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National Tree Day
Each year, around 200 000 Australian school students participate in a special National Tree Day event designed just for children – Schools Tree Day! It’s a wonderful opportunity for children to make a contribution to Australia’s natural environment and have lots of fun at the same time. Getting involved in Schools Tree Day is a great thing to do. You can see your teachers get their hands dirty, make your school look beautiful, have fun with your friends and help the environment all at once!
National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee
NAIDOC stands for the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians. Today, NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields. Activities take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week in the first full week of July. All Australians are encouraged to participate.
World Oceans Day
The World Oceans Day coordinates events and activities with aquariums, zoos, museums, conservation organizations, universities, schools, and businesses. Each year an increasing number of countries and organizations have been marking June 8th as an opportunity to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. World Oceans Day is now officially recognized by the UN as June 8th each year. Why Should you Celebrate World Oceans Day: -Generates most of the oxygen we breathe -Helps feed us -Regulates our climate -Cleans the water we drink -Offers us a pharmacopoeia of potential medicines -Provides limitless inspiration! Now we need to capitalize on this fresh momentum! We hope you will be involved in planning or participating in a World Oceans Day celebration near you! Please visit the rest of the World Oceans Day website to list your event, get celebration ideas, access the media and outreach kit, and more.
UN World Environment Day
World Environment Day (WED) 2010 is aimed to be the biggest, most widely celebrated, global day for positive, environmental action. Commemorated on 5 June since 1972, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action. WED is also a day for advocating partnerships among all stakeholders or perhaps, even more correctly, among all species living on this one planet and sharing a common future. We call for action – organize a neighborhood clean-up, stop using plastic bags and get your community to do the same, plant a tree or better yet organize a collective tree planting effort, walk to work, start a recycling drive . . . the possibilities are endless.
World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day raises public awareness of wetland values and benefits and promotes the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date.
National Tree Day
National Tree Day will be held on Sunday 2nd August, with Schools Tree Day taking place on the Friday 31st July. Last year over 312 000 people, including 229,000 school children dug deep to improve their natural surroundings.
NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC stands for the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.
World Environment Day 2009
World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
The International Day for Biological Diversity
The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations–sanctioned international holiday for the promotion of biodiversity issues.
International Composting Awareness Week
International Composting Awareness Week is a week of activities, events and publicity to improve awareness about the importance of this valuable organic resource and to promote compost use, knowledge and products.
International Volunteer Day
This day celebrates the efforts of those who have made an important contribution to society by giving their time as volunteers. The United Nations has invited governments and organisations in all countries to undertake and promote activities each year on 5 December to thank the volunteers and to stimulate a greater awareness of their contribution.
Environmental Education up the track
Attend the 2008 Australian Association for Environmental Educators Conference in Darwin.
NAIDOC week
NAIDOC celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia. All Australians are encouraged to participate in NAIDOC Week activities
World Environment Day 2008
World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
Earth Hour
Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.
Sustainable Living Festival
Come and explore the Festival's three-day program in the heart of the city of Melbourne and be a part of the celebrations.
International Day of Disabled Persons
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 3 December as the International Day of Disabled Persons. The Day was initially proclaimed to commemorate the anniversary of the General Assembly's adoption of the World Programme of Action concerning Persons with Disabilities. The Programme aimed to promote understanding about disability issues and to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integrating disabled persons in every aspect of political, social economic and cultural life.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, recalls the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
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