World Ocean Day - what is this, why it is important
When is World Oceans Day celebrated every year?
World Ocean Day is celebrated on 8th June every year.
What is World Ocean Day?
On every year, World Ocean Day is celebrated on 8th June. This tells us how integral our seas are to life on Earth.
A United Nations initiative, Oceans Day was first declared in 1992 following the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, also known as the Earth Summit, which led to important climate change goals.
This concept was first originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What is the UN doing on World Oceans Day?
The United Nations and international law are raise awareness about the role, they can play in the sustainable development and use of the oceans and their living and non-living resources, the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) is actively coordinating different activities of the World Oceans Day.
What is the theme of World Oceans Day 2022?
The theme for world ocean day 2022 is “The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods".
Previous year Theme of World Ocean Day are:
- “Our Ocean, Our Responsibilities”
- “Our Oceans, Opportunities and Challenges”
- “Our Oceans greening our future.”
- “United Nations Convention on the law of the Sea .”
- “Oceans and People”
- “Oceans Sustainability Together let us ensure oceans can sustain us into the future.”
- “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet”
- “Our Oceans, Our Future”
- “Clean our Oceans”
- “Gender and Oceans”
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