March World Sustainability Events

As February comes to a close, March is beginning and there are a series of sustainability events that will take place this month. These include:

• World Wildlife Day - Held annually on March 3rd to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.

• International Women's Day - Held annually on March 8th to celebrate women's achievements and promote gender parity.

• Meatout - promotes a vegan diet. Held annually on the first day of spring (on or around March 20).

• International Day of Forests - held annually on March 21st to celebrate the ways in which forests and trees sustain and protect us.

• World Water Day - held annually on March 22nd.

• World Meteorological Day - held annually on March 23rd to raise awareness about climate change.

• Earth Hour - promotes efforts to address climate change by asking businesses and residents to turn off their lights for one hour (from 8:30pm - 9:30pm local time). Held in late March annually.

Source: Global Stewards Calendar of Global Environmental Events.