List of environmental dates
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This page has a list of environmental dates, that is to say, dates designated for promoting awareness of environmental matters. There is a separate page with a list of environmental disasters.
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[edit] Days
- World Wetlands Day - February 2
- UN World Day for Water - March 22
- UN World Meteorological Day - March 23
- Earth Day - April 22
- Arbor Day - April 27
- International Migratory Bird Day - May 3
- International Day for Biodiversity - May 22
- UN World Environment Day - June 5
- UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - June 17
- UN World Population Day - July 11
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - September 16
- UN World Habitat Day - first Monday in October
- International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction - second Wednesday in October
- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - November 6
- International Mountain Day - December 11
[edit] Years
- World Population Year - 1974
- International Year of the Ocean (IYO) - 1998
- International Year of Mountains (IYM) - 2002
- International Year of Ecotourism (IYE) - 2002
- International Year of Freshwater (IYF) - 2003
- International Year of Deserts and Desertification - 2006
[edit] Decades
- UN decade on water, 1981-1990
- United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development- 2005-2014
- International Decade on Water for Life - 2005-2015
