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World Oceans Day

Observance day on or around June 8

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The observance supports the implementation of worldwide Sustainable Development Goal 14, and fosters public interest in the protection of oceans and the sustainable management of their resources.

History

The Original Initiative of World Oceans Day

The Brundtland Commission (also known as the World Commission on Environment and Development) noted in the 1987 Brundtland Report that the ocean sector lacked a strong voice compared to other sectors.

At the first World Ocean Day in 1992, the objectives were to move the ocean from the sidelines to the center of intergovernmental and NGO discussions and policy and to strengthen the voice of ocean and coastal constituencies worldwide.

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