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BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
World Oceans Day 2025: What is this year's theme?
Sunday 8 June is World Oceans Day. A time to celebrate and raise awareness of issues affecting the world's theme for World Oceans Day 2025 is "Wonder: Sustaining what sustains us", which event organisers say aims to celebrate the wonder and awe that the ocean inspires in us, and the important role that wonder plays in encouraging curiosity, scientific knowledge, exploration, and innovation.A big event will be hosted in Nice, in France, on 8 June, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference which takes place between 9 – 13 June, is everything you need to know about World Oceans Day and the most important issues facing oceans around the globe today. What is World Oceans Day? On 8 June every year since 1992, the United Nations (UN) has designated a special day marking the importance of the world's call it World Oceans marking it take place across the world and more than 100 countries take part in the 2020, the event called for world leaders to commit to protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030 - in the hope that if that happens it will help combat climate change and protect marine biodiversity. Each year a different theme is year, the theme was Awaken New Depths, focusing on changing our relationship with the seas to ensure the ocean's health and UN holds a live event with special guests discussing topics from the seas to special guests, like actor Jason Momoa who plays Aquaman, are invited to talk too. Why are oceans under threat? According to research released in 2023, oceans across the world have reached record high temperatures, and 2024 was the warmest year on are now warmer than at any other time in recorded human history and the increase in temperature has been directly linked to global believe that human activities - such as the burning of fossil fuels and emissions from factories - are having a bad effect on global temperatures, causing harmful gases to be released into the atmosphere. Those gases end up in the Earth's atmosphere and trap more of the Sun's heat, which then increases the Earth's sea temperatures have a huge effect on sea life and many animals and plants are struggling to adapt. Plastic pollution: How much plastic is in our oceans? There is also the big issue of plastic waste in 2019, the World Wide Fund for Nature - which is the world's largest wildlife and conversation charity - said plastic pollution was causing an environmental than 75% of all plastic ever produced is already pollution kills wildlife, damages natural ecosystems, and contributes to climate change. The problem with plastic is that most of it is not biodegradable. That means it doesn't rot, like paper or food, so instead it can hang around in the environment and take hundreds of years to break than eight million tonnes of plastic enters the world's oceans each year and most of that escapes from 171 trillion pieces of plastic are now thought to be floating in the world's oceans, according to scientists. Ideas for how to celebrate World Oceans Day Although World Oceans Day is an important day to learn more about the crisis state our oceans are in, it is also a day to celebrate oceans that take up 70% of our are some things you can do on the day:You could make some marine themed art. If you fancy making a fish decoration to keep after World Oceans Day is over, check out how to make your very own moving we know how much plastic ends up in our oceans, why not try to avoid using single-use plastics like carrier bags, straws and bottles and switch to reusable and refillable ones instead? Here are some more useful tips on how to cut down on the plastic in your not try eating vegetarian food for a day? There are lots of delicious recipes that don't contain fish or seafood. You could even try this vegan recipe generator to come up with an idea for your next you're lucky enough to live by a beach, why not take part in a beach clean-up event? This way you can do your bit by collecting rubbish that could make its way into the finally, you can learn as much as you can about our oceans and how to protect them.
Otago Daily Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
First NZ showing of oceanic tapa
NZ artist Dame Robin White's exhibiting in Arrowtown next week alongside Peata Larkin. PHOTO: PAUL CHAPMAN, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY TOI O TAMAKI Arrowtown's Nadene Milne Gallery hosts an artists' talk and exhibition opening featuring two top New Zealand artists, Dame Robin White and Peata Larkin, next Friday. Nadene Milne says it's been a long-held hope of hers to host an exhibition and talk by Dame Robin — "we've known each other for probably 20-odd years". "Dame Robin has has a 50-year association with McLeavey Gallery, who are based in Wellington, so the opportunity for South Islanders to enjoy Robin's work has, up until now, been extremely limited." A highlight of the exhibition will be Dame Robin's huge collaborative tapa, Life Comes from the Ocean, which has been exhibited at the United Nations, in New York, but never in NZ. She created the tapa, or bark cloth work, in Fiji, with two Fijian artists specifically for the historic Ocean Conference at the UN in 2017, which was co-hosted by Fiji and Sweden. The work's said to be about the interconnectedness of all things. and the central role of the ocean in determining the health of the planet. Meanwhile, Larkin's also a highly rated artist whose paintings explore conjunctions between painting, weaving and digital technology. She's received regular public and private commissions. The artists' talk for the exhibition,"Our Sea of Oceans: Robin White and Peata Larkin", is at Arrowtown's Dorothy Browns Cinema on May 23 at 6.30pm. The exhibition opening at neighbouring Nadene Milne Gallery follows at 7.30pm.
Daily Tribune
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Daily Tribune
HRH Crown Prince Receives French President's Invitations for HM the King to attend Al & Ocean Summits
Email : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, officially received two invitations on behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa from His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. These invitations are extended for two significant international events: the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit and the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference. The AI Action Summit, which is focused on fostering global collaboration in AI research and policy development, aligns with Bahrain's commitment to innovation and technological advancement. Meanwhile, the Ocean Conference aims to address critical environmental issues, emphasizing Bahrain's dedication to sustainable development and marine conservation.
