World Oceans Day is celebrated around the world on June 8th. This special day, officially established by the UN in 2008, is dedicated to the seas and oceans. All over the world initiatives are organized to raise awareness of the conservation of this precious asset, to the correct and sustainable use of all marine resources and to the creation of a network of protected areas to guarantee the conservation of animal species and splendid habitats. marine.
World Oceans Day 2018: prevention of plastic pollution
The first country to propose World Oceans Day was Canada in 1992, precisely at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Many organizations have been welcoming the invitation for years. Since 2008 the celebration has been officially established and has given way to numerous initiatives. Seminars, conferences, demonstrations and thematic events. The common thread is one: the importance and protection of the oceans. This year's theme is the prevention of plastic pollution, healthy oceans, healthy planet. Plastic has a very long degradability, irreparably pollutes the waters and causes the death and poisoning of millions of marine animals. World Oceans Day, this year, wants to lead to reflection. To reduce waste by limiting CO2 consumption, establishing marine protected areas and adopting a type of sustainable fishing. World Oceans Day is a way to focus attention on important issues, a day to remember that we must always take care of the planet earth. An appeal to those who love life, to those who have a heart in the place where they live and to spur numb consciences.
World Oceans Day in Italy: some events not to be missed
In Italy there are many demonstrations, participations and events that will take place today for this special celebration. Greenpeace Italy, for example, reiterated the importance of supporting small-scale fishing; the one that uses tools with a low environmental impact and that reduces waste to a minimum. There Italian Naval League section of Finale Ligure - Environmental Education Group composed of Biologists and Divers in collaboration with the Ass. Salty Bear, Surfrider Foudation Europe and the Ass. Finale Sub, organizes a meeting with students of the A. Issel Scientific High School in Finale Ligure to talk about the damage caused by plastic pollution. The students and volunteersthey will also clean the beach adjacent to the port of Capo San Donato. The city of Oristano has planned many activities to involve students with themed scientific-artistic workshops.
A Gardaland Sea Life Aquarium, rather, an exceptional guest: Massimiliano Rosolino, former swimmer and Olympic champion in Sydney in 2000 and world championship in Fukuoka in 2001. In splendid Venice, however, the Cnr-Ismar, in collaboration with various organizations, organized a day for dissemination at Tesa 102 of the Arsenale with seminars held by researchers. In Salina, scientists, restaurateurs and fishermen in agreement with the Capofaro relais will lead a special dinner. The menu was designed to draw the attention of diners to the importance that the sea has for the balance of the planet. It also joins Trieste, with the collaboration of OGS e Miramare Marine Protected Area. A day full of free appointments, including dialogues with researchers and laboratories proposed by WWF and Science under 18 Isonzo.
