February
February 2 – World Wetlands Day , World Ostrich Day
Third Sunday of February – World Whale Day
February 27 – International Polar Bear Day
March
March 3 – World Wildlife Day
March 14 – International Day of Action for Rivers
March 20 – World Sparrow Day
March 21 – World Forestry Day, World Planting Day, World Wood Day
March 22 – World Water & Sanitation Day
March 23 – World Meteorological Day, World Resources Day
March 30 – International Day of Zero Waste
April
April 7 – World Health Day
April 3 – World Aquatic Animal Day
April 10 – World Atmosphere Day
April 18 – World Heritage Day
April 22 – World Earth Day
May
May 3 – International Energy Day , International Leopard Day
May 8 – World Migratory Bird Day
May 14 – Endemic Bird Day
May 22 – World Biodiversity Day
May 23 – World Turtle Day
June
June 5 – World Environment Day
June 8 – World Ocean Day
June 9 – Coral Triangle Day
June 15 – Global Wind Day
June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
July
July 3 – World Seabird Day
July 11 – World Population Day
July 26 – International Mangrove Day
July 29 – International Tiger Day
August
August 10 – World Lion Day
August 12 – World Elephant Day
August 22 – Honey Bee Day
September
September 8 – World Cleanup Day
September 12 – World Dolphin Day
September 16 – World Ozone Day
September 18 – World Water Monitoring Day
September 21 – Zero Emissions Day
September 22 – World Rhino Day
September 26 – World Environmental Health Day
October
October 3 – World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
October 4 – World Animal Day
October 6 – World Wildlife Day
October 13 – International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14 – International E-Waste Day
October 23 – International Snow Leopard Day
October 24 – International Day of Climate Action
November
November 6 – International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 12 – World Birds Day
November 14 – World Energy Conservation Day
November 21 – World Fisheries Day
November 29 – International Jaguar Day
December
December 4 – International Cheetah Day , Wildlife Conservation Day
December 5 – World Soil Day
December 11 – International Mountain Day
Other Environmentally Important Days (Indian context)
February 28 – National Science Day
May 11 – National Technology Day
July 1 to July 7 – Van Mahotsav Saptah
October 1 to Oct 7 – Wildlife Week
December 14 – National Energy Conservation Day
Important Environmental Decades
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development : 2005-2014
Water for Life Decade : 2005-2015
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity : 2011-2020
United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification : 2010-2020
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration : 2021-2030
Must read: Ecosystem and its components
External link: https://moef.gov.in/moef/about-the-ministry/important-environmental-days/index.html
