Key dates

January


February
2 - World Wetlands Day
21 - World Whale Day
Sea Week

March
1 - World Seagrass Day
3 - World Wildlife Day
14 - International Day of Action For Rivers
20 March - World Frog Day
21 - International Day of Forests
22 - World Water Day

April
22 - Earth Day

May
10 - World Migratory Bird Day
22 - International Day for Biodiversity
23 - World Turtle Day
26 - Sorry Day
27 May - 3 June - Reconciliation Week

June
1 - World Reef Day
5 - World Environment Day
8 - World Oceans Day
2-8 - World Ocean Week
9 - Coral Triangle Day
16 - World Sea Turtle Day
22 - World Rainforest Day

July
1-7 - National Clean Beaches Week
14 - Shark Awareness Day
14 - World Orca Day
26 - International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystems
25 - Earth Overshoot Day
26 - Schools Tree Day
26 - International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
28 - National Tree Day
28 - World Nature Conservation Day

August
5 - 11 - Keep Australia Beautiful Week
9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
15 - 23 - National Science Week
25 - 29 - World Water Week
30 - International Whale Shark Day

September
7 - National Threatened Species Day
18 - World Water Monitoring Day
20 - World Clean Up Day
21 - Zero Emissions Day
26 - World Maritime Day
27 - World Rivers Day

October
21-27 - National Water Week
6 - World Geodiversity Day
7 - World Habitat Day
4 - World Animal Day
8 - World Octopus Day
13 - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
14 - 20 - Aussie Backyard Bird Count
24 - International Day of Climate Action

November
3 - World Jellyfish Day
8-17 - Frog ID Week
9-17 - Pollinator Week
11 - Remembrance Day
11-17 - Geography Awareness Week
11-17 - National Recycling Week
21 - World Fisheries Day

December
​4 - Wildlife Conservation Day
5 - World Soil Day