Environmental Days In March 2026
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This March there are awareness days for wetlands, sparrows, forests and all wildlife across the world.
The key environmental dates, awareness days, weeks, months and environmental events in March 2026.
World Wildlife Day
Date: 3rd March
World Wildlife Day is a United Nations International day to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet.
International Day of Action for Rivers
Date: 14th March
International Day of Action for Rivers is all about protecting rivers and defending the rights of communities that depend on them.
National Panda Day
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Date: 16th March
National Panda Day celebrates the cutest black and white bear, which is native to China.
Due to decades of reproduction efforts in zoos, reforestation and conservation campaigns, pandas are considered “vulnerable” to extinction, rather than endangered. However they are still subject to loss of habitat.
Global Recycling Day
Date: 18th March
Global Recycling Day urges leaders around the world to adopt a joined up approach to recycling, which is urgently needed.
It also urges people to see unwanted items as a resource, rather than waste, and to appreciate recycled and repurposed items.
World Sparrow Day
Date: 20th March
The house sparrow is now a disappearing species in the UK.
World Sparrow Day highlights the reasons for this decline, including destruction of its habitat, lack of insect food for the young and even the increasing microwave pollution from mobile phone towers.
World Frog Day
Date: 20th March
World Frog Day is a day dedicated to raising awareness for frogs and other amphibians.
Frog populations have been under threat and many species are disappearing, or have already gone extinct.
International Day of Forests
Date: 21st March
International Day of Forests celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
It aims to encourages local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns.
World Wood Day
Date: 21st March
Coinciding with the International Day of Forests, World Wood Day is a cultural event to highlight wood as an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial.
It also raises awareness of the key role wood plays in a sustainable world through biodiversity and forest conservation.
International Seal Day
Date: 22nd March
Created in 1982 by the US Congress, this day highlights the overhunting of seals leading to population decline.
World Water Day
Date: 22nd March
World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.
As well as raising awareness of the importance of saving water it encourages changing the way you use, consume and manage water in your lives.
Earth Hour
Date: 22nd March
Earth Hour is a symbolic event where we are asked to switch off our lights and give an hour for Earth, at 8.30pm in your local time.
Spend your 60 minutes doing something, anything, positive for our planet.
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