World Oceans Day 2021

 World Oceans Day 2021: Theme, history

No water, no life. No blue, no green. On World Oceans Day, the world joins hands to protect the largest water body surrounding us, which is an integral part of human lives, the oceans.

World Oceans Day is celebrated annually on 8 June to remind us of the important role of the oceans in sustaining our livelihoods and the necessity to prevent them from destruction. According to the United Nations (UN), oceans are the lungs of our planet and a major source of food and medicine, and a critical part of the biosphere.

World Oceans Day is observed to highlight the importance of water bodies as they provide shelter to countless fauna and flora which provide us with life-saving oxygen. Furthermore, it is celebrated to generate awareness about human activities like dumping plastic pollution, garbage disposal, oil leaks to send a message to save the oceans.

Theme for World Oceans Day 2021

The theme for World Oceans Day 2021 is 'The Ocean: Live and Livelihoods'. This year's annual event will stress the importance of the wonder of the ocean and how it is our life source, supporting humanity and every other organism on Earth.

History of World Oceans Day:

The Oceans Institute of Canada brought the idea of celebrating global ocean day at the Earth Summit of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992. After 16 years, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution in 2008 to designate 8 June as World Oceans Day.

A year later, the inaugural observance was organised and the theme was 'Our Ocean, Our Responsibility. The idea was proposed to celebrate the ocean and the human connection and to raise awareness about the crucial role of oceans in our lives.

Significance of Global Oceans Day:

As per the UN, World Oceans Day is celebrated to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean and to develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the oceans. It also suggests mobilising and uniting the world's population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans.

World Ocean Day quotes

-One drop of water helps to swell the ocean, none are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act”. — Hannah More.

-“Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.” —William Arthur Ward