World Ocean Day
World Oceans Day 2022 Key Points
- World Oceans Day is an international event observed annually. It aims at innovative ways to preserve the wealth inside the oceans.
- This day came into existence in the year 2008. June 8 was the date decided to observe the observance.
- This year’s World Oceans Day theme is ‘Revitalization: collective action for the ocean’ highlighting the importance of oceans.
- This year World Oceans Day mainly lays its concentration upon ocean plastic pollution and urges everyone to contribute for the same.
- We are still unaware about the extent upto which oceans are serving our lives. We are totally dependent on oceans.
What Is World Ocean Day?
World Oceans Day is an event observed annually which aims at preservation of oceans. Oceans are considered to be the lungs of the planet and a critical part of the biosphere and are a major source of food and medicine, The United Nations said on the occasion of World Oceans Day. On June 8th, Wednesday the UN called for adopting sustainable efforts in stopping plastic pollution in order to save the oceans from degradation.
When Is World Oceans Day 2022?
World Oceans Day is an annual event that is observed on June 8th every year. The date of the World Ocean Day is by default the same every year.
World Ocean Day 2022 Theme
The theme of World Ocean Day is “Revitalization: collective action for the ocean” in 2022. This is a year framed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science and the celebration of the United Nations Ocean Conference. This is being organized two years later after being canceled due to the pandemic.
“It is time to realize that, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change, we urgently need collective action to revitalize the ocean. That means finding a new balance in our relationship with the marine environment.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.
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