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  • World Wetlands Day

    Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods is the theme for World Wetlands Day in 2016. This theme is selected to demonstrate the vital role of wetlands for the future of humanity and specifically their relevance towards achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals.

  • Earth Hour

    Earth Hour is a worldwide grassroots movement uniting people to protect the planet, and is organised by WWF. Engaging a massive mainstream community on a broad range of environmental issues, Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 7000 cities [...]

  • World Water Day

    World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by [...]

  • International Day of Biodiversity

    On May 22, 1992, the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted by the of the United Nations at a conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Since 2001, the International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated each year on the anniversary of this date.

  • World Environment Day 2016

    World Environment Day is held each year on June 5. It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

  • World Oceans Day 2016

    World Oceans Day was first introduced in 1992 to raise awareness of the crucial role the sea plays as sources of food, oxygen and medicine. It was officially recognized by the United Nations (UN) in 2008 and is observed on June 8 each year.

  • World Oceans Day at Galway Atlantaquaria

    Galway Atlantaquaria Salthill, Galway, Co. Galway, Ireland

    Clean Coasts officer for Galway, Beckey-Finn, will be taking part in the World Oceans Day celebrations at the Galway Atlantaquaria on Sunday 12th June from 11am to 5pm. The World Oceans Day theme for 2015 – 2016 is  Healthy oceans, healthy planet. The ocean is the heart of our planet. Like your heart pumping blood to [...]

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  • Shark Awareness Day

    Contrary to expectations, the purpose of Shark Awareness Day is not to stand on the beach and shout out warnings to terrified swimmers and surfers, despite the hours of innocent fun that can provide. It’s true that sharks are impressive hunters and predators, yet the sad fact remains that these magnificent creatures are more threatened [...]

  • World Rivers Day

    International

    World Rivers Day is a celebration of the world's waterways. It highlights the many values of rivers and strives to increase public awareness and encourages the improved stewardship of rivers around the world. “Rivers are the arteries of our planet; they are lifelines in the truest sense.” ~ Mark Angelo

  • World Maritime Day 2016

    The United Nations (UN), via the International Maritime Organization (IMO), created World Maritime Day to celebrate the international maritime industry’s contribution towards the world’s economy, especially in shipping. The event’s date varies by year and country but it is always on the last week of September.

  • World Habitat Day 2016

    The United Nations’ (UN) World Habitat Day is annually celebrated on the first Monday of October to reflect on the state of human settlements and people’s right to sufficient shelter. It also aims to remind people that they are responsible for the habitat of future next generations.

  • World Animal Day

    International

    Mission of World Animal Day: To raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. Building the celebration of World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals.  It's celebrated in different ways in every country, [...]

  • World Octopus Day

    International

    Octopuses have hundreds of suckers, each one equipped with its own ganglion with thousands of neurons. These ‘mini-brains’ are interconnected, making for a widely distributed nervous system. That is why a severed octopus arm may crawl on its own and even pick up food. – Frans de Waal World Octopus Day is actually the kick-off [...]

  • International Women’s Day

    A big shout out to all the amazing women working to protect our beaches, seas and marine life on International Womens Day!

  • World Water Day

    International

    It's World Water Day and there is lots you can do to celebrate this day with us: Do a #2minutebeachclean or #2minutestreetclean to help protect your local waterways. Make a commitment to your local coastline by becoming a Clean Coasts Group. With this year's theme being wastewater, support our Think Before You Flush campaign. Spend [...]

  • Walk For Water with Green-Schools

    Glendalough Glendalough, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

    To help celebrate World Water Day, some of the Clean Coasts team will be joining Green-Shools Walk for Water event at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow today. 

  • Earth Hour

    International

    Join us in celebrating Earth Hour this Saturday by turning your lights off between 8:30pm and 9:30pm!

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