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Explainer: What is World Ocean Day?
This year’s World Ocean Day, celebrated on 8 June, will focus on how the world can work together to protect marine health and biodiversity.
World Ocean Day is an annual event organised by the United Nations (UN) in collaboration with the Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs.
- Silvia Pellegrino
- Capital Monitor
Every 8 June, it aims to remind people of the vital role that oceans play in the survival of our planet overall.
This year’s theme is ‘Planet Ocean: Tides are Changing’. In particular, it will focus on how the world can work together to protect the ocean’s health and biodiversity.
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