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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 ]
Cultural Council picks: World Oceans Day concert in Riviera Beach; 'Artistry through the Ages' in Tequesta; 'Space Explorers: The Infinite' at Kravis
The Sea Youth Rise Up [8] annual advocacy campaign was started on World Ocean Day in 2016, and is designed to connect youth from within and beyond The Ocean Project network and provide a platform for youth to express their ideas directly with decision-makers. The Ocean Project argues that "with nearly half of the world's population under the ...
Sponsored three international meetings of aquariums, museums and science centers on the ocean in 1999, [6] 2002, [7] and 2006 [8] Created the "Passport" of "Citizen of the Ocean" for individual commitment to marine conservation through daily actions. [9] Launched "Mr Goodfish" campaign, to teach restaurateurs and chefs how to cook fish ...
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 ...
In 2017, the pair spoke at the United Nations World Ocean Day in New York City. [11] [12] In 2018, the pair were named two of the 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018 by Time magazine. [10] In 2020, Melati was an invited speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [13] [14] In 2021, a documentary film on Melati Wijsen titled Bigger Than Us was ...
The first Kids Ocean Day Hong Kong was celebrated 9 November 2012. Over 800 students, teachers and volunteers met at Repulse Bay and helped create a piece of aerial artwork featuring a Chinese white dolphin , organised by aerial artist John Quigley of Spectral Q. [ 4 ] The design was based on 9-year-old Leung Man-Hin's artwork which won the ...
Oceans Calling will have big names descending on Ocean City. Last year’s inaugural edition of Oceans Calling (after a planned 2022 launch was rained out) drew an estimated 55,000 music fans per day.