Need a list of all important environment awareness days and dates in 2024? Hundreds of National, International and World Days are celebrated each year worldwide. Now, have you ever wondered why some days are ‘National’, some are ‘International’ and some are marked as ‘World’? Any clue? No? The difference between National, International and World days is really simple.
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January 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 5 January | National Bird Day (USA) |
| 8 January (Second Monday in January) | National Clean Your Desk Day (USA) |
| 10 January | National Cut Your Energy Costs Day (USA) |
| 10 January | National Houseplant Appreciation Day (USA) |
| 11 January | Day of National Parks and Nature Reserves of Russia |
| 14 January | National Dress Up Your Pet Day (USA) |
| 14 January | National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand) |
| 15 January | Arbor Day (Jordan, Egypt and Malta) |
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| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 19 January | International Flower Day |
| 20 January | National Penguin Day / Penguin Awareness Day (USA) |
| 21 January | National Squirrel Appreciation Day (USA) |
| 26 January | World Environmental Education Day |
| 30 January | National Draw a Dinosaur Day (UK) |
| 31 January | International Zebra Day |
| 31 January | World Aquatic Animal Day |
February 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| February – Full Month | Responsible Pet Owners Month |
| 1 February | National Serpent Day (USA) |
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day |
| 2 February | National Brown Dog Day (USA) |
| 7-14 February | Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week |
| 11 February | Forest Animal Feeding Day (Poland) |
| Date changes every year | National Anti-Fur Day (Canada) |
| 14 February | World Bonobo Day |
| 15 February | World Hippopotamus / Hippo Day |
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| 17 February (Third Saturday in February) | World Pangolin Day |
| 18 February (Third Sunday in February) | World Whale Day |
| 19 February | National Arabian Horse Day |
| 22 February | National Wildlife Day (USA) |
| 27 February | International Polar Bear Day |
March 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 1 March | National Horse Protection Day (USA) |
| 1 March (Date changes every year) | Schools Clean Up Day (Australia) |
| 2 March | International Rescue Cat Day |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day |
| 3 March (First Sunday in March) | Clean Up Australia Day |
| 5 March | National Tree Planting Day (Iran) |
| 10 March | Solar Appreciation Day (USA) |
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| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 12 March | Plant a Flower Day (USA) |
| 12 March | Arbor Day (China, Taiwan) |
| 12 March | Tree Day (North Macedonia) |
| 13 March | National Elephant Day (Thailand) |
| 14 March | International Day of Action for Rivers |
| 14 March | National Learn About Butterflies Day (USA) |
| 15 March | Buzzards (Turkey Vulture) Day (USA) |
| 15 March | International Day of Action for the Seals |
| 16 March | National Panda Day (USA) |
| 15 March (Third Friday in March) | National Ride2School Day (Australia) |
| 17 March-2 April (Date changes every year) | Great British Spring Clean Day (UK) |
| 18 March | Global Recycling Day |
| 18-24 March (Date changes every year) | Trees Are The Key Awareness Week (UK) |
| 20 March (Third Wednesday in March) | National Festival of Trees / Nationale Boomfeestdag (Netherlands) |
| 20 March | World Sparrow Day |
| 20 March | World Frog Day |
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| 21 March | International Day of Forests |
| 21 March | National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand) |
| 21 March | World Planting Day |
| 21 March | World Wood Day |
| 22 March | World Water Day |
| 22 March | International Day Of The Seal |
| 22 March | Baltic Sea Day (Itämeripäivä) |
| 22 March | National Tree Day (Sint Maarten) |
| 22 March | World Chipmunk Day |
| 23 March | World Bear Day |
| 23 March | National Alligator Day |
| 23 March | National Puppy Day (USA) |
| 23 March | Cuddly Kitten Day |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 March | National Tree Planting Day (Uganda) |
| 27 March (Last Wednesday in March) | Manatee (Sea Cow) Appreciation Day (USA) |
| 30 March (Last Saturday in March) | Earth Hour |
April 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| April – Full Month | Dog Appreciation Month |
| April – Full Month | National Frog Month |
| 1 April | Fossil Fools Day |
