Explore key dates and events in 2020.
February
- World Wetlands Day (2 February)
- International Day of Women & Girls in Science (11 to 12 February)
- Anniversary of the Apology 2008 (13 February)
- Business Clean Up Day (25 February)
- Youth and Schools Clean Up Day (28 February)
March
- Clean Up Australia Day (1 March)
- World Wildlife Day (3 March)
- World Parks Week (7 to 15 March)
- International Women's Day (8 March)
- National Groundwater Awareness Week (8 to 14 March)
- International Day of Forests (21 March)
- Harmony Day (21 March)
- World Water Day (22 March)
- World Meteorological Day (23 March)
- Earth Hour (28 March)
April
- World Heritage Day (18 April)
- National Trust Heritage Festival (18 April to 19 May)
- Earth Day (22 April)
- Anzac Day (25 April)
- National Sustainability Conference (27 to 28 April)
May
- International Composting Awareness Week (3 to 9 May)
- OZWater'20 (5 to 7 May)
- World Migratory Bird Day (11 May)
- National Volunteer Week (18 to 24 May)
- International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May)
- World Turtle Day (23 May)
- National Sorry Day (26 May)
- National Reconciliation Week (27May to 3 June)
June
- World Environment Day (5 June)
- World Oceans Day (8 June)
- Global Wind Day (15 June)
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (17 June)
July
- NAIDOC Week (5 to 12 July)
- World Population Day (11 July)
- Schools Tree Day (31 July)
August
- National Tree Day (2 August)
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (4 August)
- International Day for World Indigenous Peoples (9 August)
- National Science Week (15 to 23 August)
- International Youth Day (12 August)
- Keep Australia Beautiful Week (17 to 23 August)
- World Humanitarian Day (19 August)
September
- National Biodiversity Month
- National Wattle Day (1 September)
- National Walk to Work Day (4 September)
- National Landcare Week (7 to 13 September)
- National Threatened Species Day (7 September)
- Sustainable House Day (15 September)
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (16 September)
- Bushcares Major Day Out – BMDO (TBC)
- World Car-Free Day (22 September)
- World Maritime Day (24 September)
October
- Australian Wildlife Week (5 to 11 October)
- World Habitat Day (5 October)
- International Day for Disaster Reduction (13 October)
- World Food Day (16 October)
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October)
- National Ride 2 Work Day (21 October)
- Aussie Backyard Bird Count (19 to 25 October)
- National Water Week (21 to 27 October)
- All Energy 2020 conference (21 to 22 October)
- United Nations Day (24 October)
- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (27 October)
November
- World Tsunami Awareness Day (5 November)
- Pollinator Week (8 to 15 November)
- National Recycling Week (9 to 15 November)
- UN Climate Change Conference COP 26 (9 to 19 November)
- International GIS Day (18 November)
- World Fisheries Day (21 November)
- National Agriculture Day (21 November)
December
- International Day of People with Disability (3 December)
- International Volunteer Day (5 December)
- World Soil Day (5 December)
- International Civil Aviation Day (7 December)
- Human Rights Day (10 December)
- International Mountain Day (11 December)
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