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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
World AIDS Day
Started on 1st of December in 1988, World AIDS Day is not just about raising money, but also about increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done.
Tbilisplus30 - Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education
The conference aims to fill the gaps between environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) by bringing governmental & non-governmental organizations of different countries, working on the issues of EE and ESD, onto a single platform. The conference will build strategies for promoting the progress of ESD in the world.
White Ribbon Day
The White Ribbon Foundation of Australia aims to eliminate violence against women by promoting culture-change around the issue.
World Hello Day
Anyone can participate in World Hello Day simply by greeting ten people. This demonstrates the importance of personal communication for preserving peace.
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