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Environmental Date Date(s) National Bird Day: January 5 International Zebra Day: January 31 World Wetlands Day: February 2 World Ostrich Day [3] [4] February 2 World Marmot Day [5] [6] February 2 World Pangolin Day [7] [8] Third Saturday of February World Whale Day [9] Third Sunday of February World Bonobo Day [10] [11] [12] February 14 World ...
This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment of Earth in 2024.They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters, environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth, environmental law, conservation, environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues.
Major contribution to protecting Australia's native plants and animals, ecosystems, and people from dangerous new invasive species [91] Australia: Peter Rawlinson Award: Australian Conservation Foundation: Outstanding voluntary contribution to the Australian environment [92] Australia: World Environment Day Awards: United Nations Association of ...
Earth Day 2024 is set for Monday, and every day we depend on biodiversity — the finite and precious wild life and natural resources needed to keep us alive and healthy. But our world, and the ...
To eligible for the inaugural prize, Australian citizens and residents could apply between November 2021 and February 2022) if they had released an original work in the last 5 years that 1) referenced nature or an environmental issue in its lyrics, or in the visual content of its music video and 2) inspires us to protect the environment with a message of hope or a call-to-action, or highlights ...
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By 1993, the campaign was focusing more strongly on sorting the rubbish collected into recyclables, [15] and Kiernan was using Clean Up Australia Day to advocate for changes to legislation surrounding reduction of packaging and returning packaging to companies. [16] In 1994, over 8,000 sites were cleaned up as part of the day. [17]
The statues of Captain James Cook and Queen Victoria in Melbourne are vandalised on the eve of Australia Day. The statue of Cook is cut down and its plinth defaced with the words "The colony will fall". [62] Researchers Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer are named as 2024 Australians of the Year. [63]