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| Artwork by: Mike Yap |
The ocean provides us with many
things, including food and medicine, and is an important reservoir of carbon
and oxygen, things that are necessary for our survival. Other than these, it
serves as a home to vast numbers of organisms and it also regulates the Earth’s
climate. Simply put, oceans since the dawn of time, have been caring for all
organisms including the human race, but the question is, do we care for the
oceans? Unfortunately, humans have misused its resources and unknowingly put 71
percent of the Earth’s surface at risk. However, it is never too late for man to change this
kind of situation.
Today, the whole world celebrates
World Oceans Day, an annual event to celebrate the beauty, the wealth and the
promise of the ocean. This was first proposed in 1992 by the Government of
Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and in 2008 during the United
Nations General Assembly, it was officially set to be celebrated every 8th day
of June. May this celebration remind and unite us all in making plans into
actions toward a sustainable management of the world’s oceans. Healthy oceans,
healthy planet.
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World Oceans Day 8 June. Accessed from http://www.un.org/en/events/oceansday/.
World Oceans Day History. Accessed from http://www.worldoceansday.org/about/history/.
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