Green dates to celebrate
February
2 February: World Wetlands Day
March
March 3: Africa Environment Day and Wangari Maathai Day
March 22: World Water Day
23 March 2013: Earth Hour
April
April 22: Earth Day
May
May 11: International Migratory Bird Day
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day)
May 23: World Turtle Day
June
June 5: United Nations World Environment Day
June 8: World Oceans Day
15 June: Global Wind Day
June 17: UN World Day to Combat Desertification
September
September 1: International Vulture Awareness Day
September 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (Ozone Day)
September 18: World Water Monitoring Day
September 21: Zero Emissions Day
September 22 : World Car Free Day
International Coastal Cleanup (held annually in September)
October
First Monday in October: UN World Habitat Day
Second Wednesday in October: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
November
November 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
December
December 5: International Volunteer Day
December 11: International Mountain Day
Other
Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) – dates changes each year
Forest Day - December


