World Ocean Day has been celebrating the ocean on 8 June every year since 2002. We currently face one of the greatest threats ever to our blue planet and all its inhabitants: the climate crisis. It is all too clear that a healthy climate depends upon a healthy ocean. Ensuring this demands stronger local, national, and international action from both government and corporate leaders.
World Ocean Day formally unites and rallies each of us to protect and restore our precious shared ocean. Specifically, the Conservation Action Focus is on the protection of 30% of the Earth’s land and ocean by the year 2030. This growing collaborative conservation empowered by the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council unites a global network of leaders in 140 countries, providing resources for all to take action to restore and protect the ocean.
Please visit https://worldoceanday.org to: make tax-deductible contributions; sign the online petition to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030; find events – or plan your own and get it listed; download resources; connect on social media; and learn more.
Featured video: How whales help the climate | Whale and Dolphin Conservation. PSA produced by Scholar. The average whale captures as much carbon dioxide as 30,000 trees. By saving whales, we can help tackle climate change. Support Whale and Dolphin Conservation at: https://whales.org/support
