16.3: Environmental Calendar
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Several decades ago, the UN initiated a global outreach effort to mark the anniversary dates of key environmental treaties as an opportunity for us to pause and reflect on the natural environment’s importance in our lives. Following this example, some environmental organizations has started devoting additional days to celebrate environmental issues not pertinently covered by UN treaties. Perhaps the most well-known being WWF’s Earth Hour, held every year or 29 March, during which businesses and the public turn off non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30–9:30pm, as a symbol of their commitment to the environment. These celebrations have become an important tool to help raise public awareness of the plight of the natural world, and many organizations are taking actions to promote environmental issues through newspaper articles, radio interviews, festivals, important announcements, seminars, and guided walks. Below is a list of some prominent celebrations in the annual environmental calendar. You, your friends, and your organization may celebrate only some of these days, or all of them; it’s all up to personal choices.
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Celebration |
Date |
Inaugural year |
|---|---|---|
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International Zebra Day |
31 January |
2016 |
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World Wetlands Day |
2 February |
1997 |
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World Pangolin Day |
Third Saturday in February |
2012 |
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*World Wildlife Day |
3 March |
2014 |
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International Day of Action for Rivers |
14 March |
1997 |
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World Frog Day |
20 March |
2014? |
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*International Day of Forests |
21 March |
2013 |
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*World Water Day |
22 March |
1993 |
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Earth Hour |
29 March |
2008 |
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Earth Day |
22 April |
1970 |
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World Penguin Day |
25 April |
Unclear |
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*World Migratory Bird Day |
Second Saturday in May |
2006 |
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*International Day for Biological Diversity |
22 May |
2000 |
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World Turtle Day |
23 May |
2000 |
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*World Environmental Day |
5 June |
1974 |
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*World Oceans Day |
8 June |
1992 |
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World Sea Turtle Day |
16 June |
2005 |
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*World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
17 June |
1995 |
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World Albatross Day |
19 June |
2020 |
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World Giraffe Day |
21 June |
2014 |
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*World Population Day |
11 July |
1989 |
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World Chimpanzee Day |
14 July |
2018 |
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World Snake Day |
16 July |
2013 |
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World Ranger Day |
31 July |
2007 |
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World Lion Day |
10 August |
2013 |
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World Elephant Day |
12 August |
2012 |
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World Lizard Day |
14 August |
Unclear |
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International Vulture Awareness Day |
First Saturday in Sept. |
2009 |
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*International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
16 September |
1995 |
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World Rhino Day |
22 September |
2010 |
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World Gorilla Day |
24 September |
2017 |
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World Environmental Health Day |
26 September |
2011 |
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World Animal Day |
4 October |
1925 |
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*International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
6 November |
2002 |
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World Fisheries Day |
21 November |
1998 |
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International Cheetah Day |
4 December |
2011 |
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*World Soil Day |
5 December |
2014 |
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*International Mountain Day |
11 December |
2003 |
*Officially celebrated by the UN