Environmental Awareness Days Of the Year.


Environmental Awareness Days Of The Year

 We celebrate different days related to environment and Biodiversity to create awareness about the significance of nature.The ideas of celebrating these days is to remind yourself  about the restoration of our ecosystem for own survival.Atleast we can take a pledge to contribute in our own little way to preserve and save our planet .

Here I am adding a few days that we celebrate to cherish our life on mother earth .

Date                                       Day 

February  2                -   World Wetlands Day 

February 27              - Polar Bear Day

February 28              - National Science Day

March 3                     - World Wildlife Day

March 20                - World Sparrow Day

March 21       -World Day for forest & Tree

March 22       - Water Day and Sanitation Day

April 7            - World Health Day

April 22          - World Earth Day 

May 3              - International Energy Day 

May 10           - World Migratory Bird Day

May 22           -International Day for 

                         Biological Diversity

May 23         - World Turtle Day

June 5           - World Environment Day

June 8           - World Ocean Day

June 16         - World Sea Turtle Day 

June 17         - World Day to Combat  

                         Destrification and Drought 

July 11         - World Population Day 

July 29         - International Tiger Day

August 10    - World Lion Day , Biofuel Day

August 12      - World Elephant Day

September 16  - International Day for 

                             Prevention of Ozone layer

September 22    - World Rhino Day

September ,last Sunday   - World River Day 

October , first Monday     - World Habitat                                                        Day 

October , 2-8              -Wildlife Week

October 2                    -Clean Bharat Day 

October 3                    -World Nature Day ,                                                 World Habitat Day

October 4                    - World Animal Day 

October 6                    -World Wildlife Day 

October 16.                 - World Food Day 

November 12             - World Birds Day 

November 14             - World Energy                                                           Conservation Day 

December 5.               -World Soil Day


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Post by : Dr. Shabnam Tahera , Assistant Professor                                              Department of Zoology, G.C.W Parade, Jammu.







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