8 June: World Oceans Day
The World Oceans Day was observed across the world on June 8, 2018 to highlight the major role of the oceans in everyday life.
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The action focus for the 2018 World Oceans Day was ‘preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean’. The agenda also coincided with the theme of 2018 World Environment Day –‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. Plastic pollution is causing tremendous harm to the marine resources:
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Why is World Oceans Day celebrated?
• To remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe.
• To inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean.
• To develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean.
• To mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans. They are a major source of food and medicines and a critical part of the biosphere.
• To celebrate together the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the ocean.
When was the Day proclaimed?
• The United Nations General Assembly through its resolution 63/111 of December 5, 2008 designated 8 June as the World Oceans Day.
• The concept of a 'World Oceans Day' was first proposed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro as a way to celebrate world’s shared ocean and to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives.
• The UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea actively coordinates different activities of the World Oceans Day.
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