Calendar of environmental events
2008
- International Year of Planet Earth 2008
- 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
- 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
- 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
For more information on these and other events call toll free 1800 803 772