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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 06:24 UTC

Tag: World Oceans Day

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 07:12 UTC

    We need to “Awaken new Depths”: UN invitation on World Oceans Day celebrations

    SAERI poster inviting to celebrates Oceans Day

    On Saturday the South Atlantic Environment Research Institute, SAERI, invited the Falkland Islands community to celebrate Oceans Day, and create awareness of how much the South Atlantic islands depend on them. According to Resolution 63/111 of December 2008, the UN General Assembly designated 8 June as World Oceans Day. And “Awaken New Depths” is the theme for World Oceans 2024.

  • Saturday, June 8th 2024 - 09:46 UTC

    Unprotected red hydrocoral species found in Strait of Magellan

    The “Errina Antarctica” species does not have any type of protection even though it is found in Chile in a vulnerable state of conservation

    Scientists in southern Chile have found in the Strait of Magellan a type of red hydrocoral, consisting of immobile animals similar in appearance to a plant or a rock. The specimens of “Errina Antarctica” were discovered in the Kawésqar National Reserve, a protected marine area more than 3,000 km from Santiago, it was reported Friday.

  • Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

    UN Message on World Oceans Day, revitalization and collective action

    The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen, it is home to most of earth’s biodiversity, and main source of protein for more than a billion people

    The World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8 every year across the globe. Oceans cover over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth.

  • Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

    UN celebrates World Oceans Day: Life and Livelihoods

    The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth.

    The second fully virtual celebration of United Nations World Oceans Day, on 8 June 2021, will highlight the theme of The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods, as well as a declaration of intentions that launches a decade of challenges to get the Sustainable Development Goal 14, “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources”, by 2030.