FREE 6 MONTH CALENDAR - ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS DAYS (July to December 2023)
Here’s your six monthly guide to the upcoming environmental awareness days. It includes any of the days related to nature, animals, climate or eco awareness that are celebrated worldwide in the US or in the UK.
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. Many of the events help to raise awareness or even raise money for an important cause.
Be sure to click on the links for more information and add the related hashtags to your own posts.
If you think that there are any missing, please do get in touch.
JULY 2023 - Plastic Free July
International Plastic Bag Free Day image by Christopher Vega on Unsplash
3 July:
International Plastic Bag Free Day
A global initiative that aims to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags in the world
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
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World Population Day image by Jez Timms on Unsplash
11 July:
World Population Day
Organised by the United Nations
#WorldPopulationDay
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National Simplicity Day image by Sarah Dorweiler on Unsplash
12 July:
National Simplicity Day
To honour the birthday of Henry David Thoreau, who was born in 1817
#NationalSimplicityDay
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Arctic Sea Ice Day image by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
15 July:
Arctic Sea Ice Day
Organised by the Polar Bears International
#ArcticSeaIceDay
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National Marine Week image by Frank Mckenna on Unsplash
22 July to 6 August:
National Marine Week
The Wildlife Trusts’ nationwide celebration of all things marine
#NationalMarineWeek
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World Conservation Day image by Jeremy Zero on Unsplash
28 July:
World Conservation Day
Organised by the WWF
#WorldNatureConservationDay
#NatureConservationDay
World Tiger Day image by Sander Wehkamp on Unsplash
29 July:
World Tiger Day
Organised by the WWF
#WorldTigerDay
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World Rangers Day image by Brian Mann on Unsplash
31 July:
World Rangers Day
Organised by the International Ranger Federation
#WorldRangerDay
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AUGUST 2023
Cycle To Work Day image by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash
4 August:
Cycle To Work Day
The UK’s biggest cycle commuting event
#CycleToWorkDay
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World Lion Day image by Jean Wimmerlin on Unsplash
10 August:
World Lion Day
Founded by Big Cat Rescue, the world’s largest sanctuary dedicated to big cats
#WorldLionDay
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World Elephant Day image by elcarito on Unsplash
12 August:
World Elephant Day
Organised by a collection of charities
#WorldElephantDay
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International Orangutan Day image by Dawn Armfield on Unsplash
19 August:
International Orangutan Day
Organised by a collection of charities
#OrangutanDay
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SEPTEMBER 2023 - Organic September
World Primate Day image by Porco Rosso on Unsplash
1 September:
World Primate Day
Organised by a collection of charities
#WorldPrimateDay
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Zero Waste Week image by Wolfgang Rottmann on Unsplash
4 to 8 September:
Zero Waste Week
Organised by Zero Waste Week
#ZeroWasteWeek
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World Ozone Day image by Jason Blackeye on Unsplash
16 September:
World Ozone Day
Organised by the United Nations
#WorldOzoneDay
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Great British Beach Clean image by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash
15 to 24 September:
Great British Beach Clean
Organised by the Marine Conservation Society
#GreatBritishBeachClean
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Zero Emissions Day image by Alexander Popov on Unsplash
21 September:
Zero Emissions Day
Organised by a collection of charities
#ZeroEmissionsDay #zeday
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World Rhino Day image by Marcus Löfvenberg on Unsplash
22 September:
World Rhino Day
Organised by the WWF
#WorldRhinoDay
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World Rivers Day image by Jon Flobrant on Unsplash
24 September:
World Rivers Day
Organised by the United Nations
#WorldRiversDay
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Bike To School Week image by Danny Nee Udm on Unsplash
25 to 29 September:
Bike To School Week
To celebrate cycling to school and the huge benefits it brings
#BikeToSchoolWeek
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OCTOBER 2023 - Walk to School Month / Black History Month
Turtle and discarded PPE mask image taken from Unblocktober website
October:
Unblocktober
A month to save our sewers and seas
@unblocktober
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World Vegetarian Day image by Anna Pelzer on Unsplash
1 October:
World Vegetarian Day
Organised by the United Nations
#WorldVegetarianDay
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World Habitat Day image by Louis Reed on Unsplash
3 October:
World Habitat Day
Organised by the United Nations
#WorldHabitatDay
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World Animal Day image by Ian Mcgrory on Unsplash
4 October:
World Animal Day
Organised by a collection of charities
#WorldAnimalDay
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World Food Day image by Jakub Kapusnak on Unsplash
International Snow Leopard Day image by Helena Lopes on Unsplash
NOVEMBER 2023
World Vegan Day image by Deryn Macey on Unsplash
1 November:
World Vegan Day
Organised by the Vegan Society
#WorldVeganDay
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World Kindness Day image by Dee Copper and Wild on Unspash
13 November:
World Kindness Day
An international day started in 1998
#WorldKindnessDay
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Steve Irwin Day image by Deryn Macey on Unsplash
15 November:
Steve Irwin Day
A day for remembering the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin
##SteveIrwinDay
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World Toilet Day image by Simon Arthur on Unsplash
19 November:
World Toilet Day
A UN event that raises awareness of the billions of people living without access to safe sanitation
#WorldToiletDay
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National Tree Week image by Matt Artz on Unspash
25 Nov to 3 Dec:
National Tree Week
Organised by the Tree Council
#NationalTreeWeek
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International Jaguar Day image by Geran De Klerk on Unsplash
29 November:
International Jaguar Day
Organised by the Wildlife Conservation Society
#InternationalJaguarDay
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DECEMBER 2023
International Cheetah Day image by Maurits Bausenhart on Unsplash
4 December:
International Cheetah Day
Raising awareness of cheetah conservation
#SaveTheCheetah
#IntlCheetahDay
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World Soil Day image by Neonbrand on Unsplash
5 December:
World Soil Day
Organised by the United Nations
#WorldSoilDay
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International Mountain Day image by Mads Schmidt Rasmussen Xfngap on Unsplash
11 December:
International Mountain Day
Organised by the United Nations
#InternationalMountainDay
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