Checkiday February 2023

This is a List of environmental dates. These dates are designated for creating awareness of environmental issues.

Species awareness days highlight biodiversity with the aim of increasing awareness about them. Some of these have been shown to lead to a rise in information seeking behaviour, and may lead to an increase in conservation fund-raising by charities and advocacy groups.[1]

Environmental Date Date(s) National Bird Day 01-05: January 5 International Zebra Day[3][4][5] 01-31: January 31 World Wetlands Day 02-02: February 2 World Pangolin Day[6][7] 02: Third Saturday of February World Whale Day[8] 02: Third Sunday of February World Bonobo Day[9][10][11] 02-14: February 14 World Hippopotamus Day[12] 02-15: February 15 International Polar Bear Day 02-27: February 27 World Wildlife Day 03-03: March 3 Solar Appreciation Day[13][14][15] 03: Second Friday of March International Day of Action for Rivers[16] 03-14: March 14 World Consumer Rights Day 03-15: March 15 Buzzards Day[17][18] 03-15: March 15 National Panda Day[19][20][21] 03-16: March 16 Global Recycling Day[22] 03-18: March 18 Taxonomist Appreciation Day[23] 03-19 : March 19 World Sparrow Day 03-20: March 20 World Frog Day[24][25][26] 03-20: March 20 World Rewilding Day[27] 03-20: March 20 International Day of Forests 03-21: March 21 World Planting Day[28][29][30] 03-21: March 21 World Wood Day[31] 03-21: March 21 World Water Day 03-22: March 22 International Seal Day[32] 03-22: March 22 World Meteorological Day 03-23: March 23 Manatee Appreciation Day[33][34][35] 03: Last Wednesday in March World Aquatic Animal Day[36] 04-03: April 3 International Beaver Day[37][38] 04-07: April 7 Zoo Lovers Day[39][40] 04-08: April 8 Arbor Day 04-10: April 10 Bat Appreciation Day[41][42] 04-17: April 17 Earth Day 04-22: April 22[43] International Pallas's Cat Day 04-23: April 23 World Tapir Day[44][45][46] 04-27: April 27 International Hyena Day [47][48] 04-27: April 27 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 04-29: April 29 Green Up Day 05: First Saturday of May in Vermont World Tuna Day[49][50][51] 05-02: May 2 International Leopard Day[52] 05-03: May 3 Wild Koala Day[53][54] 05-03: May 3 Greenery Day 05-04: May 4 in Japan (previously April 29) World Donkey Day[55] 05-08: May 8 Go Public Gardens Days Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day World Migratory Bird Day[56] Second Saturday of May. Second Saturday of May in the U.S. and Canada; Second Saturday of October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Endangered Species Day[57] 05: Third Friday of May Bike-to-Work Day 05: Third Friday of May World Bee Day 05-20: May 20 International Day for Biological Diversity (World Biodiversity Day) 05-22: May 22 World Turtle Day 05-23: May 23 European Day of Parks - Europarc Federation[58] 05-24: May 24 World Otter Day[59][60] 05-25: May 25 World No Tobacco Day 05-31: May 31 World Parrot Day[61][62][63] 05-31: May 31 World Reef Day[64][65] 06-01: June 1 World Peatlands Day 06-02: June 2 World Environment Day 06-05: June 5 Solomon Memorial Day 06-05: June 5 World Oceans Day 06-08: June 8 Coral Triangle Day 06-09: June 9 International Lynx Day[66][67] 06-11: June 11 National Cougar Day[68] 06-12: June 12 Global Wind Day 06-15: June 15 World Sea Turtle Day[69] 06-16: June 16 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 06-17: June 17 World Croc Day[70] 06-17: June 17 World Horseshoe Crab Day[71][72] 06-20: June 20 World Giraffe Day 06-21: June 21 World Camel Day[73][74][75] 06-22: June 22 World Rainforest Day[76][77] 06-22: June 22 World Population Day 07-11: July 11 Shark Awareness Day[78][79][80][81] 07-14: July 14 World Chimpanzee Day[82][83][84] 07-14: July 14 World Orca Day[85] 07-14: July 14 World Snake Day[86] 07-16: July 16 International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystems 07-26: July 26 World Nature Conservation Day[87][88]>[89] 07-28: July 28 International Tiger Day 07-29: July 29 World Ranger Day - International Ranger Federation 07-31: July 31 International Clouded Leopard Day[90] 08-04: August 4 International Moon Bear Day 08-08: August 8 World Lion Day[91] 08-10: August 10 World Elephant Day 08-12: August 12 World Hirola Day[92] 08-12: August 12 International Wolf Day[93][94] 08-13: August 13 National Honey Bee Day 08-15: August 15 World Orangutan Day[95] 08-19: August 19 World African Wild Dog Day[96] 08-26: August 26 International Whale Shark Day[97][98] 08-30: August 30 International Primate Day[99] 09-01: September 1 Japan Dolphin Day[100][101] 09-01: September 1 Amazon Rainforest Day[102] 09-05: September 5 International Vulture Awareness Day[103][104][105] 09: First Saturday of September International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 09-16: September 7 World Dolphin Day[106] 09-12: September 12 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 09-16: September 16 World Manta Day[107] 09-17: September 17 World Water Monitoring Day 09-18: September 18 PARK(ing) Day [de][108][109][110] 09: Third Friday in September World Cleanup Day[111] 09: September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September National Cleanup Day[112] 09: September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September International Red Panda Day[113] 09: Third Saturday of September International Tamarin Day 09-22: September 22 Zero Emissions Day[114] 09-21: September 21 Car Free Day 09-22: September 22 World Rhino Day[115] 09-22: September 22 Ecological Debt Day (Earth Overshoot Day) 09-23: September 23 in 2008, but receding World Gorilla Day[116][117][118] 09-24: September 24 World Environmental Health Day[119] 09-26: September 26 since 2011 (IFEH)[120] World Cassowary Day[121][122] 09-26: September 26 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste[123] 09-29: September 29 World Rivers Day[124] 09: Last Sunday of September World Farm Animals Day[125] 10-02: October 2 World Habitat Day 10: First Monday of October World Animal Day 10-04: October 4 Energy Efficiency Day[126] 10: First Wednesday in October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 10-13: October 13 International E-Waste Day[127][128][129] 10-14: October 14 International Sawfish Day [130] 10-17: October 17 Sustainability Day! [131] 10: Fourth Wednesday of October World Okapi Day[132][133] 10-18: October 18 International Sloth Day[134][135][136] 10-20: October 20 National Reptile Awareness Day[137][138] 10-21: October 21 International Wombat Day[139][140][141] 10-22: October 22 International Snow Leopard Day[142][143] 10-23: October 23 Freshwater Dolphin Day[144] 10-24: October 24 International Gibbon Day[145][146][147] 10-24: October 24 International Day of Climate Action 10-24: October 24 World Lemur Day[148][149] 10: Last Friday of October World Vegan Day 11-01: November 1 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 11-06: November 6 National Bison Day 11: First Saturday in November America Recycles Day 11-15: November 15 World Fisheries Day[150] 11-21: November 21 International Jaguar Day[151][152] 11-29: November 29 International Cheetah Day[153][154] 12-04: December 4 Wildlife Conservation Day[155] 12-04: December 4 World Soil Day[156] 12-05: December 5 International Mountain Day 12-11: December 11 Monkey Day 12-14: December 14 Ozone Action Day Variable date depending weather conditions eDay - Electronic Waste Day Variable date, in New Zealand World Fish Migration Day Variable date (next one- 22 May 2022; last one- 24 October 2020)