FREE 6 MONTH CALENDAR: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS DAYS (January to June 2021)
It seems nearly every day is a celebration of something or other. You only have to scroll through social media to see a flurry of posts celebrating a particular initiative or recognising another day.
So here is a guide to the national and international days and dates in the wildlife and environmental calendar for the next six months.
Hopefully this will stimulate some ideas for your own events to support a cause or inspire other related activities…. or maybe just your own instagram posts!
So after trawling many online resources this six month calendar includes UK, US and International awareness days… Happy celebrating!
Be sure to click on the links for more information and add the related hashtags to your own posts.
JANUARY 2021
Veganuary image by Nadine Primeau on Unsplash
1-31 January 2021:
Veganuary
#Veganuary2021
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Big School Birdwatch image by Erik Karits on Unsplash
6 January:
Big Schools Birdwatch
#BigSchoolsBirdWatch
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Big Energy Saving Week image by American Public Power Association on Unsplash
18-24 January:
Big Energy Saving Week
#BigEnergySavingWeek
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FEBRUARY 2021
World Wetlands Day image by USGS on Unsplash
2 February:
World Wetlands Day
#WorldWetlandsDay
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World Whale Day image by Rich German
15 February:
World Whale Day
#WorldPopulationDay
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Arctic Sea Ice Day image by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
27 February:
Polar Bear Day
#InternationalPolarBearDay
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MARCH 2021
World Lion Day image by Jean Wimmerlin on Unsplash
3 March:
World Wildlife Day
#WorldWildlifeDay
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Global Recycling Day image by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash
18 March:
Global Recycling Day
#GlobalRecyclingDay
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International Day of Forests image by Ankit Choudhary on Unsplash
21 March:
Day of Forests
#InternationalDayOfForests
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World Water Day image by Jong Marshes on Unsplash
22 March:
World Water Day
#WorldWaterDay
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APRIL 2021
The Big Pedal image by Who Du Nelson on Unsplash
22 April:
The Big Pedal 2021
#BigPedal
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World Habitat Day image by Louis Reed on Unsplash
22 April:
Earth Day
#EarthDay2021
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World Penguin Day image by Henrique Setim on Unsplash
25 April:
World Penguin Day
#WorldPenguinDay
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National Gardening Week image by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
27 April - 2 May:
Gardening Week
#NationalGardeningWeek
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Stop Food Waste Day image by Sri Lanka on Unsplash
28 April:
Stop Food Waste Day
#StopFoodWasteDay
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MAY 2021
Image of Sir David Attenborough
8 May: Sir David Attenborough’s Birthday
#SirDavidAttenborough
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World Vegetarian Day image by Anna Pelzer on Unsplash
9 May:
World Fairtrade Day
#WorldFairTradeDay
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World Vegan Day image by Deryn Macey on Unsplash
10-16 May:
Vegetarian Week
#NationalVegetarianWeek
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Water Saving Week image by Alexandre Lecocq on Unsplash
17-21 May:
Water Saving Week
#WaterSavingWeek
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International Orangutan Day image by Dawn Armfield on Unsplash
21 May:
Endangered Species Day
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
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Walk To School Week image by Free To Use Sounds on Unsplash
17-21 May:
Walk To School Week
#WalkToSchool
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International Day For Biodiversity image by Rui Silvestre on Unsplash
22 May: International Day For Biodiversity
#Biodiversity2021
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Children’s Gardening Week image by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash
29 -6 June: Children’s Gardening Week
#ChildrensGardeningWeek
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Great British Spring Clean image by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash
28 May: Great British Spring Clean
#MillionMileMission
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Garden Wildlife Week image by Jeanne Blanche on Unsplash
31 May-6 June:
Garden Wildlife Week
#GardenWildlifeWeek
JUNE 2021
World Environment Day image by Gustavo Quepon on Unsplash
5 June:
World Environment Day
#WorldEnvironmentDay
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World Oceans Day image by Ivan Bandura on Unspash
8 June:
World Oceans Day
#WorldOceansDay
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World Sea Turtle Day image by Randall Ruiz on Unspash
16 June:
World Sea Turtle Day
#WorldSeaTurtleDay
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Clean Air Day image by jason blackeye on Unsplash
17 June:
Clean Air Day
#CleanAirDay
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World Giraffe Day image by Sian Cooper on Unsplash
21 June:
World Giraffe Day
#WorldGiraffeDay
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National Insect Week image by Sue Thomas on Unsplash
21-27 June:
National Insect Week
#NIW2021
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World Rainforest Day image by Jakub Gorajek on Unsplash
22 June:
World Rainforest Day
#worldrainforestday
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Female Rangers Day image courtesy of The SockStar Project
23 June:
Female Ranger Day
#WorldFemaleRangerDay
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