Environment Events

Examples of Environment Events in Australia. Why we do not follow? Who suppose to start?

Here's a list of some of the environmental events taking place this year in Australia :
January February March April May June July August September October November December
2009
Earth Sciences for Society - an International Year of Planet Earth
International Year of Natural Fibres
January
Australia Day - 26th
February
World Wetlands Day 2 February
Sustainable Living Festival 20-22 Feb 2009
Business Cleanup Day 24 February 2009
Schools Cleanup Day 27th February 2009
Sydney Harbour Week 1st-9th March 2009
March
Clean up Australia Day 1st March 2009
Ground Water Awareness Week March 8-14, 2009
Forestry Day 21st March
World Day for Water 22nd March 2009
World Meteorological Day 23rd March 2009
April
Earth Day April 22nd 2009
Arbor Day April 24th, 2009
May
International Biodiversity Day 22nd May 2009
World Turtle Day May 23th 2009
June
World Environment Day 5th June 2009
Going Green Expo
World Oceans Day June 8th 2009
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought June 17th 2009
July
NAIDOC 2009 5th to 12th July 2009
Schools Tree day 31st July 2009
National Tree Day 2nd August 2009
August
National Science Week
Keep Australia Beautiful Week
September
Biodiversity month - all September
Wattle Day September 1st 2009
Landcare week
National Threatened Species Day September 7th 2009
National Bilby Day September 11th 2009
Sustainable House Day 13th September 2009
World Water Monitoring Day September 18th 2009
Clean Up the World Weekend September 19th-20th 2009
World Car-free Day September 22nd 2009
October
Energy Awareness Month - All October
International Walk to School Month - All October
Walk to Work Day - October 2nd 2009
World Animal Day - October 4th 2009
World Habitat Day -October 2nd 2009
World Food Day October 16th 2009
National Ride to Work Day
National Water Week 18 - 24th October 2009
November
National Recycling week -9th - 15th November 2009
World Fisheries Day -21st November 2009
December
Coastcare week -1st-7th December 2009
International Volunteer Day -5th December 2009
International Mountain Day -11th December 2009

world wetlands Day 2 February 2009

World Wetlands Day which is celebrated each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2nd February 1971.

WED June 2009

World Environment Day Previous themes

1974 - Only one Earth
1975 - Human Settlements
1976 - Water: Vital Resource for Life
1977 - Ozone Layer Environmental Concern; Lands Loss and Soil Degradation
1978 - Development Without Destruction
1979 - Only One Future for Our Children - Development Without Destruction
1980 - A New Challenge for the New Decade: Development Without Destruction
1981 - Ground Water; Toxic Chemicals in Human Food Chains
1982 - Ten Years After Stockholm (Renewal of Environmental Concerns)
1983 - Managing and Disposing Hazardous Waste: Acid Rain and Energy
1984 - Desertification
1985 - Youth: Population and the Environment
1986 - A Tree for Peace
1987 - Environment and Shelter: More Than A Roof
1988 - When People Put the Environment First, Development Will Last
1989 - Global Warming; Global Warning
1990 - Children and the Environment
1991 - Climate Change. Need for Global Partnership
1992 - Only One Earth, Care and Share
1993 - Poverty and the Environment - Breaking the Vicious Circle
1994 - One Earth One Family
1995 - We the Peoples: United for the Global Environment
1996 - Our Earth, Our Habitat, Our Home
1997 - For Life on Earth
1998 - For Life on Earth - Save Our Seas
1999 - Our Earth - Our Future - Just Save It!
2000 - The Environment Millennium - Time to Act
2001 - Connect with the World Wide Web of Life
2002 - Give Earth a Chance
2003 - Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It!
2004 - Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive?
2005 - Green Cities – Plan for the Planet!
2006 - Deserts and Desertification - Don't Desert Drylands!
2007 - Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?
2008 - Kick The Habit - Towards A Low Carbon Economy

6 Unusual High-Paying Careers

1. Eco Tourism Director
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4. Conservation Consultant
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The International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2009

Invasive Alien Species
The theme for the International Day on Biological Diversity (IBD) in 2009 is invasive alien species (IAS) - one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and to the ecological and economic well-being of society and the planet.
Designation of IBD 2009 on the theme of invasive alien species provides Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and those dealing with IAS, opportunity to raise awareness of the issue and increase practical action to tackle the problem.

List of Post-Graduate Students

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)




Student

Title

Year
1
Shahrizad Yusof
Studies on effects of endocrine destruptors on ealy development of Tilapia and java medaka


2007-
2
Parvaneh Hajeb 16755
( Iran )
(Co-Supervisor)
Mercury contamination in commonly consumed fish and fish products in Peninsular Malaysia.

2006-2009
3
Tooraj Sohrabi ( Iran )
Heavy metals in zebra mussel in south of Caspian sea , Iran

2006-


4
Romeo M. Lomoljo
(Phillipines)
Studies on Migratory Shore birds in Kuala Gula Perak and its relation to feeding habitat and food quality.


2006-2009


5
Bintal Amin
( Indonesia )
Heavy metals uptake in intertidal mollusc along Riau-Dumai Coastline, Sumatera , Indonesia .


2003-2009

6

Ali Reza Shahafeh
( Iran )

Ecotoxicological effect of heavy metals in shrimps from Lukut River , Negeri Sembilan coastline.


2001-2006

7

Khalid Marol Riak
( Sudan )


Ecological Impact the on The Habitat Quality of Migratory and Resident Shore Birds in Kuala Selangor and Kapar, Selangor.


2000-2004

8

Yap Chee Kong
( Malaysia )
The assessment of Green-lipped Mussels, Perna viridis Linnaeus as biomonitoring agent for heavy metals Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg and Zn in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

1999-2003

9

Ali Dodolahi Sohrab
( Iran )
(co-supervisor)


Heavy metals pollution and its effects on macroalgae of Kish Island , Iran .


1999-2003


10


Katayon Saed
( Iran )

Ecotoxicology of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn and Cd) in flat tree Oyster (Isognomon alatus (Gmelin)) from Sepang River , Malaysia .


1998 -2001


11

Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria
(Ronpaku program as home supervisor)


Molecular marker for hydrocarbon in sediment and green mussels (Perna viridis)


1997-2002

12

Zaleha Kasim
( Malaysia )

Taxonomy and some ecological aspects of meiobenthic harpaticoid copepodes in coastal water of Peninsular Malaysia.


1996-2000

13


Mohamad Irsyad Arshad ( Pakistan )
(co-supervisor)


Some ecological studies on red jungle fowls Gallus gallus spadiceus in agricultural area


1995-1999


14

Ibrahim Jaafar
( Malaysia )

Some Life History , Population and Feeding Aspects of Two Paddy Field Frogs, Rana cancrivora Gravenhorst and Rana limnocharis Boie


1990-1995

15

ABOL
(Iran)

2008-

16

Daryoust
(IRAN)

2007-

17

Tjjani Rafai'e Buhari
(NIGERIA)

2007-

Research Interest

Research area is effect of hazardous chemicals in the environment. Focus of research includes the distribution and toxicity of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, and Hg), endocrine disruptor such as estrogen and tributyl tin in the aquatic environment (fresh water lakes and rivers and coastal ecosystems). Among the activities is identification of specific intertidal molluscs/crustaceans as a monitoring agent for heavy metals, effect of those hazardous chemicals on the gonad development, reproduction and histology of fish java medeka (Oryzias javanicus) and tilapia, sex changes in Thais, and the quality of feeding habitat for migratory shore birds and other coastal wildlife.