Current Affairs World Oceans Day 2020 – Theme, History & Importance

World Oceans Day 2020 – Theme, History & Importance

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World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on June 8.
Oceans form around 70 percent of the world’s surface and help in maintaining the earth’s temperature. They consist of 97% of the Earth’s total water.
The Oceans day is observed to inform people of the impact of human actions and develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean.
The objective is to mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world’s oceans.
Oceans serve as the world’s largest source of protein, with more than 3 billion people depending on the oceans as their primary source of protein according to the United Nations.

The theme of World Oceans Day 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” The 2019 theme for World Oceans Day was “Gender and Oceans”.

The United Nations General Assembly designated June 8 as World Oceans Day. The first World Oceans Day was declared in Rio de Janeiro at the Global Forum on June 8, 1992.
According to a study by World Oceans Day, these are the most found items on beach-cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic bottles, bottle caps, plastic straws, and plastic bags.

According to the National Ocean Service, “the oceans produce over half of the world’s oxygen and stores 50 times more Carbon dioxide than the atmosphere.
Many medicinal products including ingredients that help fight cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and heart disease are gained from Oceans”. Therefore, it is a day to celebrate together the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the ocean.