Calendar Of Events

Calendar Of Events

Calendar of Events

Below is a listing of environmental and sustainability events and local, national and international significant Days in the environmental calendar.

2012

United Nations International Year of Cooperatives
http://social.un.org/coopsyear/

International Year of Sustainable Energy For All
http://sustainableenergyforall.org/about/international-year-of-sustainable-energy-for-all

Australian Year of the Farmer 2012
http://www.yearofthefarmer.com.au/

FEBRUARY 2012
	2	World Wetlands Day http://www.environment.gov.au/

	17-19	Sustainable Living Festival Melbourne, Vic, Australia http://festival.slf.org.au/

	21	International Mother Language Day http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/

	27-11Mar	Fair Trade Fortnight http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

	28	Clean Up Australia Business Clean Up Day http://www.cleanup.org.au/au/

MARCH 2012
	MAR	New Earth Festival Denmark, Western Australia http://www.newearthfestival.com.au/index.htm

	2	Clean Up Australia Schools Clean Up Day http://www.cleanup.org.au/au/

	3-11	Seaweek (NZ) http://www.seaweek.org.nz/

	4	Clean Up Australia Clean Up Australia Day http://www.cleanup.org.au/au/

	5	National Seaweek (Australia) http://www.mesa.edu.au/seaweek.asp

	8	International Women's Day http://www.internationalwomensday.org.au/

	14	International Day of Action For Rivers http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/day-of-action

	17	Cultural Diversity Week (VIC) http://www.multicultural.vic.gov.au/

	21	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination http://www.un.org/en/events/

	21	Harmony Day http://www.harmony.gov.au/harmony-day/

	21	World Forestry Day http://www.tree-nation.com/257346

	22	World Water Day http://www.worldwaterday.org/page/135

	23	World Meteorological Day http://www.wmo.int/worldmetday/

	31	Earth Hour http://www.earthhour.org/

APRIL 2012
	4	International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action http://www.un.org/en/events/mineawarenessday/

	7	World Health Day http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/

	MID APRIL	Adelaide Reskilling Festival (SA) http://reskillingfestival.wordpress.com/

	14-22	Australian Heritage Week http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/

	18	World Heritage Day http://www.gdrc.org/heritage/world-heritage-day.html

	22	Earth Day http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2012

	26	Pay It Forward Day http://payitforwardday.com/

MAY 2012
	MAY	International Composting Awareness Week http://www.compostweek.com.au/

	3	World Press Freedom Day http://www.un.org/en/events/pressfreedomday/

	8	World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/

	14	International Migratory Bird Day http://birdday.org/birdday

	21	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development http://www.un.org/en/events/culturaldiversityday/

	22	International Day for Biological Diversity http://www.cbd.int/idb/

	31	World No Tobacco Day http://www.who.int/tobacco/

JUNE 2012
	4	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression http://www.un.org/en/events/childvictimday/

	5	World Environment Day http://www.unep.org/wed/

	8	World Oceans Day http://worldoceansday.org/

	12	World Day Against Child Labour http://www.un.org/en/events/childlabourday/

	15	Global Wind Day http://www.globalwindday.org/

	17	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/

	20	World Refugee Day http://www.un.org/en/events/refugeeday/

	26	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking http://www.un.org/en/events/drugabuseday/

	26	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture http://www.un.org/en/events/torturevictimsday/

JULY 2012
	1-8	NAIDOC Week http://www.naidoc.org.au/

	2	National Whale Day (Australia) http://www.facebook.com/event.php

	7	International Day of Cooperatives social.un.org/index/Cooperatives/

	11	World Population Day http://www.un.org/en/events/populationday/

	18	Nelson Mandela International Day http://www.un.org/en/events/mandeladay/

	27	Schools Tree Day http://treeday.planetark.com/

	30	National Tree Day http://treeday.planetark.com/

	30	International Friendship Day http://www.un.org/apps/news/

AUGUST 2012
	1-7	World Breastfeeding Week http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/

