Calendar of Environmental Events

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 (2^nd 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 (3^rd 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