia Beautiful Week[188]Last Full Week of August
National Green WeekFirst week in February every year in the United States
National Wildlife Week[189]
National Dark-Sky WeekWeek of new moon in April
Bike to Work Week Victoria
National Pollinator Week[190]Third Week in June
Mosquito Awareness WeekJune 22–28[191]
Plastic Free July[192]July 1–31
National Clean Beaches Week[citation needed]July 1–7
Van Mohatsav Saptah (Forest Festival Week)[citation needed]
Conservation Week
World Water WeekAugust 26–31
European Mobility WeekSeptember 16–22
Bike WeekSecond week in June
Recycle Week[193]June 20–26, 2011
Zero Waste WeekFirst Week of September
Green Office Week
European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR)Last complete week in November, 9 days
Science Literacy Week (Canada)[194]September 16–22
No Car DayWeek of September 22 in China
World Water Week in StockholmAugust or September, annual
National Op Shop Week (Australia)[citation needed]August 21–27
World Oceans Week[195]June 1–8
National Herbal Medicine WeekEach year for the last week in October[196]
International Compost Awareness WeekFirst Full Week in May[197]
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Years

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Name Date
International Polar Year1882–1883
International Polar Year1932–1933
International Year of the Child 1979
World Population Year1974
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 Desertification2006
International Year of the Dolphin2007–2008
International Polar Year2007–2009
International Year of Planet Earth2008
International Year of Sanitation2008
International Year of Natural Fibres 20092009
Year of the Gorilla[198]2009
International Year of Biodiversity2010
International Year of Forests2011
International Year of Soils2015
International Year of Pulses2016
International Year of Sustainable tourism for all2017
International Year of Indigenous languages2019
International Year of Plant Health2020
International Year of Fruits and Vegetables[199] 2021
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Agriculture

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More information YEAR, EVENTS ...
YEAR EVENTS
2004 International year of rice
2005 International year of parthenium
2006 International year of desert and desertification
2007 International year of water
2008 International year of potato
2009 International year of natural fibres
2010 International year of biodiversity
2011 International year of forest
2012 International year of cooperative (Also celebrated as National year of horticulture)
2013 International year of water cooperation
2014 International year of family farming
2015 International year of soil and Light
2016 International year of pulses (theme- nutritious seed for sustainable agriculture)
2017 International year of sustainable tourism
2018 Recommended for International year of millets (Declared as National year of millets)
2019 International year of Indigenous language
2020 International Year of Plant Health
2021 International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. And also International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
2023 International year of Millets
2024 International Year of Camelids
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Decades

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