Environmental Events Calendar 2008

It is important for every organisation and business to show the community their support Environmental events. Supporting Environmental events is also a great way to improve your company/brand's image and public perception.

Some of our Promotional Products we recommend to show support for Environmental Events:

• Enviro-friendly Tote Bags
• Recycled Newspaper Pencils
• Customised Seed sticks and Custom Printed Seed pots
• Recycled Plastic Rulers - Australian Made
• Recycled Plastic Frisbees - Australian Made

All of these products are ideal for Councils, Government departments and organisations who aim to promote a message about improving our environment.

Here's a list of some of the environmental events taking place this year in Australia :

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

2008

• International Year of Planet Earth 2008
• Earth Sciences for Society - an International Year of Planet Earth
• International Year of Sanitation 2008
• International Year of the Reef 2008

January

• Australia Day - 26th

February

• World Wetlands Day - 2nd
• Sustainable Living Festival - 15th to 17th
• "Old Forests, New Management" Conservation and uses of old-growth forests in the 21st Century – 17th to 21st
• Business Cleanup Day - 26th
• Schools Cleanup Day - 29th
• Sydney Harbour Week - 29th

March

• Clean up Australia Day - 2nd
• Seaweek - 2nd to 8th
• Ground Water Awareness Week – 9th to 15th
• Forestry Day – 21st
  
• World Day for Water - 22nd
• World Meteorological Day - 23rd

April

• Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
• Planning Institute Australia 2008 Conference: A Climate for Change - 13th to 16th
• Water Down Under - 15th to 18th
• Earth Day - 22nd
• Arbor Day - 25th
  

May

• International Biodiversity Day - 22nd
• World Turtle Day – 23rd

June

• World Environment Day - 5th
• Going Green Expo - 5th to 8th
• World Oceans Day - 8th
• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17th

July

• NAIDOC 2008 - 6th to 13th
• Schools Tree day - 25th
• National Tree Day - 27th

August

• National Science Week - 16th to 24th
• Keep Australia Beautiful Week - 25th to 31st

September

• Biodiversity month - all September
• Wattle Day - 1st
• Landcare week - 1st to 7th
• National Threatened Species Day - 7th
• National Bilby Day - 14th
• Sustainable House Day - 13th and 14th
• World Water Monitoring Day - 18th
• Clean Up the World Weekend - 20th and 21st
• World Car-free Day - 22nd
  

October

• Energy Awareness Month - All October
• International Walk to School Month - All October
• Walk to Work Day - 3rd (TBC)
• World Animal Day - 4th
  
• World Habitat Day - 6th
• World Food Day - 16th
  
• National Ride to Work Day - 15th
  
• National Water Week - 19th to 25th

November

• National Recycling week - 10th to 16th
• World Fisheries Day – 21st

December

• Coastcare week - 1st to 7th
• International Volunteer Day - 5th
• International Mountain Day - 11th

(source: Department of Environment and Heritage)

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