ENVIROCALENDAR 2007

KEY: Red=funding opportunity; Green=Event; Orange= Workshop/Course; Purple=Competition/Award

ES=Enviroschools; EW= Environment Waikato; EBoP= Environment Bay of Plenty; SSS= School Support Services
TERM 1 Details
Week 4 March Monitoring Month competition www.emap.rsnz.org/events/marchmon/
26 Feb – 2 Mar National Bikewise Week: www.bikewise.co.nz
1 March - Organic Gardens in Schools Fund www.wwf.org.nz applications close
Week 5 Seaweek: “One Ocean-Te Moana takutahi” www.nzaee.org.nz/seaweek and
5 Mar – 9 Mar www.doc.govt.nz
Walk to School Week (7 March - National Walk to School Day)
7 March - Te Rā O Te Tamariki - Children’s Day www.childrensday.org.nz
Week 6 14 March - Thames/Coromandel Cluster workshop: Day 1 (SSS)
12 Mar – 16 Mar 16 March - King Country Cluster workshop: Day 1 (SSS)
Week 7 22 March - World Water Day www.worldwaterday.org
19 Mar –23 Mar 22 March - Waiora and Lakes Ed Workshop (EBoP)
22 March - BOC Where There’s Water Community Environmental Grants
applications close
www.nzwwa.org.nz/wherethereswater
23 March - World Meteorological Day www.wmo.ch/wmd
Week 8 30 March - NZ Glass Environmental Fund expressions of interest close
26 Mar – 30 Mar www.recycleglass.co.nz
31 March - Environmental Education Action Fund www.wwf.org.nz and
Envirofund (Hamilton) http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145827084/Envirofund
applications close
Week 9 Kiwi Recovery Project (SSS+DOC)
2 April –5 April
TERM 2
Week 1 22 April - Earth Day www.earthday.net/
23 Apr – 27 Apr 26 April - ES Awards workshop (EW, SSS)
Sir Peter Blake Trust Youth Environment Forum (applications through Regional
Councils) www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/youth/
Week 2 Nature Heritage Fund information at jmorton@doc.govt.nz
30 Apr– 4 May 2 May - ES Regional Event (EW Waikato)
3 May - Getting to know the NZ environment: Rotorua (SSS)
Week 3 International Composting Week www.compost.org.uk
7 May – 11 May 7-8 May -Sustainability Education in Secondary Schools; Rotorua (SSS)
12 May - International Migratory Bird Day
Week 5 Youth Week (NZ) www.youthweek.co.nz
21 May – 25 May 22 May - International Biodiversity Day www.biodiv.org/default.shtml
22 May - Thames/Coromandel Cluster workshop: Day 2 (SSS)
23 May - ES Regional Event (EBop; Bay of Plenty)
24 May - King Country Cluster workshop: Day 2 (SSS)
Week 6 31 May& 1 June -Sustainability Education in Secondary Schools; Rotorua (SSS)
28 May – 1 June
Week 7 5 June - World Environment Day www.4million.org.nz
4 June – 8 June 5 June - Arbor Day www.arborday.org
8 June - World Oceans Day www.gdrc.org/oceans/oceans-day.html
8 June - Life’s a Beach launch and workshop (EBoP)
Week 8 16 June - Matariki
11 June –15June 17 June - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
www.unced.int/publcinfo/menu.php
Week 9 18 June - Getting to know the NZ environment: Raglan (SSS)
18 June –22June
Week 10 Environmental Enhancement Fund ( Bay of Plenty) enquiries
25 June –29June www.envbop.govt.nz
 TERM 3 Details
Week 1 Environmental Enhancement Fund opens (Bay of Plenty) www.envbop.govt.nz
16July –20July Environmental Art Awards enquiries (Bay of Plenty) www.envbop.govt.nz
Week 2 ES teachers workshop (EBop; Bay of Plenty)
23July –27July
Week 3 1-3 Aug - ES National Hui
30July – 3 Aug
Week 4 Conservation Week www.doc.govt.nz/Community/002~Events/Conservation-
6 Aug –13 Aug Week/index.asp
8 Aug -What is Sustainability? (EE Guidelines workshop) Hamilton (SSS+EW)
12 August - International Youth Day
Week 6 24 Aug - Environmental Art Awards closes (Bay of Plenty) www.envbop.govt.nz
20Aug –24Aug
Week 7 30 Aug - What is Sustainability? (EE Guidelines workshop) Bay of Plenty
27Aug –1Sep (SSS+EBoP)
1 Sep - Environmental Education Action Fund applications close
www.wwf.org.nz
1 Sep - Organic Gardens in Schools Fund www.wwf.org.nz applications close
1 Sep – YHA Young Conservationist Awards www.yha.org.nz or
www.doc.gvt.nz/community/awards
Week 10 Keep NZ Beautiful Week www.knzb.org.nz
17Sep–24 Sep 16 Sep - International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer
www.uneptie.org.Ozonaction/events/ozoneday/index.html
16-18 Sep – ES Youth Jam
19 Sep - New ES information evening (EW; Waikato)
21 Sep - International Day of Peace www.internaionaldayofpeace.org/
22 Sep - World Car Free Day www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/
TERM 4 Details
Week 1 3 Oct - Walk or bike to school day/week/month
8 Oct –12 Oct 9 Oct – Gisborne Cluster day (SSS)
10 Oct - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
www.whatstheplanstan.govt.nz
Environmental Art Awards Regional Exhibitions (EBoP; Bay of Plenty)
Week 2 World Rainforest Week www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/
15 Oct –19 Oct 15 Oct – ES Awards applications due (Waikato)
18 Oct - World Water Monitoring Day www.worldwatermonitoringday.org
18 Oct – Waiora and Lakes Ed workshop (EBoP)
Week 5 6 Nov - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in
5 Nov –9 Nov War and Armed Conflict
Week 6 ES Awards applications due (Bay of Plenty)
12 Nov–16Nov
Week 7 23 Nov - Buy Nothing Day
19 Nov–23Nov
Week 10 11 Dec - International Mountains Day
10 Dec–14Dec www.fao.org/mnts/intl_mountain_day_en.asp