2021 Calendar of Environmental Events

UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021 to 2030

International Year of Fruits and Vegetable 2021

January

20th	Penguin Awareness Day

February

2nd	World Wetlands Day
10th	World Pulses Day
11th - 12th	International Day of Women & Girls in Science

March

2nd	Business Clean Up Day
2nd - 5th	ABARES Outlook 2021 conference
3rd	World Wildlife Day
5th	Youth and Schools Clean Up Day
6th - 14th	SeaWeek
7th	Clean Up Australia Day
7th - 13th	National Groundwater Awareness Week
7th - 15th	World Parks Week
8th - 14th	Sustainable Seafood Week
19th	National Ride2School Day
21st	International Day of Forests
22nd	World Water Day
23rd	World Meteorological Day
27th	Earth Hour

April

18th	World Heritage Day
18thApril - 19th May	Australian Heritage Festival
22nd	Earth Day
24th	World Veterinary Day 2021
25th - 1st May	Water Week

May

2nd - 8th	International Composting Awareness Week
4th - 6th	OZWater'21
8th	World Migratory Bird Day
11th	Hairy-Nosed Day (Wombat)
17th - 23rd	National Volunteer Week
20th	World Bee Day
22nd	International Day for Biological Diversity
23rd	World Turtle Day

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
14th - 22nd	National Science Week
16th - 22nd	Keep Australia Beautiful Week
19th	World Humanitarian Day

September

	National Biodiversity Month
1st	National Wattle Day
3rd	National Walk to Work Day
5th - 9th	Australian Seed Science Conference
7th	National Threatened Species Day
11th	Bushcare’s Major Day Out – BMDO - (TBC)
16th	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
20th - 26th	National Organic Week
22nd	World Car-Free Day
26th	World Rivers Day
29th	International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction
30th	World Maritime Day

October

4th - 8th	3rd World Seabird Conference
5th	World Habitat Day
5th - 11th	Australian Wildlife Week
9th	World Migratory Bird Day
13th	International Day for Disaster Reduction
16th	World Food Day
17th	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18th - 24th	National Bird Week
18th - 24th	Aussie Backyard Bird Count
20th	National Ride 2 Work Day
22nd	Wombat Day https://www.all-energy.com.au/en-gb.html
24th	United Nations Day
27th	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

November

1st - 12th	UN Climate Change Conference COP 26
5th	World Tsunami Awareness Day
8th - 14th	National Recycling Week
10th	World Science Day for Peace and Development
21st	World Fisheries Day

December

5th	World Soil Day
5th	International Volunteer Day
6th - 12th	Coastcare Week
11th	International Mountain Day

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