Sustainability Calendar — What’s Happening in April 2021
Helping you to plan climate and sustainability action in April
Welcome to my monthly overview of what’s happening on the Sustainability Calendar. As always the full year-long calendar can be found here. Scroll to the end of this post for the full list of events.
Overview
International Dark Sky Week
International Dark Sky Week takes place in the week of the full moon in April, which year falls between the 5th and the 12th of April. The week aims to highlight the problems caused by light pollution by encouraging us all to get out and enjoy the night sky. As the International Dark-Sky Association says:
Light pollution is increasing at 2x rate of population growth and 83% of the global population lives under a light-polluted sky.
You can find out more about activities and how to get involved on their website.
Related Sustainable Development Goals: 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, 13 Climate Action, 14 Life Below Water, and 15 Life on Land.
World Health Day
World Health Day takes place on the 7th April and marks the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in…
