Youth: the Next Wave for Change
Join us, the World Ocean Network and the Ocean Project, in our campaign to give today’s youth a voice.
In anticipation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012, we invite you to organise events and activities involving young people.
Two decades after the Earth Summit, our Network and partners would like to help a new generation to have their say at this UN Conference, which will be attended by heads of state and other stakeholders. Between now and then, we will collect the views and proposals of today’s young people (aged 12 to 25 years) on the question of the oceans and sustainable development.
For Cap Rouge Day, which will be held on World Oceans Day, don’t forget to wear – and promote the wearing of - a red cap, as a symbol of recognition between, and for, ocean lovers everywhere. The red cap is to remind us of Commander Jacques-Yves COUSTEAU, whose birthday anniversary is on June 11.
To contribute to the success of World Oceans Day, we also invite you to send in, as soon as possible, your programmes of activities. Simply complete the online form and send it to info@worldoceannetwork.org . Your programme, and those of other participants, will then be posted.
Wishing you all a very successful World Oceans Day!
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To celebrate the Oceans Day, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has issued today a good news story about exciting progress at the recent UN Working Group on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, now live on this link.
UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) is celebrating World Ocean Day today by launching a new training resource: “Taking Steps toward Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-based Management – An Introductory Guide”. Please find further details at: www.unep.org , and a brief intro and link to download the guide .
Message from Dr Biliana Cicin Sain, President, Global Ocean Forum to Global Ocean Leaders. Subject: Let us commit ourselves to achieving a significant ocean outcome at Rio+20.
“As we celebrate World Oceans Day today on June 8, 2011, I would like to call on ocean leaders from governments, international agencies, non-governmental organizations, scientific institutions, and the private sector to mobilize: We must seize the opportunity to achieve a significant ocean outcome at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) at Rio de Janeiro one year from now, on June 4-6, 2012.” Read more…
Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, 8 June 2011.
“Oceans shape the earth’s climate and influence the distribution of the globe’s ecosystems and biodiversity. This 2011 World Oceans Day is an opportunity to celebrate the importance of oceans for the well-being of the planet and humanity and to take a step forward in championing their cause.” Read more…