Here are more than 50 environmental events that take place throughout the course of the year. Many of these events are meant to raise awareness while others encourage tangible actions in support of the environment. These events run the gamut from the World Kitchen Garden Day (August 26th) to the crucially important U.N. sponsored COP process (end of November and the beginning of December) meant to forge an internationally binding treaty that is necessary to save our planet from runaway climate change.
FEBRUARY
- February 2 : World Wetlands Day
- February 20 : World Day of Social Justice
MARCH
- March 14 : International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and
Life - March 21 : World
Forestry Day - March 22 : World Water Day
- March 23 : World Meteorological
Day - March 26 : Earth
Hour
APRIL
- April 4 : International
Day for Mine Awareness and Asssistance in Mine Action - April 7 : World Health
Day - April 22 : Earth Day
- April 29 : Arbor Day ( Different nations have different tree
planting days )
MAY
- May 12 : World Fair Trade Day
(2nd Saturday of May) - May 14-15 : International
Migratory Bird Day (Second Weekend
each May) - May 22 : International Day for Biological
Diversity (Theme for 2012: Marine
Biodiversity)
JUNE
- June 5 : World Environment Day (Theme for 2012: Green Economy)
- June 8 : World Oceans Day
- June 15 : Global Wind Day
- June 17 : World Day
to Combat Desertification - June 20 : World Refugee Day
- June 15-18 : Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum
JULY
- July 10 : International
Happiness Day - July 11 : World Population
Day
AUGUST
- August 9 : International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
- August 12 : World Youth Day
- August 19 : World
Humanitarian Day - August 26 : World
Kitchen Garden Day - August 29 : International Day Against Nuclear Tests
SEPTEMBER
- September 15: International Coastal Cleanup Day (3rd Saturday of
September) - September 8 : International Literacy Day
- September 2 : International
Day of Peace - September 2 : World Car-Free Day
- September 29 : World Heart Day
OCTOBER
- October 1 : World Vegetarian Day
- October 2 : International Day of Non-Violence
- October 3 : World
Habitat Day - October 4 : World Animal Day
- October 15 : International Day of Rural Women
- October 16 : World Food
Day - October 27 : World Paper Free
Day
NOVEMBER
- November 1 : World Vegan Day
- November 19 : World Toilet Day
- November 21 : World Fisheries Day
- November 23/24 : Buy Nothing
Day (Friday after Thanksgiving Day in US and the day after
internationally)
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2012
- November 26 to December 7 : UNFCCC COP 18 Climate Change Conference to be held at
Qatar
DECEMBER
- December 9 : International Day against Corruption
- December 10 : Human Rights
Day and International
Animal Rights Day - December 11 : International
Mountain Day (for Indigenous peoples)
