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Calendar of environmental events
2013
January
- National Bird Day - 5th
- Australia Day - 26th
February
- World Wetlands Day - 2nd
- Business Clean Up Day - 26th
March
- Schools Clean Up Day - 1st
- Sea Week - 3rd to 9th
- Clean Up Australia Day - 3rd
- International Women’s Day - 8th
- Ground Water Awareness Week - 10th to 16th
- International Day of Forests - 21st
- Harmony Day - 21st
- Close the Gap - 21st
- World Water Day - 22nd
- Ride2School Day - 22nd
- World Meteorological Day - 23rd
- Earth Hour - 23rd
April
- Australian Heritage Week - 13th to 21st
- World Heritage Day - 18th
- International Mother Earth Day - 22nd
- Anzac Day - 25th
May
- OZ' Water'13 - 7th to 9th
- World Migratory Bird Day - 11th to 12th
- National Volunteer Week - 13th to 19th
- Walk Safely to School Day - 24th
- International Day for Biological Diversity - 22nd
- National Sorry Day - 26th
- National Reconciliation Week - 27th to 3rd
June
- World Environment Day - 5th
- World Oceans Day - 8th
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17th
- Red Nose Day - 28th
July
- NAIDOC Week - 7th to 14th
- World Population Day - 11th
- Schools Tree Day - 26th
- National Tree Day - 28th
August
- Jeans for Genes Day - 2nd
- International Day for World Indigenous People - 9th
- International Youth Day - 12th
- World Humanitarian Day - 19th
- Keep Australia Beautiful Week - 19th to 25th
- Cool Australia's EnviroWeek - 25th to 31st
September
- National Biodiversity Month - all month
- National Wattle Day - 1st
- Walk To Work Day - 5th
- Sustainable House Day - 8th
- National Bilby Day - 8th
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer - 16th
- World Parks Day - 17th TBA
- World Car-Free Day - 22nd
- World Maritime Day - last week of September TBA
October
- World Habitat Day - first Monday in October
- World Animal Day - 4th
- International Day for Disaster Reduction - 13th
- National Ride to Work Day - 16th
- National Water Week - third week in October
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - 17th
- United Nations Day - 24th
November
- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - 6th
- National Recycling Week - 11th to 17th
- World Fisheries Day - 21st
December
- International Day of People with Disability - 3rd
- International Volunteer Day - 5th
- Human Rights Day - 10th
- International Mountain Day - 11th
For more information on these and other events call toll free 1800 803 772
