Earth Hour
2017-03-25 20:30 - 21:30 UTC | International
WWF’s Earth Hour shows us how each of us can be heroes for our planet, our home. Our actions today can change our tomorrow – together, let’s #ChangeClimateChange

Earth Day
2017-04-22 | International

International Day for Biological Diversity
2017-05-22 | International
2017 Theme: “Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism”
Diversity in species, ecosystems and landscapes attracts tourism and promotes economic growth. In turn, a well-managed tourist sector can contribute significantly to reducing threats to, and maintain or increase, key wildlife populations and biodiversity values through tourism revenue.
The celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity under this theme provides an opportunity to raise awareness and action towards the important contribution of sustainable tourism both to economic growth and to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
This theme has been chosen to coincide with the observance of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development and provides an opportunity to contribute to ongoing initiatives such as the Sustainable Tourism Programme.

World Environment Day 2017
2017-06-05 | International
2017 theme: reconnecting you to nature.
On 5 June, go outside and show us that you’re #WithNature. Breathe in the beauty and remember that by keeping our planet healthy, we keep ourselves healthy too.

Beat the Microbead Day
2017-06-06 | National
Clean Coasts will be holding our annual Beat the Microbead Day on June 6th. Microbeads are tiny particles of plastic are ingredients in thousands of personal care products sold around the world. These microbeads, hardly visible to the naked eye, flow straight from the bathroom drain into the sewage system. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to filter out microbeads and so they end up in our oceans.
Sea creatures absorb or eat microbeads. These microbeads are passed along the marine food chain. Since humans are ultimately at the top of this food chain, it is likely that we are also absorbing microbeads from the food we eat. Microbeads are not biodegradable and once they enter the marine environment, they are impossible to remove.

World Oceans Day 2017
2017-06-08 | International
World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This site serves as the central coordinating platform for World Oceans Day, with free resources and ideas for everyone – no matter where you live – to help expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day on June 8 and year-round.
Overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017:
Our Oceans, Our Future
Conservation action focus:
Encouraging solutions to plastic pollution and preventing marine litter for a healthier ocean and a better future

Extreme Clean Day
2017-06-10 | National
CALLING ALL COASTAL OUTDOOR ADVENTURE GROUPS!
Are you part of a water sports or outdoor adventure club? Would you like to incorporate a coastal clean-up into one of your next adventures and also be in with a chance to win a GoPro camera? This year, Clean Coasts are encouraging adventure sports groups to take part in ‘Extreme Clean Day’ on Saturday 10th June. To take part all you have to do is organise an outing somewhere along the Irish coastline, register it with us and clean as you go!
You can register your group for ‘Extreme Clean Day’ on this webpage and in return we will send you out a clean-up kit with gloves, bags, data collection cards, posters and high-vis vests.
We also have 2 GoPro cameras up for grabs for best photo and video taken on the day. Post your images onto our Facebook page by 12 midnight on the 10th June and we will announce the winners the next day!
Please act responsibly and do not take unnecessary risks during this event. Images found to display hazardous behaviour will not be published or entered into our competition.

End of the Bathing Season
2017-09-15 | National
15th September marks the end of the bathing season in Ireland. It is also the end of the Green Coast and Blue Flag Awards season. A great way to give back to these beaches is with a #2minutebeachclean or taking part in the Big Beach Clean!

International Straw Free Day
2018-02-03 | International
Say no to plastic straws this February 3rd!

Individuals: Request ‘no straw please’ in your drink.
Businesses: Go strawless for a day, and see the big difference one day alone makes.

They won’t be missed!

Earth Hour 2018
2018-02-13 08:00 - 17:00 | International

World Water Day 2018
2018-03-22 | International
