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Since October 1998, the American Geosciences Institute has organized this national and international event to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences and to encourage stewardship of the Earth. This year's Earth Science Week will celebrate the theme "Earth and Human Activity." This year?s event, the 20th annual Earth Science Week celebration, promotes awareness of what geoscience tells us about human interaction with the planet?s natural systems and processes. http://www.earthsciweek.org

GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. http://www.gisday.com/

Online conference Each year planners around the world engage in activities on World Town Planning Day in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of planning in their communities. Planning associations and academic institutions organize special educational sessions on topics relevant to planning in a local and global context. The World Town Planning Day Online Conference provides an opportunity to broadcast those events around the world. http://www.planningtheworld.net/

World Fisheries day is celebrated every year on November 21 throughout the world by the fisherfolk communities. Fishing communities worldwide celebrate this day through rallies, workshops, public meetings, cultural programs, dramas, exhibition, music show, and demonstrations to highlight the importance of maintaining the world's fisheries. https://www.facebook.com/World-Fisheries-Day-November-21-141778879204555/

November is officially Caribbean Tourism Month. The celebrations carry the recurring theme, ‘One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean. The objectives of Caribbean Tourism Month are: To raise awareness among Caribbean people of the importance of tourism in the Caribbean, To enhance the profile of the Caribbean tourism sector in the marketplace, To reflect on the invaluable impact of tourism on the economic, social and cultural wellbeing in the Caribbean, To attract positive media coverage for and of the Caribbean and…

The International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December. It is viewed as a unique chance for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, government authorities and the private sector. http://www.un.org/en/events/volunteerday/index.shtml

The World Soil Day campaign aims to connect people with soils and raise awareness on their critical importance in our lives. The FAO Conference, in June 2013, unanimously endorsed World Soil Day and requested official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the 68th UN General Assembly declared 5th of December as the World Soil Day. http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/overview/why-the-partnership/en/

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day. http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/