Celebrations around the world

Featured Events

• IDB 2026 Flagship Event in South Africa, hybrid event in person with online webinar on 22 May from 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join the online event here.
• INaturalist IDB challenge, worldwide and online, 15 – 31 May.
• From Geneva to Yerevan | Leveraging Local and Global Action for Nature Towards UN Biodiversity Conference COP17 | International Day for Biological Diversity, Geneva Environment Network, 22 May 2026, Time TBC (CEST), Geneva, Switzerland
• 22 mai: Des actions locales à l’impact mondial - événement de la Journée de la biodiversité 2026, Ateliers pour la biodiversité, 22 mai, 8:30 – 11:30, Maison du développement durable de Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Registration here.
• Acting Locally for Global Impact — Towards A World in Harmony with Nature through Collective Action | United Nations University, 28 May, 14:00 – 17:00 (JST), Tokyo, Japan
• SPLASH! for Swimmable Cities at the 13th World Urban Forum., 7 a.m. 22 May 2026, Baku. Join Mayors, high-level leaders, local swimmers and participants at the World Urban Forum for an early morning swim in the Caspian Sea. Information and registration here.

Events Submitted by the Public

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