2020 Calendar of Environmental Events

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2020 and beyond

2014-2024 – International Decade of Sustainable Energy for All

January

20th	Penguin Awareness Day

February

2nd	World Wetlands Day
11th	International Day of Women & Girls in Science
26th	Business Clean Up Day
28th	Youth and Schools Clean Up Day

March

1st	Clean Up Australia Day
3rd	World Wildlife Day
7th - 15th	Australia Parks Week
8th	International Women's Day
8th - 14th	National Ground Water Awareness Week
15th - 21st	Harmony Week
21st	International Day of Forests
22nd	World Water Day
23rd	World Meteorological Day - postponed
28th	Earth Hour

April

18th	World Heritage Day
18thApril - 19th May	National Trust Heritage Festival - cancelled
22nd	Earth Day
25thApril - 3rd May	World Parks Week

May

3rd - 9th	International Composting Awareness Week
5th - 7th	OZWater'20
9th	World Migratory Bird Day
18th - 24th	National Volunteer Week
22nd	International Day for Biological Diversity
23rd	World Turtle Day
26th	National Sorry Day
27th - 3rd June	National Reconciliation Week

June

5th	World Environment Day
8th	World Oceans Day
15th	Global Wind Day
17th	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

July

5th - 12th	NAIDOC Week - postponed
11th	World Population Day
31th	Schools Tree Day

August

2nd	National Tree Day
3rd - 9th	National Landcare Week
9th	International Day for World Indigenous Peoples
12th	International Youth Day
15th - 23rd	National Science Week
17th - 23rd	Keep Australia Beautiful Week
19th	World Humanitarian Day

September

	National Biodiversity Month
TBC	Save the Koala Month
1st	National Wattle Day
4th	National Walk to Work Day
7th	National Threatened Species Day
13th	National Bilby Day
15th	Conservation Volunteers Bushcare’s Big Day Out – BBDO - cancelled
16th	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
20th	Sustainable House Day
22nd	World Car-Free Day
24th	World Maritime Day

October

4th	World Animal Day, Australia World Animal Day UK
5th - 11th	Australian Wildlife Week
7th	World Habitat Day
10th	World Migratory Bird Day
13th	International Day for Disaster Reduction
16th	World Food Day
17th	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
19th - 25th	Aussie Backyard Bird Count
19th - 25th	National Water Week
21st	National Ride 2 Work Day
21st - 22nd	All Energy 2020 conference
24th	United Nations Day
27th	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

November

5th	World Tsunami Awareness Day
8th - 15th	Pollinator Week
9th - 15th	National Recycling Week
9th - 19th	UN Climate Change Conference COP26 - postponed
18th	International GIS Day
21st	World Fisheries Day

December

5th	International Volunteer Day
5th	World Soil Day
10th	Human Rights Day
11th	International Mountain Day

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