Environmental Calendar

The following environmental events calendar provides web site links to environmental program initiatives that can be used to raise awareness on environmental matters.

2008

• International Year of Planet Earth 2008 
  • Earth Sciences for Society - an International Year of Planet Earth 
• International Year of Sanitation 2008 
• International Year of the Reef 2008 

January

• Australia Day - 26th

February

• World Wetlands Day - 2nd
• Sustainable Living Festival  - 15th to 17th
• "Old Forests, New Management" Conservation and uses of old-growth forests in the 21st Century  - 17th to 21st
• 3rd International Solar Cities Congress, Adelaide  - 17th to 21st
• Business Cleanup Day  - 26th
• Schools Cleanup Day  - 29th
• Sydney Harbour Week  - 29th

March

• Clean up Australia Day  - 2nd
• Seaweek  - 2nd to 8th
• Ground Water Awareness Week  - 9th to 15th
• Forestry Day  - 21st
• World Day for Water  - 22nd
• World Meteorological Day  - 23rd

April

• Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month 
• Planning Institute Australia 2008 Conference: a Climate for Change  - 13th to 16th
• Water Down Under  - 15th to 18th
• World Heritage Day  - 18th
• Earth Day  - 22nd

May

• International Composting Awareness Week (ICAW)  - 4th to 10th
• 10th World Congress on Environmental Health, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre  - 11th to 16th
• EPA Science Forum 2008: Innovative Technologies: Key to Environmental and Economic Progress  - 20th to 22nd
• International Biodiversity Day - 22nd
• World Turtle Day  - 23rd

June

• World Environment Day - 5th
• Going Green Expo  - 5th to 8th
• World Oceans Day  - 8th
• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought  -  17th
• 60th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission  -  23rd to 27th

July

• NAIDOC 2008  - 6th to 13th
• Schools Tree day  - 25th
• National Tree Day  - 27th

August

• National Science Week  - 16th to 24th
• Keep Australia Beautiful Week  - 25th to 31st

September

• Biodiversity month - all September
• Wattle Day  - 1st
• Landcare week  - 1st to 7th
• National Threatened Species Day - 7th
• National Bilby Day  - 14th
• Sustainable House Day  - 13th and 14th
• World Water Monitoring Day  - 18th
• Clean Up the World Weekend  - 20th and 21st
• World Car-free Day  - 22nd 

October

• Energy Awareness Month  - All October
• International Walk to School Month  - All October
• Walk to Work Day  - 3rd (TBC)
• World Animal Day  - 4th
• World Habitat Day  - 6th
• World Food Day  - 16th
• National Ride to Work Day  - 15th
• National Water Week  - 19th to 25th
• National Bird Day  - 29th

November

• National Recycling week  - 10th to 16th

December

• Gould Green Christmas, Fed Square, Melbourne  - 1st to 5th
• Coastcare week  - 1st to 7th
• International Volunteer Day  - 5th
• International Mountain Day  - 11th