On Holy Ground
Appendix 4
Environmental Diary Dates
2008 INTERNATIONAL YEAR of planet earth DECADE of winter U.N. DECADE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2005 - 2009 2005 - 2014
2008 GREEN DATES:
2 FEB 29th FEB 2 MAR 2 – 8 MAR 21 MAR 22 MAR 5 - 13 APR 22 APR 2 – 7th JUNE 5 JUN 8 JUN 25 JUL 27 JUL 16 - 24 AUG 25 - 31 AUG SEPTEMBER
WORLD WETLANDS DAY www.deh.gov.au/water/wetlands/day/index.html SCHOOLS CLEAN-UP DAY www.cleanup.com.au CLEAN-UP AUSTRALIA DAY www.cleanup.com.au SEAWEEK www.mesa.edu.au/seaweek.asp “Extinction – a Saw point” WORLD FORESTRY DAY www.forests.qld.gov.au/educat/wfd/wfd1998.htm WORLD DAY FOR WATER www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations/ NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK www.youthweek.com EARTH DAY www.earthday.net NATIONAL RECYCLING WEEK www.planetark.com WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY www.unep.org/wed/2007/english/ WORLD OCEANS DAY www.gdrc.org/oceans/oceans-day.html SCHOOLS TREE DAY www.planetark.com NATIONAL TREE DAY www.planetark.com NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK www.scienceweek.info.au/ KEEP AUSTRALIA BEAUTIFUL WEEK www.kab.org.au SAVE THE KOALA MONTH www.savethekoala.com NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY MONTH www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/month.html
3 - 9 SEPT
LANDCARE WEEK www.landcareonline.com
7 SEPT day/index.html 8 SEPT
NATIONAL THREATENED SPECIES DAY www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/ts-
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE HOUSE DAY www.solarhouseday.com
19 - 21 SEPT CLEAN-UP THE WORLD WEEKEND www.cleanuptheworld.org/en/Activities/clean-upthe-world-weekend-2007.html 21 SEPT 21 SEPT 1 OCT 4 OCT 4 OCT 3 OCT INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE TREES FOR PEACE WORLD HABITAT DAY www.unhabitat.org FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS www.franciscans.org.au/earthcare WORLD SPACE WEEK www.spaceweek.org WALK TO WORK DAY http://www.walk.com.au/wtw/page.asp?pageid=207
7 OCT NATIONAL EARTH SCIENCE WEEK www.ga.gov.au/about/event/esw06_activitiesbystate.jsp 8 - 12 OCT 14 OCT NATIONAL WEEDBUSTER WEEK www.weedbusters.info.aubout.htm NATIONAL WATER WEEK www.sustainableliving.com.au/national-water-week
17 OCT INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ERADICATION OF POVERTY www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty/poverty_link3.htm 6 NOV INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WAR AND ARMED CONFLICT www.un.org/depts/dhl/environment_war/ 24 NOV 3 - 9 DEC 5 DEC BUY NOTHING DAY www.sustainableliving.com.au/buy-nothing-day/ COASTCARE WEEK www.landcareonline.com INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS www.youthweek.com
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