Environment Calendar 2017: Save the date!

January

• • Jan 1 – New Years Day. What will be your environmental resolution?

February

• • Feb 2 – World Wetlands Day
  • Feb 18 – World Pangolin Day (Third Saturday)

March

• • Mar 3 – World Wildlife Day
  • Mar 8 – Women’s Day
  • Mar 20 – World Sparrow Day
  • Mar 21 – International Day of Forests / World Planting Day
  • Mar 22 – World Water Day
  • 4th Week of Mar – Philippine Water Week
  • 4th or Last Saturday of Mar – Earth Hour

April

• • Whole Month of Apr – Philippine Earth Month
  • Apr 8 – #DrawABirdDay!
  • Apr 22 – International Earth Day
  • Apr 22 – Birthday of Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LaPPCHEA or la-pa-pa-chay-ah). Proclamation No. 1412-A

May

• • Whole Month of May – National Ocean Month
  • May 5 – Bike-to-Work Day
  • May 9 – International Migratory Bird Day
  • May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
  • May 24 – World Turtle Day

June

• • Whole Month of June – Philippine Environment Month
  • Jun 4-10 – Philippine Eagle Week
  • June 5 – World Environment Day
  • June 8 – World Oceans Day
  • June 9 – Coral Triangle Day
  • Jun 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification
  • Jun 25 – National Arbor Day

July

• • July 11 – World Population Day

August

• • August 9 – World Indigenous People’s Day

September

• • Whole Month of Sep – National Clean Up Month / National Ozone Protection Month
  • 3rd Weekend of Sep – International Coastal Clean Up Weekend
  • Sep 16 – International Ozone Day
  • Sep 18 – World Water Monitoring Day
  • Sep 21 – Zero Emission Day
  • Sep 22 – Car Free Day
  • Sep 23 – Ecological Debt Day
  • Sep 26 – World Environment Health Day
  • Sep 27 – World Rivers Day

October

• • Whole Month of Oct – Indigenous People’s Month
  • Whole Month of Oct – National Tamaraw Month
  • Oct 6 – World Habitat Day
  • Oct 13 – International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
  • Oct 15 – International Day of Rural Women
  • Oct 24 – International Day of Climate Action
  • Oct 20-26 – International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

November

• • Whole Month of Nov – National Clean Air Month / National Environmental Awareness Month
  • Nov 6 – International Day for Preventing the exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
  • Nov 19-25 – National Climate Change Consciousness Week
  • Nov 22 – National Bike Day

December

• • Dec 5 – World Soil Day
  • Dec 10 – Human Rights Day
  • Dec 11 – International Mountain Day