World Oceans Day 2021 'The Ocean 'Life and Livelihoods'
World Oceans Day 2021 'The Ocean 'Life and Livelihoods' No water, no life.’ - Sylvia Earle June 8th 2021 marks an important day worldwide - World Oceans Day. This year the United Nations theme, The Ocean: Live and Livelihoods sheds a light on the wonder of the ocean and how it is our life source supporting humanity and every organism on Earth. World Oceans Day was first proposed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and later recognised by the United Nations in 2008. The International day supports the implementation of worldwide sustainable development goals and is a way to celebrate the ocean and to raise awareness about important ways people can help to protect it. Sylvia Earle has been a pioneer in diving and conservation for over six decades. Photos by Kip Evans. The ocean shapes the earths chemistry. It is the blue heart of the planet containing 97% of the earth's water and producing at least 50% of the planet's oxygen. The ocean is home to most of ea