6 MONTH CALENDAR: ECO AWARENESS DAYS (January to June 2022)

Here is our bi-annual blog, detailing eco-related awareness, days , weeks and months celebrated in both the UK and worldwide between January and June 2022. 

Many of these days help to raise awareness about important environmental causes, the international animals days also bring the plight of each species to the forefront. These days are also a great opportunity for many charities to put on events and raise money for their cause. 

Whether you’re a teacher looking for ideas, planning an event for a youth group or just planning your own Instagram feed, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved…

Be sure to click on the links for more information and add the related hashtags to your own social media posts, and if you spot a date that I’ve missed, please do let me know in the comments below… Happy celebrating!

JANUARY 2022

Veganuary image by Nadine Primeau on Unsplash

1-31 January:
Veganuary

#Veganuary2022
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Big School Birdwatch image by Erik Karits on Unsplash

6 January - 21 February:
Big Schools Birdwatch

#BigSchoolsBirdWatch
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Penguin Awareness Day image of Adélie penguin by Eamonn Maguire on Unsplash

20 January:
Penguin Awareness Day

#PenguinAwarenessDay
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Big Garden Birdwatch image by Bob Brewer on Unsplash

28-30 January:
Big Garden Birdwatch

#BigGardenBirdWatch #BGBW
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FEBRUARY 2022

World Wetlands Day image by USGS on Unsplash

2 February:
World Wetlands Day

#WorldWetlandsDay
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National Hedgehog Day image by Bill Fairs on Unsplash

2 February:
National Hedgehog Day

#NationalHedgehogDay
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World Whale Day image by Rich German

15 February:
World Whale Day

#WorldWhaleDay
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Arctic Sea Ice Day image by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

27 February:
Polar Bear Day

#InternationalPolarBearDay
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Fairtrade Fortnight Fairtrade logo

27 February - 11 March: Fairtrade Fortnight

#FairtradeFortnight
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MARCH 2022

World Lion Day image by Jean Wimmerlin on Unsplash

3 March:
World Wildlife Day

#WorldWildlifeDay
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National Panda Day image by Debbie Molle on Unsplash

16 March:
National Panda Day

#NationalPandaDay
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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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The Big Pedal image by Who Du Nelson on Unsplash

21 March to 1 April:
The Big Walk and Wheel

#BigPedal
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World Water Day image by Jong Marshes on Unsplash

22 March:
World Water Day

#WorldWaterDay
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Great British Spring Clean image by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash

25 March - 10 April: Great British Spring Clean

#GBSpringClean
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APRIL 2022

Jane Goodall’s Birthday image by Kate Stephenson

3 April:
Jane Goodall’s Birthday

#JaneGoodall
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World Habitat Day image by Louis Reed on Unsplash

22 April:
Earth Day

#EarthDay2022
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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

25 April - 1 May:
Gardening Week

#NationalGardeningWeek
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Stop Food Waste Day image by Sri Lanka on Unsplash

27 April:
Stop Food Waste Day

#StopFoodWasteDay
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MAY 2022

Image of Sir David Attenborough

8 May: Sir David Attenborough’s Birthday

#SirDavidAttenborough
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Water Saving Week image by Alexandre Lecocq on Unsplash

16 - 20 May:
Water Saving Week

#WaterSavingWeek
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Vegetarian Week image by Deryn Macey on Unsplash

16 - 22 May:
Vegetarian Week

#NationalVegetarianWeek
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Walk To School Week image by Free To Use Sounds on Unsplash

16-22 May:
Walk To School Week

#WalkToSchool
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International Orangutan Day image by Dawn Armfield on Unsplash

20 May:
Endangered Species Day

#EndangeredSpeciesDay
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World Bee Day image by Jenna Lee on Unsplash

20 May:
World Bee Day

#WorldBeeDay
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International Day For Biodiversity image by Rui Silvestre on Unsplash

22 May: International Day For Biodiversity

#Biodiversity2022
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World Turtle Day image by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

23 May:
World Turtle Day

#WorldTurtleDay
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Children’s Gardening Week image by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash

28 May -5 June: Children’s Gardening Week

#ChildrensGardeningWeek
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JUNE 2022

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

16 June:
Clean Air Day

#CleanAirDay
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National Insect Week image by Sue Thomas on Unsplash

20-26 June:
National Insect Week

#NIW2022
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World Giraffe Day image by Sian Cooper on Unsplash

21 June:
World Giraffe Day

#WorldGiraffeDay
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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

#EverydayIsWorldFemaleRangerDay
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