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4 Oct 2014

World Animal Day

World Animal DayWorld Animal Day was started in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence as a way of highlighting the plight of endangered species.

October 4 was chosen as...

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4 Oct 2014

National Organic Week

NOWNational Organic Week Australia (NOW) is 10 days of targeted media and locally-staged activities designed to increase awareness of the benefits of organic products and farming production...

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19 Oct 2014

Bird Week - meet the neighbours

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Over 860 (and counting) species of birds have been recorded in Australia....

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19 Oct 2014

National Water Week

Water must be used wisely if there is to be enough to meet the needs of future generations. Awareness about the amount of water used in everyday tasks is the first step in developing a responsible approach to water use. This year, National Water Week will focus on the importance of liveable communities on a national scale, in which sustainable water management is a key component. National...

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10 Nov 2014

National Recycling Week

In November 1996, Planet Ark founded National Recycling Week to bring a national focus to the  environmental benefits of recycling. Now in its 18th year, this campaign continues to educate and stimulate behaviour change, by:

  • Promoting kerbside, industrial and...
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21 Nov 2014

World Fisheries Day

The World Fisheries Day helps in highlighting the critical importance to human lives, of water and the lives it sustains, both in and out of water. Water forms a continuum, whether contained in rivers, lakes, and ocean.

A recent United Nations study reported that more than two-thirds of the world's fisheries have been overfished or are fully harvested and more than one third are in...

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13 Mar 2015

Ride2School day

Bicycle NetworkThe Ride2School Program is designed to make riding, walking, skating and scooting the normal mode of transport for students across...

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14 Mar 2015

International day of action for rivers

Lift your voices to celebrate the world's rivers and those who struggle to protect them. It is a day to educate one another about the threats facing our rivers, and learn about better water and energy solutions.

» http://www.internationalrivers.org/international-day-of-action-for-rivers...

21 Mar 2015

World Forestry Day

The concept of having a World Forestry Day originated at the 23rd General Assembly of the European Confederation of Agriculture in 1971. Later that year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation gave support to the idea.

» http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/

22 Mar 2015

World Water Day

An international day to celebrate freshwater, focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
Recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).

» http://www.unwater.org/activities/...

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