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Calendar of environmental events
2012
January
- National Bird Day - 5th
- Australia Day - 26th
February
- World Wetlands Day - 2nd
- The Sustainable Living Festival - 11th to 26th
- Business Clean Up Day - 28th
March
- Australian Women’s History Month - all month
- Schools Clean Up Day - 2nd
- Sea Week - 4th to 10th
- Clean Up Australia Day - 4th
- Ground Water Awareness Week - 11th to 17th
- World Forestry Day - 21st
- Harmony Day - 21st
- World Water Day - 22nd
- Close the Gap - 22nd
- World Meteorological Day - 23rd
- Ride2School Day - 23rd
- Earth Hour - 31st
April
- Australian Heritage Week - 14th to 22nd
- World Heritage Day - 18th
- Earth Day - 22nd
- Anzac Day - 25th
May
- OZ' Water Week 2011 - 8th to 10th
- World Migratory Bird Day - 14th to 15th
- National Volunteer Week - 14th to 20th
- International Museum Day - 18th
- Walk Safely to School Day - 18th
- International Day for Biological Diversity - 22nd
- National Sorry Day - 26th
- National Reconciliation Week - 27th to 3rd June
June
- World Environment Day - 5th
- Global Wind Day - 15th
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17th
- Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development - 20th to 22nd
- Red Nose Day - 29th
July
- NAIDOC Week - 1st to 8th
- World Population Day - 11th
- Schools Tree Day - 27th
- National Tree Day - 29th
August
- Jeans for Genes Day - 5th
- International Day for World Indigenous People - 9th
- International Youth Day - 12th
- Keep Australia Beautiful Week - 22nd to 28th
September
- National Biodiversity Month - all month
- National Wattle Day - 1st
- National Landcare Week - TBA 5th
- Sustainable House Day - 9th
- National Bilby Day - 9th
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - 16th
- Walk To Work Day - TBA 17th
- World Parks Day - 17th
- World Car-Free Day - 22nd
October
- World Habitat Day - 1st
- World Animal Day - 4th
- National Water Week - 21st to 27th
- National Ride to Work Day - 17th
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - 17th
November
- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - 6th
- National Recycling Week - 12th to 18th
- World Fisheries Day - 21st
December
- International Day of People with Disability - 3rd
- International Volunteer Day - 5th
- Coastcare Week - TBA
- Human Rights Day - 10th
- International Mountain Day - 11th
For more information on these and other events call toll free 1800 803 772
