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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]
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Under The Ocean Project leadership, World Ocean Day has grown from a few sporadic events in a few countries from 1992-2002 into a global celebration of our ocean, with tens of thousands of events and activities each June. The Ocean Project uses this day with the help of its network [4] to promote restoring and protecting the ocean and ...
Cultural Council picks: World Oceans Day concert in Riviera Beach; 'Artistry through the Ages' in Tequesta; 'Space Explorers: The Infinite' at Kravis
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 ...
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]
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 ...
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