| 1 April | National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania) |
| 5 April (First Friday in April) | National Walk to Work Day (Australia) |
| 5 April | Arbor Day / Sikmogil (South Korea) |
| 7 April | International Beaver Day |
| 8 April | National Zoo Lovers Day (USA) |
| 8 April | National Dogfighting Awareness Day (USA) |
| 8 April | Pygmy Hippo Day |
| 8 April | Draw a Bird Day |
| 9 April | Jumbo Day |
| 11 April | National Pet Day (USA) |
| 13 April | International Plant Appreciation Day |
| 14 April | National Dolphin Day (USA) |
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| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 16 April | Save The Elephant Day |
| 17 April | Bat Appreciation Day (Canada) |
| 20 April (Third Saturday in April) | Environment Day (Ukraine) |
| 21 April | National Tree Planting Day (Kenya) |
| 21 April | National Yellow Bat Day |
| 22 April | Earth Day |
| 24 April | World Day for Laboratory Animals |
| 24 April (Last Wednesday in April) | International Noise Awareness Day |
| 25 April | World Penguin Day |
| 25 April | Arbor Day / Tag des Baumes (Germany) |
| 26 April (Last Friday in April) | National Arbor Day (Nebraska, USA) |
| 26 April | National Help a Horse Day (USA) |
| 27 April (Last Saturday in April) | Save The Frogs Day |
| 27 April | World Tapir Day |
| 27 April | International Hyena Day |
| 29 April | Arbor Day (Colombia) |
| 30 April | National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day (USA, Canada) |
May 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| May – Full Month | National Pet Month |
| 1 May | International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day |
| 1 May | Save The Rhino Day |
| 1 May | World Naked Gardening Day |
| 2 May | World Tuna Day |
| 3 May | International Leopard Day |
| 3 May | Sun Day |
| 3 May | National Wild Koala Day (Australia) |
| 4 May | Greenery Day / Midori no Hi (Japan) |
| 4 May (First Saturday in May) | Green Up Day (Vermont, USA) |
| 5 May | Arbor Day (Dominican Republic) |
| 6-12 May (First Monday in May) | Air Quality Awareness Week (USA) |
| 7 May (First Tuesday of May) | Donkey Week |
| 8 May | World Donkey Day |
| 10 May (Second Friday in May) | National Public Gardens Day (USA) |
| 10 May | World Cactus Day |
| 10 May | Birds and Trees Day (Hungary) |
| 11 May (Second Saturday in May) | World Migratory Bird Day |
| 11 May (Second Saturday in May) | All-Russian Day of Forest Planting |
| 11 May (Second Saturday in May) | National Tree Planting Day (Mongolia) |
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| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 12 May | Environmental Education Day (Russia) |
| 14 May | Thai Buffalo Conservation Day (Thailand) |
| 15 May | World Climate Change Day |
| 15 May | Dinosaur Day |
| 17 May (Third Friday in May) | National Endangered Species Day (USA) |
| 17 May (Third Friday in May) | National Bike to Work Day (USA) |
| 20 May | National Rescue Dog day (USA, Canada) |
| 22 May | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 22 May | Arbor Day (Guatemala and Ecuador) |
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| 23 May | World Turtle Day |
| 24 May | European Day of Parks |
| 26 May (Last Sunday in May) | National Arbor Day (Venezuela) |
| 27 May (Fourth Monday in May) | Bike Day (Canada) |
| 27 May | World Otter Day (UK) |
| 30 May | National Water a Flower Day (USA) |
| 30 May | Arbor Day (Honduras) |
| 30 May | International Hug Your Cat Day |
| 31 May | World Parrot Day |
June 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| June-Full Month | Zoo and Aquarium Month (USA) |
| June – Full Month | National Adopt A Cat Month |
| 1 June | Dinosaur Day |
| 1 June | World Reef Awareness Day (USA) |
| 1 June (First Saturday in June) | National Black Bear Day |
| 2 June (First Sunday in June) | Coastal Cleanup Day (Russia) |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day |
| 4 June | National Hug Your Cat Day |
| 5 June | World Environment Day |
| 5 June | World Day Against Speciesism |
| 5 June | International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing |
| 5 June | Arbor Day (New Zealand) |
| 8 June | World Oceans Day |
| 8 June | International Day of Action for Elephants |
| 9 June | Coral Triangle Day |
| 9 June (Second Sunday in June) | Canadian Rivers Day |
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| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 11 June | International Lynx Day |
| 12 June | National Cougar Day (USA) |
| 15 June | Global Wind Day |
| 15 June | Arbor Day (Costa Rica) |
| 15 June (Third Saturday in June) | International Surfing Day |
