Appreciating The History Significance of World Oceans Day

According to UNESCO, the concept of a World Oceans Day was first proposed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a way to celebrate our world’s shared ocean and our personal connection to the sea, as well as to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways people can help protect it. The two conservation organizations, UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) coordinates in partnership with DOALOS the official United Nation World Oceans Day Portal which is instrumental in building support for ocean awareness events on 8 June in 2002. In 2008, United Nations officially designated June 8 as World Oceans Day. The 70 percent of the planet Earth is ocean, it is important to conserve and protect marine life.  In addition, the oceans also produce at least 50 percent of oxygen for humans according to National Ocean Service. World Oceans Day is an annual celebration that is celebrated in various parts of the world, including in our country, Indonesia. Wikipedia mentioned Indonesia is a country surrounded by oceans, where Indonesia has a sea area of 96,079.15 square kilometers.  This area makes Indonesia the largest archipelagic region in the world. This is essentially a moment to raise public awareness of the importance of maintaining marine ecosystems so that future generations can still enjoy marine products to the fullest.

The sea is currently polluted by garbage and industrial waste. One of the causes of water pollution, including the sea, is the use of detergents that are not environmentally friendly.  The use of excessive detergents contains harmful ingredients that can damage the aquatic and marine ecosystems. Based on Human rights at Sea, the theme for last year, 2021 World Oceans Day is "The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods".  This theme was raised to campaign for the importance of marine ecosystems and their role for humans. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the commemoration of World Oceans Day will be conducted through teleconferences and online seminars inviting international marine experts to discuss marine biodiversity, the relationship between the oceans and their ecosystems, and the latest marine science discoveries Based on Human rights at Sea, the theme for last year, 2021 World Oceans Day is "The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods".  This theme was raised to campaign for the importance of marine ecosystems and their role for humans. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the commemoration of World Oceans Day will be conducted through teleconferences and online seminars inviting international marine experts to discuss marine biodiversity, the relationship between the oceans and their ecosystems, and the latest marine science discoveries. This year’s United Nations World Oceans Day is on 8 June 2022, it will highlight the theme Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean “Shedding light on the communities, ideas, and solutions that are working together to protect and revitalize the ocean and everything it sustains”. United Nations World Oceans Day 2022 is hosted by the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, with the generous contribution of Oceanic Global. The online talks and lectures held at the New York United Nations headquarters will be broadcasted live all over the world. The event will focus on protecting our ocean, its ecosystems, and biodiversity, as well as increasing climate change adaptation. For future generations, we must protect our great aquatic resources.

This year’s event is the first hybrid celebration in the history of World Ocean Day. This means it will be hosted in-person at the UN New York Headquarters and broadcasted live around the globe. All the activities have the objective of developing a global movement of people for the ocean. It aims at mobilizing and uniting the population to work on a project for the sustainable management of the planet’s oceans. And the online talks and lectures held at the New York United Nations headquarters will be broadcasted live all over the world. The goal of this day is to educate the public about the impact of human activities on the ocean, grow the global movement of ocean people and organize and unite the global community in a sustainable global ocean management project. They constitute a major source of food, medicinal supply and a core element of the biosphere and at the end of the day, the elegance, prosperity and hope of the ocean will be celebrated.

 

 

Sources: UNESCO, National Ocean Service, Wikipedia, Human rights at Sea, Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean

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