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| Earth Day |
In April, people celebrated in the United States and the world of natural beauty, rivers and mountains and wildlife. The original Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson was born, a former U.S. senator from Wisconsin After seeing the devastation of a massive 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. During this period, to protest against social injustice and war together around one million of the first Earth Day USA to demand change. Rivers of fire, crossing the mountains and species are disappearing, and several outraged citizens gathered around the country and asked for change. This public demonstration of love for nature has led to the creation of the Agency for Environmental Protection and the flow of "clean air, clean water and endangered species laws.
Forty years later, the rivers are clean, have millions of hectares have been created national parks and nature reserves, and all air quality has improved. But what about the other 71%? Over half of our oxygen comes from the sea of millions of fish and the beauty and complexity of marine life to leave you speechless. But now, years after the destruction of the oil spill in the Gulf of BP in 90% of important species of sharks have been settled, and overfishing for their fins. Whales and seals have been hunted and hunted for a genetic bottleneck back. Wolves of the Sea, the bluefin tuna caught in Vanishing Point. Even if a thousand other forms of abuse caused mother ocean, which is our outrage?
Forty years later, the rivers are clean, have millions of hectares have been created national parks and nature reserves, and all air quality has improved. But what about the other 71%? Over half of our oxygen comes from the sea of millions of fish and the beauty and complexity of marine life to leave you speechless. But now, years after the destruction of the oil spill in the Gulf of BP in 90% of important species of sharks have been settled, and overfishing for their fins. Whales and seals have been hunted and hunted for a genetic bottleneck back. Wolves of the Sea, the bluefin tuna caught in Vanishing Point. Even if a thousand other forms of abuse caused mother ocean, which is our outrage?
After a week of celebration of the earth, it's time to celebrate our Ocean World Ocean Day. The day was unofficially celebrated every June 8, when the initial proposal in 1992 by Canada at the World Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Has been officially recognized by the UN in 2008. Since then, the WOD was coordinated internationally by the Ocean Project and participation and most successful global World Ocean Network each year. World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to honor the seven seas, celebrate all marine life.
It is time to encourage change and let our leaders know that marine life and the value of ecosystem protection and they need our protection now. This summer, celebrate World Ocean Day and tell our representatives that we need a change of attitude. With our partners at The Ocean Project, the commissioners of the sea will coordinate a World Ocean Day Celebration at Crissy Field in San Francisco, June 11 celebration of marine life, especially sharks, and motivate people to protect the oceans and marine life we love.
It is time to encourage change and let our leaders know that marine life and the value of ecosystem protection and they need our protection now. This summer, celebrate World Ocean Day and tell our representatives that we need a change of attitude. With our partners at The Ocean Project, the commissioners of the sea will coordinate a World Ocean Day Celebration at Crissy Field in San Francisco, June 11 celebration of marine life, especially sharks, and motivate people to protect the oceans and marine life we love.
