Environmental Days In November 2026
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This November there are awareness days for Bison, Jaguars as well as including World Vegan Day.
The key environmental dates, awareness days, weeks, months and environmental events in November 2026.
Buy Nothing New Month
Date: 1st to 30th November 2026
Buy Nothing New Month is a campaigned championed by Keep Britain Tidy. They are calling for people to boycott Black Friday and the culture of impulse buys that goes along with it.
Instead, you can waste less, make the most of the stuff we already own, and cut your carbon footprint by buying nothing new – excluding essentials like food and medicine – throughout November.
World Vegan Day
Date: 1st November
World Vegan Day was founded by the UK Vegan society. It is a day to celebrate and further promote veganism with all its positive aspects.
National Bison Day
Date: 1st November 2026
National Bison Day is celebrated in the US on the first Saturday in November each year. It is an annual celebration of the significance of the American bison.
It began as part of a campaign to have the Bison recognised as the National Mammal of the United States. The Bison has been recognised as the national mammel since 2016.
World Basking Shark Day
Date: 3rd November
The basking shark is classified as endangered due to a period of intensive hunting in the last century from which they are struggling to recover. Basking sharks are threatened by a variety of things including changes to their food source through increasing sea temperatures and climate change.
World Jellyfish Day
Date: 3rd November
World Jellyfish Day is a day to appreciate and celebrate jellyfish, which are not, in fact, a fish at all.
Unfortunately, while due to climate change, overall jellyfish numbers are increasing, some species are on the endangered list.
Geography Awareness Week
Date: TBA
Geography awareness week was created in 1987 and is an annual celebration of geography and the important role it plays in all out lives.
The dates and theme for 2026 have not been announced yet.
World Fisheries Day
Date: 21st November
World Fisheries Day was established to draw attention to the importance of healthy oceans ecosystems and to guarantee sustainable stocks of fisheries in the world. It also highlights the challenges fishers face while out at sea.
Buy Nothing Day
Date: 27th November 2026
Buy Nothing Day is held to coincide with Black Friday.
It is an international day of protest against consumerism, where people are encouraged to buy nothing at all that day.
International Jaguar Day
Date: 29th November
The Jaguar is the largest of America's wild cats. International Jaguar Day was created to raise awareness about the increasing threats facing the jaguar and to highlight the critical conservation efforts ensuring its survival from Mexico to Argentina.
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