- June 8th is World Oceans Day and the theme is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.
- The purpose of the day is to educate and inform about the importance of oceans.
- Three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.
- Oceans absorb about 30% of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.
- Maritime industry has an estimated value of $3 trillion per year or about 5% of global GDP.
- Establishment of ‘Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas’...
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