WORLD OCEANS DAY- June 8

 

Learning Outcomes:

 1. recognise the importance of World Oceans Day 

2. identify how we use our oceans to survive 

3. explain how important oceans are to our everyday lives.

In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that, as from 2009, 8 June would be designated by the United Nations as “World Oceans Day” (resolution 63/111, paragraph 171).  Many countries have celebrated World Oceans Day following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

    The oceans are essential to food security and the health and survival of all life, power our climate and are a critical part of the biosphere. The official designation of World Oceans Day is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans.

World Oceans Day

World Ocean Day

Activity 1

Match the following phrases.

1.	seventy per cent of the Earth’s	a.	the oceans are
2	oceans are being damaged	b.	the right temperature
3.	It was started by a group	c.	surface is ocean
4.	appreciate how important	d.	of environmentalists
5.	the diversity of	e.	by human activity
6.	keeping our planet at	f.	life in the oceans

7.	The world's oceans are under	g.	start thinking
8.	Climate change means sea	h.	world’s weather patterns
9.	a few of the things	i.	serious threat today
10.	cause havoc to the	j.	damaging the seas
11.	Oceans are becoming saltier	k.	levels are rising
12.	We really need to	l.	because of global warming

Activity 2