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
8 EEB Clean Air Conference, Brussels
15-16 Participatory Action Planning for Biodiversity, Netherlands
29-31 How to Plan for Nature, Netherlands
February
2 International Wetlands Day
4-8 National Green Week (USA)
5-7 Wind Power and Environmental Impacts Conference, Stockholm
20-21 Mountains Under Watch Conference, Italy
21 Invasive Species in Europe Conference, Brussels
24 Future Environment and Energy Conference, Rome
March
5 Climate Change and Protected Areas, Brussels
5 Forum for the Future of Agriculture, Brussels
11 Marine Nature Restoration in Northern Europe, Copenhagen
12-14 NATURA 2000 Monitoring Workshop, Swansea
20 World Sparrow Day
22 World Water Day
23 Earth Hour
25 Advancing Sustainable Tourism, Bonn
April
1 World Bird Day
5-11 International Dark Sky Week
15 EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, Ghent
19-23 Wetland Link International Conference, Suncheon
22 Earth Day
22-24 Sustainable Ocean Summit, USA
23-26 Carpathian Protected Areas, Slovakia
25 Penguin Day
May
Green Office Week (UK)
9 Slow Fish - sustainable fisheries, Genoa
11-12 World Migratory Bird Day
17-19 Climate Change and Health Conference, London
21-24 Mountain Protected Areas, Czech Rep.
22 International Day for Biological Diversity
24 European Day of Parks
June
5 World Environment Day
6 Sustainable Tourism in Estuary Parks, Netherlands
8 World Oceans Day
9-14 World Environmental Education Congress, Morocco
13-15 Waters in Sensitive and Protected Areas, Zagreb
15 Global Wind Day
17 World Day to Combat Desertification
17-23 Recycle Week
18 Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, Bucharest
25-27 Climate Change and Nature Conservation in Europe, Bonn
July
2-4 European Organic Congress, Vilnius
7 Jul-9 Aug Summer of Soil, Sweden
11 World Population Day
31 World Ranger Day
August
18-23 INTECOL Congress: Ecology, London
September
1 International Danube Festival, Romania
1-6 World Water Week, Stockholm
12 European Greenways Awards, Portugal
12 EuroVelo, Greenways and Cycle Tourism Conference, Nantes
16 International Ozone Day
16 -22 European Mobility Week
18 World Water Monitoring Day
21 Zero Emissions Day
22 Car Free Day
22 World Rhino Day
23-27 Artificial Reefs Conference, Izmir
26 World Maritme Day
27 World Tourism Day
29 World Rivers Day
October
1-4 7th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations
2-4 Nature & Sports EURO MEET, Slovakia
4 World Animal Day
4-10 10th World Wilderness Conference, Spain
7 World Habitat Day
9-13 EUROPARC Conference, Hungary
9-13 EUROPARCs 1st International Youth Conference, Hungary
10-12 CIPRA Conference Annuelle, Bolzano
12-18 Biology Week, UK
13 National Fungus Day, UK
13 International Day for Disaster Reduction
14-16 Port-Cros Symposium - 50 years of biodiversity, France
21-27 International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC3), France
23-25 2nd European Ecotourism Conference, Romania
November
4 Green Infrastructure Conference, Brussels
6 Sustainable Tourism and Biodiversity in Protected Areas, Brussels
6 World Responsible Tourism Day
13-14 9th European Water Association Converence, Brussels
15 Biodiversity and Health Conference, Vienna
16-24 European Week for Waste Reduction
11-22 UN Climate Change Conference, Poland
19 World Toilet Day
21 World Forum on Natural Capital, Edinburgh
December
9-13 European Forest Week
11 International Mountain Day
2014
January
4-5 Future Environment and Energy Conference, Melbourne
April
1 Forum for the Future of Agriculture, Brussels
September
8-11 EcoFil - lakes and rivers, Czech Republic
October
12-17 Shallow Lakes Conference, Turkey
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''Let nature be your teacher''
William Wordsworth, poet, 1770-1850
''Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift''
Albert Einstein, physicist, 1879-1955
Albert Einstein, physicist, 1879-1955
''... to find the word, or words, by which [an] idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed''
P.M. Roget, lexicographer, 1779-1869
P.M. Roget, lexicographer, 1779-1869
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