| 16 June | World Sea Turtle Day |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 17 June | World Croc / Crocodile Day |
| 19 June | Arbor Day (Paraguay) |
| 20 June | Arbor Day (Australia) |
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| 21 June | Arbor Day (Cuba) |
| 21 June | World Giraffe Day |
| 21 June | World Hydrography Day |
| 22 June | World Camel Day |
| 22 June | World Rainforest Day |
| 25 June | Arbor Day (Philippines) |
| 25 June | National Catfish Day (USA) |
| 38 June (Last Friday in June) | Arbor Day (Nicaragua) |
July 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| July – Full Month | National Lost Pet Prevention Month |
| 1-7 July | National Festival of Tree Planting / Van Mahotsav (India) |
| 3 July | International Plastic Bag Free Day |
| 4 July | Independence From Meat Day (USA) |
| 6 July | Arbor Day (Chile) |
| 7 July | International Day of the Dnieper River |
| 9 July | Arbor Day (Cambodia) |
| 10 July | National Don’t Step on a Bee Day (UK, USA) |
| 11 July | World Population Day |
| 11 July (Second Thursday in July) | National Tree Day (Mexico) |
| 14 July | Shark Awareness Day |
| 14 July | World Orca Day |
| 14 July | World Chimpanzee Day |
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| 15 July (Third Monday in July) | Marine Day (Japan) |
| 15 July | National I Love Horses Day |
| 16 July | World Snake Day |
| 20 July | National Tree Planting Day (Central African Republic) |
| 26 July | International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem |
| 26 July (Last Friday in July) | Schools Tree Day (Australia) |
| 28 July | World Nature Conservation Day |
| 28 July (Last Weekend in July) | National Tree Day (Australia) |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day |
| 31 July | World Ranger Day |
| 31 July | National Mutt Day |
August 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 3 August | Arbor Day (Niger) |
| 4 August | International Clouded Leopard Day |
| 8 August | International Cat Day |
| 9 August | Smokey Bear’s Birthday (USA) |
| 10 August | World Lion Day |
| 12 August | World Elephant Day |
| 12 August | World Hirola Day |
| 13 August | International Wolf Day |
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| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| 17 August | Black Cat Appreciation Day |
| 17 August (Third Saturday in August) | National Honey Bee Day (USA) |
| 17 August (Third Saturday in August) | International Homeless Animals Day |
| 18 August | National Tree Planting Day (Pakistan) |
| 19 August | World Orangutan Day |
| 20 August | Renewable Energy Day / Akshay Urja Diwas (India) |
| 20 August | World Mosquito Day |
| 25 August (Last Sunday in August) | Lake Sevan Day (Armenia) |
| 26 August | Wild Dog Day |
| 26 August | National Dog Day |
| 29 August | Arbor Day (Argentina) |
| 30 August | International Whale Shark Day |
| 30 August | National Beach Day (USA) |
| 31 August (Last Saturday in August) | Finnish Nature Day |
| 31 August (Last Saturday in August) | International Bat Night |
September 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| September-Full Month | National Save A Tiger Month |
| 1 September | Dolphin Day (Japan) |
| 1 September | Arbor Day (Peru) |
| 4 September | National Wildlife Day (USA) |
| 7 September (First Saturday in September) | Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day (USA) |
| 7 September (First Saturday in September) | International Vulture Awareness Day |
| 7 September | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies |
| 7 September | National Threatened Species Day (Australia) |
| 8 September | National Bilby Day (Australia) |
| Third Week of September | Adopt a Less-Adoptable Pet Week |
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| 16 September | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (World Ozone Day) |
| 18 September | World Water Monitoring Day |
| 20 September (Third Friday in September) | PARK(ing) Day (USA) |
| 20 September | National Canal Conservation Day (Thailand) |
| 21 September (Third Saturday in September) | World Cleanup Day |
| 21 September (Third Saturday in September) | International Red Panda Day |
| 21 September (Third Saturday in September) | International Coastal Cleanup Day |
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| 21 September | Zero Emissions Day |
| 21 September | Arbor Day / Dia da Arvore (Brazil) |
| 22 September | World Car Free Day |
| 22 September | National Arbor Day (Barbados) |
| 22 September | World Rhino Day |
| 22 September | National Elephant Appreciation Day (USA) |
| 24 September | World Gorilla Day |
| 25 September (Wednesday of National Forest Week) | National Tree Day (Canada) |
