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Friday, 11 January 2013

Important environmental dates in 2013

Every year there are many important conferences, events and days to commemorate something.
I have compiled a list of what is coming up this year. Click on an event to get a link to the relevant website.
Please let me know if I have missed anything!

January


February
2     International Wetlands Day
4-8     National Green Week (USA)
20-21     Mountains Under Watch Conference, Italy

March
20    World Sparrow Day
22     World Water Day
23     Earth Hour

April
1           World Bird Day
5-11     International Dark Sky Week
22        Earth Day
22-24   Sustainable Ocean Summit, USA
25        Penguin Day

May
      Green Office Week (UK)
22     International Day for Biological Diversity
24     European Day of Parks

June
5     World Environment Day
8     World Oceans Day
15    Global Wind Day
17    World Day to Combat Desertification
17-23     Recycle Week

July
11     World Population Day
31     World Ranger Day

August


September
16     International Ozone Day
18     World Water Monitoring Day
21     Zero Emissions Day
22     Car Free Day
26     World Maritme Day
29    World Rivers Day

October
4     World Animal Day
4-10     10th World Wilderness Conference, Spain
7     World Habitat Day
9-13     EUROPARC Conference, Hungary
13     International Day for Disaster Reduction

November
     European Week for Waste Reduction
     UN Climate Change Conference, Poland

December
11    International Mountain Day

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