JANUARY
1 New Year’s Day
4 WORLD BRAILLE DAY
World Braille Day is a reminder of the importance of accessibility and independence for those who are blind or visually-impaired.
11 International “Thank-You” Day
15 World Religion Day
20 Penguin Awareness Day
24 International Day of Education
26 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DAY
World Environmental Education Day is dedicated to showing children how they can take care of our Earth through recycling, saving energy and water, no littering and fighting climate change!
31 Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
31 International Zebra Day
The UN has designated 2024 as the International Year of Camelids.
Camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos are an important source of livelihood for millions of families – most of them pastoralists – in dryland and mountainous rangeland ecosystems around the world.
FEBRUARY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
Climate changes have serious implications on the lives of humans, animals and natural ecosystems. We have one planet – it is up to us to protect it for our future generations.
2 WORLD WETLANDS DAY
Wetlands function as natural sponges that trap and slowly release surface water, rain, snowmelt, groundwater and flood waters.
4 World Cancer Day
10 World Pulses Day
11 International Day of Girls and Women in Science
12 Darwin Day
13 World Radio Day
14 St Valentine’s Day
