Days / Weeks / Years of Environment

Environmental Date Date(s)

National Bird Day 01-05: January 5

International Zebra Day 01-31: January 31
World Wetlands Day 02-02: February 2
World Ostrich Day 02-02: February 2
World Marmot Day 02-02: February 2
World Pangolin Day 02: Third Saturday of February
World Whale Day 02: Third Sunday of February
World Bonobo Day 02-14: February 14
World Hippopotamus Day 02-15: February 15
International Polar Bear Day 02-27: February 27
World Wildlife Day 03-03: March 3
Solar Appreciation Day 03: Second Friday of March
International Day of Action for Rivers 03-14: March 14
World Consumer Rights Day 03-15: March 15
Buzzards Day 03-15: March 15
National Panda Day 03-16: March 16
Global Recycling Day 03-18: March 18
Taxonomist Appreciation Day 03-19: March 19
World Sparow Day 03-20: March 20
World Frog Day 03-20: March 20
World Rewilding 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
International Seal Day 03-22: March 22
World Meteorological Day 03-23: March 23
International Day of Zero Waste 03-30: March 30
Manatee Appreciation Day 03: Last Wednesday in March
World Aquatic Animal Day 04-03: April 3
International Beaver Day 04-07: April 7
Zoo Lovers Day 04-08: April 8
Arbor Day 04-10: April 10
Bat Appreciation Day 04-17: April 17
Earth Day 04-22: April 22[48]
International Pallas's Cat Day 04-23: April 23
World Tapir Day 04-27: April 27
International Hyena Day 04-27: April 27
Day of Remembrance for Victims of Chemical Warfare 04-29: April 29
Green Up Day 05: First Saturday of May in Vermont
World Tuna Day 05-02: May 2
International Leopard Day 05-03: May 3
Wild Koala Day 05-03: May 3
Greenery Day 05-04: May 4 in Japan (previously April 29)
World Donkey Day 05-08: May 8
Go Public Gardens Day Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day
World Migratory Birds Day 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.
Endangered Species Day 05: Third Friday of May
Bike to Workday 05: Third Friday of May
World Bee Day 05-20: May 20
International Day for Biological Diversity (World 05-22: May 22
Biodiversity Day)
World Turtle Day 05-23: May 23
European Day of Parks 05-24: May 24
World Otter Day 05-25: May 25
Black Birders Day 05-29 May 29
Black Birders Week 06-24: June 24
World No Tobacco Day 05-31: May 31
World Parrot Day 05-31: May 31
World Reef Day 06-01: June 1
World Peatland Day 06-02: June 2
World Bicycle Day 06-03: June 3
World Environment Day 06-05: June 5
Soloman Memorial Day 06-05: June 5
World Ocean Day 06-08: June 8
Coral Triangle Day 06-09: June 9
International Lynx Day 06-11: June 11
National Cougar Day 06-12: June 12
Global Wind Day 06-15: June 15
World Sea Turtle Day 06-16: June 16
World Day to Combat Desertification and Droughts 06-17: June 17
World Croc Day 06-17: June 17
World Horseshoe Crab Day 06-20: June 20
World Giraffe Day 06-21: June 21
World Camel Day 06-22: June 22
World Rainforest Day 06-22: June 22
World Population Day 07-11: July 11
Shark Awareness Day 07-14: July 14
World Chimpanzee Day 07-14: July 14
World Orca Day 07-14: July 14
World Snake Day 07-16: July 16
International Day for Conservation of Mangrove 07-26: July 26
Ecosystem
World Nature Conservation Day 07-28: July 28
International Tigers Day 07-29: July 29
World Ranger Day 07-31: July 31
International Clouded Leopard Day 08-04: August 4
International Moon Bear Day 08-08: August 8
World Lion Day 08-10: August 10
World Elephant Day 08-12: August 12
World Hirola Day 08-12: August 12
International Wolf Day 08-13: August 13
World Lizard Day
National Honeybee Day 08-15: August 15
World Orangutan Day 08-19: August 19
World African Wild Dog Day 08-26: August 26
International Whale Shark Day 08-30: August 30
International Primate Day 09-01: September 1
Japan Dolphin Day 09-01: September 1
Amazon Rainforest Day 09-05: September 5
International Vulture Awareness Day 09: First Saturday of September
International Day of Clean Air for BlueSky’s 09-16: September 7
World Dolphin Day 09-12: September 12
International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer 09-16: September 16
World Manta Day 09-17: September 17
World Water Monitoring Day 09-18: September 18
Parking Day 09: Third Friday in September
World Cleanup Day 09: September 16, 2023, Third Saturday in September
National Cleanup Day 09: September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September
International Red Panda Day 09: Third Saturday of September
International Tamarin Day 09-22: September 22
Zero Emissions Day 09-21: September 21
Car Free Day 09-22: September 22
World Rhino Day 09-22: September 22
National Hunting and Fishing Day 09-23: September 23
Ecological Debate Day (Earth Overshoot Day) 09-23: September 23 in 2008, but receding
World Gorilla Day 09-24: September 24
World Environmental Health Day 09-26: September 26 since 2011 (IFEH)[130]
World Cassowary Day 09-26: September 26
International Day for Awareness of Food Loss and 09-29: September 29
Waste
World Rivers Day 09: Last Sunday of September
World Farm Animals Day 10-02: October 2
World Habitat Day 10: First Monday of October
World Animal Day 10-04: October 4
Energy Efficiency Day 10: First Wednesday in October
International Day for Natural Disaster Prevention 10-13: October 13
International E-Waste Day 10-14: October 14
International Sawfish Day 10-17: October 17
Sustainability Day 10: Fourth Wednesday of October
World Okapi Day 10-18: October 18
International Sloth Day 10-20: October 20
National Reptile Awareness Day 10-21: October 21
International Wombat Day 10-22: October 22
International Snow Leopard Day 10-23: October 23
Freshwater Dolphin Day 10-24: October 24
International Gibbon Day 10-24: October 24
International Day of Climate Action 10-24: October 24
World Lemur Day 10: Last Friday of October
World Vegan Day 11-01: November 1
World Basking Shark Day 11-03: November 3
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the 11-06: November 6
Environment in War and Armed Conflict
National Bison Day 11: First Saturday in November
America Recycles Day 11-15: November 15
World Fisheries Day 11-21: November 21
International Jaguar Day 11-29: November 29
International Cheetah Day 12-04: December 4
World Wildlife Conservation Day 12-04: December 4
World Soil Day 12-05: December 5
International Mountains Day 12-11: December 11
Monkey Day 12-14: December 14
Ozone Action Day Variable date depending on weather conditions
eDay - Electronic Waste Day Variable date, in New Zealand
World Fish Migration Day Variable date (next one- 22 May 2022; last one- 24 October 2020)