| 26 September | World Environmental Health Day |
| 26 September | World Cassowary Day |
| 27 September (Last Friday in September) | Arbor Day (US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico) |
| 28 September (Last Saturday in September) | National Public Lands Day (USA) |
| 28 September | Green Consumer Day |
| 29 September (Last Sunday in September) | World Rivers Day |
| 30 September | Save The Koala Day |
October 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| October – Full Month | International Dinosaur Month |
| October – Full Month | Squirrel Awareness Month |
| October – Full Month | Adopt a Shelter Dog Month |
| October – Full Month | Bat Appreciation Month |
| 1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
| 1 October | Arbor Day (Northern Mariana Islands) |
| 1 October | National Arbor Day (Bolivia) |
| 1 October | National Black Dog Day (USA) |
| 2 October | World Farm Animals Day |
| 2 October (First Wednesday in October) | Energy Efficiency Day (USA) |
| 4 October | World Animal Day |
| 4-10 October | World Space Week |
| 7 October (First Monday in October) | World Habitat Day |
| 8 October | World Octopus Day |
| 8 October (Second Tuesday in October) | Arbor Day (Guam) |
| 9 October (Second Wednesday in October) | Fossil Day |
| 10 October | Arbor Day (Poland) |
| 11 October (Second Friday in October) | Arbor Day (Namibia) |
| 12 October (Second Saturday in October) | National Tree Planting Day (Mongolia) |
| 12 October (Second Saturday in October) | International African Penguin Awareness Day |
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| Third week of October | National Wolf Awareness Week |
| 14 October | International E-Waste Day |
| 16 October | Global Cat Day |
| 18 October | World Okapi Day |
| 20 October | International Sloth Day |
| 20 October | Arbor Day (Czech Republic) |
| 20 October | National Reuse Day (India) |
| 21 October | National Reptile Awareness Day (Australia) |
| 21 October | World Earthworm Day |
| 21 October | National Annual Tree Loving Day (Thailand) |
| 21 October | American Frog Day |
| 22 October | International Wombat Day |
| 23 October | International Snow Leopard Day |
| 24 October | Freshwater Dolphin Day |
| 24 October | World Kangaroo Day |
| 24 October | International Gibbon Day |
| 24-31 October | Bat Appreciation Week |
| 25 October (Last Friday in October) | World Lemur Day |
| 26 October | National Mule Day |
| 27 October | National Black Cat Day (USA, Canada) |
| 29 October | National Cat Day (USA) |
| 31 October | International Black Sea Action Day |
November 2024: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| First full week of November | Polar Bear Week |
| 1 November | World Vegan Day |
| 1 November (First Friday in November) | Arbor Day (Samoa) |
| 2 November (First Saturday in November) | National Bison Day (USA) |
| 5 November | World Tsunami Awareness Day |
| 6 November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| 6 November | World Paper Free Day |
| 9 November (Second Saturday in November) | National Tree Day (Luxembourg) |
| 10 November (Second Sunday in November) | National Tree Festival (Tunisia) |
| 11 November | Energy Conservation Day |
| 12 November | Tit Day (Russia) |
| 15 November | America Recycles Day |
| 15 November | National Tree Planting Day (Sri Lanka) |
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| 17 November | Black Cat Day (Italy) |
| 21 November | World Fisheries Day |
| 22 November | Arbor Day (British Virgin Islands) |
| 24 November | Walrus Day (Russia) |
| 24 November (Friday after Thanksgiving) | Fur-Free Friday |
| 25 November | International Meatless Day |
| 27 November | Turtle Adoption Day |
| 29 November | International Jaguar Day |
December 2023: List of all Important Environmental Awareness Days, Events & Observances Calendar
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| December – Full Month | National Cat Lover’s Month |
| 2 December | National Pollution Control Day (India) |
| 2 December | International Day against Hunting |
| 3 December | Global No Pesticides Use Day |
| 3 December | International Baboon Day |
| 4 December | International Cheetah Day |
| 4 December | Environment Day (Thailand) |
| 5 December | World Soil Day |
| 9 December (Second Monday in December) | National Tree Planting Day (Malawi) |
| 10 December | International Animal Rights Day |
| 11 December | International Mountain Day |
| 13 December | National Horse Day (USA) |
| 14 December | Monkey Day |
| 14 December | National Energy Conservation Day (India) |
| 19 December | Look For An Evergreen Day (USA) |
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