	9	International Day of the World's Indigenous People http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/

	12	International Youth Day http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/

	15	RSPCA Cupcake Day http://www.rspcacupcakeday.com.au/

	19	World Humanitarian Day http://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/

	19	World Vision 40 Hour Famine (Australia) http://www.worldvision.com.au/40HourFamine.aspx

	20-26	Keep Australia Beautiful Week http://www.kab.org.au/

	25	Australian South Sea Islanders' Recognition Day http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/

	29	International Day Against Nuclear Tests http://www.un.org/en/events/againstnucleartestsday/

SEPTEMBER 2012
	SEPT	National Biodiversity Month http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/month.html

	SEPT	Save the Koala Month https://www.savethekoala.com/save-the-koala-month.html

	1	National Wattle Day http://www.wattleday.asn.au/about-wattle-day-1

	7	Threatened Species Day http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/

	9	Sustainable House Day (Australia) http://www.sustainablehouseday.com/

	2nd Sun	National Bilby Day http://www.savethebilbyfund.com/

	15	International Day of Democracy http://www.un.org/en/events/democracyday/

	15	Clean Up the World Weekend http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/

	16	International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer http://www.timeanddate.com/

	SEPT	Cancer Council National Walk To Work Day http://www.walk.com.au/wtw/page.asp

	18	World Water Monitoring Day http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/

	19	Herbal Medicine Week http://www.nhaa.org.au/

	21	International Day of Peace http://internationaldayofpeace.org/

	22	World Car Free Day http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/

	27	World Tourism Day http://www.un.org/en/events/tourismday/index.shtml

OCTOBER 2012
	OCT	Wildlife Awareness Month (VIC) http://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/

	OCT	Walk to School Month http://www.iwalktoschool.org/

	OCT	Ride To Work Day http://www.bv.com.au/general/ride-to-work/

	1	World Vegetarian Day http://www.worldvegetarianday.org/

	1-7	RSPCA Awareness Week http://www.rspca.org.au

	1-7	Be Kind To Animals Week (Australia) http://www.bekindtoanimalsweek.org/

	1	World Habitat Day http://www.unhabitat.org/whd/

	2	International Day of Non-Violence http://www.un.org/en/events/nonviolenceday/

	4	World Animal Day http://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/about.asp

	4-10	World Space Week http://www.un.org/en/events/spaceweek/

	10	International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction http://www.un.org/en/events/disasterreductionday/

	10	World Mental Health Day http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/

	14-20	National Water Week (Australia) http://www.nationalwaterweek.org.au/

	15	International Day of Rural Women http://www.un.org/en/events/ruralwomenday/

	15	Conservation Week (WA) http://www.ccwa.org.au/

	16	World Food Day http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/en/

	16	National Nutrition Week (Australia) http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/

	17	International Day for Eradication of Poverty http://www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/

	20	World Statistics Day http://www.un.org/en/events/statisticsday/

	20	Children's Week Australia http://www.childrensweek.org.au/what_children.html

	24	United Nations Day http://www.un.org/en/events/unday/2011/

	24	UNICEF Day for Change http://unicefdayforchange.org.au/what-is-day-for-change/

	24	Disarmament Week http://www.un.org/observances/weeks.shtml

	24	World Development Information Day http://www.un.org/en/events/devinfoday/

	24	Universal Children's Day http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/

	26	World Teachers' Day (Australia) http://www.5oct.org/

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NOVEMBER 2012

NOV

The Hills Garden & Environmental Expo

Uraidla, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Annual event in November.
http://www.hillsgardenexpo.com.au/

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/environment_war/

World Vegan Day

http://www.wvd.org.au

World Science Day for Peace and Development

http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/

Remembrance Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day

12-18

National Recycling Week

http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/about/

International Day for Tolerance

http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/tolerance/index.html

World Toilet Day

http://www.worldtoilet.org/WTD/

Social Inclusion Week (Australia)

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