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World Ocean Day (WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June. The concept was 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. [ 1 ]
Every June 8th, World Oceans Day is held and given a theme to drive a given message forward. This year it is Healthy Oceans, Once a year, the United Nations puts a day aside to focus on the oceans ...
Solomon Memorial Day: June 5 World Oceans Day: June 8 Coral Triangle Day: June 9 International Lynx Day [76] [77] June 11 National Cougar Day [78] June 12 Global Wind Day: June 15 World Sea Turtle Day [79] June 16 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: June 17 World Croc Day [80] June 17 World Horseshoe Crab Day [81] [82] June 20 ...
Co-sponsor with The Ocean Project of World Ocean Day on 8 June since 2003; [2] World Oceans Day officially recognized by the United Nations in 2009. [3]Partner with Association of Science-Technology Centers's IGLO initiative to raise awareness of the effects of global warming (International Action on Global Warming) [4] [5]
These Earth Day quiz questions and answers will help you learn more about the world around you.
The event coincided with the World Oceans Day on 8 June and started with the World Environment Day on 5 June. [1] [90] [63] [91] [92] On 4 June the World Ocean Festival took place at New York City's Governors Island. The festival was hosted by the City of New York, organized by the Global Brain Foundation and was free and open to the public ...
Cultural Council picks: World Oceans Day concert in Riviera Beach; 'Artistry through the Ages' in Tequesta; 'Space Explorers: The Infinite' at Kravis
Coral Triangle Day 2013 Poster. The Coral Triangle Day was first held on June 10, 2012, as a regional interpretation of World Oceans Day.During the 8th Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (a multilateral partnership to safeguard the Coral Triangle's marine and coastal biological resources) Senior Official Meeting, member countries declared to designate the ...