Weeks
Name Date
tUrn Climate Crisis Awareness and Action Week April 19–23, 2021
Great Backyard Bird Count 2019 date, February 15–18
Green Office Week 2016 date, April 18–22
Keep Australia Beautiful Week Last full week of August
National Green Week 02 (first week in February every year in the United States)
National Wildlife Week
National Dark-Sky Week 04 (week of new moon in April)
Bike to Work Week Victoria
National Pollinator Week third week in June
Mosquito Awareness Week June 22 to June 28
Plastic Free July All July
National Clean Beaches Week July 1 to 7
Van Mohatsav Saptah (Forest Festival Week)
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
Zero Waste Week first week of September

European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) 11: 9 days, last complete week in November
Science Literacy Week 16-22: September
No Car Day 09: China, week of September 22
World Water Week 08 or 09: each year in August or September
World Ocean Week 01-08: June

Years
Name Date
International Polar Year 1882–1883
International Polar Year 1932–1933
International Year of the Child 1979
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 2009
Year of the Gorilla 2009
International Year of Biodiversity 2010
International Year of Forests 2011
International Year of Soils 2015
International Year of Pulses 2016
International Year of Sustainable tourism for all 2017
International Year of Indigenous languages 2019
International Year of Plant Health 2020
International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
Agriculture
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 fibers
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, International Year of Fruits and
Vegetables
2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
2023 International year of Millets

Year Events

2004 International year of rice

2007 International year of water
 2020 International Year of Plant Health
2021 International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. And, International Year of Fruits
and Vegetables
2022 International Year of Fisheries and Aquaculture
2023 International year of Millets

10th November, World Science Day for peace and Development, ICST-2023