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	World Day for Water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		World Day for Water, or unofficially World Water Day, occurs each year on March 22, as designated by United Nations General Assembly resolution.
		This day was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
		With the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) coordinating, World Day for Water 2005 also marked the start of the second 'UN International Decade for Action for Water', also referred to as the Water for Life Decade 2005-2015.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Water_Day (336 words)

	June 8 is World Oceans Day
		The Ocean Project, of which GDRC is a member, coordinated efforts with the World Ocean Network to celebrate the 13th Annual World Ocean Day (WOD), on June 8.
		The world's oceans cover more than 70% of our planet's surface and the rich web of life they support is the result of hundreds of millions of years of evolution.
		Sometimes called the ocean conveyer belt, this mechanism is responsible for bringing the oxygen that sustains life to the deepest reaches of the sea, and in moving warmer waters from the tropics towards the poles.
	www.gdrc.org /oceans/oceans-day.html (1606 words)

	World Ocean Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		World Ocean Day began on 8 June 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
		World Ocean Day is an opportunity every year to honor the oceans and products they provide, such as seafood, as well as marine lives themselves for aquariums and pets.
		Global pollution and over-consumption of fish have resulted in drastically dwindling population of the majority of species.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Ocean_Day (127 words)

	Global Marine Initiative - Celebrate World Ocean Day: June 8, 2006 - Ocean Photos, Ocean Essay - World's Oceans Day
		This year, to commemorate the 14th annual World Ocean Day, The Nature Conservancy helped to raise awareness about the immeasurable importance of our oceans and coasts and to highlight the special places that we are working to conserve life at the ocean’s edgeand beyond.
		Throughout the world, coastal and marine waters give rise to immensely diverse places—from the eminent fishing communities of New England to the stunning coral reefs of the tropics.
		Whether you live inland or on the coast we are all connected to the ocean; take the time to organize or participate in activities that celebrate the ocean.
	www.nature.org /initiatives/marine/about/art15524.html (905 words)

	GDRC: Do your bit ...
		June 8, 2004 is the 12th annual World Ocean Day created in 1992 at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, although not yet officially designated by the United Nations.
		The Ocean's biological wealth is concentrated along a relatively narrow strip formed by continental shelves, coastal margins and estuaries.
		GDRC therefore reaffirms its committment to uphold the objectives of the World Oceans Day, and work towards better understanding of, and action on, conserving and protecting the continuum of coasts, small islands and oceans in general.
	www.gdrc.org /doyourbit/8_6-doyourbit.html (298 words)

	World Ocean Day: How satellites safeguard our waters
		Created in 1992 at the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, World Ocean Day is an opportunity to celebrate our world ocean, its abundant life, and the ways we are all connected to the sea, no matter how far we live from its edge.
		The ocean is no longer so abundant and clean as it once was: many of the world's fisheries are in decline, coral ecosystems are deteriorating and fragile coastal habitats being choked by pollution.
		Ocean colour satellite sensors such as Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) can reveal a lot about the contents of seawater: the ocean tint seen from space can be run through specialised algorithms to pinpoint its suspended contents, including marine phytoplankton, sediment loading and pollution.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-06/esa-wod060805.php (784 words)

	SitNews - World Ocean Day celebrated with new aquamarine proposals
		Using the 13th annual World Ocean Day (celebrated June 8) as an occasion for action, the Bush administration unveiled a bill Tuesday that would extend marine aquaculture operations - currently limited to three miles offshore - to federal waters up to 200 miles from shore.
		The same day, members of the House oceans caucus are set to introduce a bill that includes recommendations from the ocean commissions.
		But environmentalists said the administration's bill does not include recommendations by the two ocean commissions that environmental standards be established for fish farming, which has the same problems involving animal waste and overuse of antibiotics that plague factory farms on land.
	www.sitnews.us /0605news/060705/060705_shns_oceans.html (828 words)

	WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: World Ocean Day, Ocean Voyager and Better ...
		June 8, 2006 12:01 PM Hopefully you're recovered from World Environment Day in time to celebrate World Ocean Day, which The Ocean Project is sponsoring today by partnering in numerous events taking place all over the globe.
		The world's oceans are in more than a little trouble - a fact that comes up in many of our conversations, from climate change to fishing.
		Ocean Voyager compiles research from numerous organizations and campaigns into short virtual voyage videos to ocean "hot spots" around the globe.
	www.worldchanging.com /archives/004544.html (434 words)

	OCEAN Magazine, WORLD OCEAN DAY celebrate, protect the ocean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		WORLD OCEAN DAY is a special day to raise consciousness about the diminishing health of our ocean and the plants and animals that live in it.
		We are connected by our need for a healthy ocean which creates our weather and produces resources that are part of our daily lives near the ocean and far from it.
		WORLD OCEAN DAY was created in 1992 at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit but has yet to become officially designated by the United Nations.
	www.oceanmag.org /id14.html (170 words)

	World Ocean Day - June 8!
		Together with the World Ocean Network, we are also working to have the United Nations officially designate World Ocean Day as June 8th each year.
		Change perspective - encourage individuals to think about what the ocean means to them and what it has to offer all of us with hopes of conserving it for present and the future generations.
		Celebrate - whether you live inland or on the coast we are all connected to the ocean; take the time to think about how the ocean affects you, and how you affect the ocean, and then organize or participate in activities that celebrate our world ocean.
	www.theoceanproject.org /wod/about.php (311 words)

	Prince Edward Island: News Release (World Ocean Day Observed)
		June 8 was designated as World Ocean Day at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 to raise awareness of the importance of oceans.
		The activities are organized by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture in co-operation with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
		The theme of this year’s World Ocean Day is “Watersheds...your link to Canada’s oceans...explore the connection.” The theme emphasizes that protection of the oceans begins with the protection of watersheds.
	www.gov.pe.ca /news/getrelease.php3?number=4660 (350 words)

	World Ocean Network - About Us - 3rd International Meeting - Archives - Participants
		For the World Ocean Day, the association I SBULECA MARE - which helps to promote education and awareness of the marine environment - is organising a guided botanical outing (discovery of the scrub and littoral flora), collection of macro-rubbish on the coast, and an audiovisual presentation about coastal fish.
		Members of the LIONS CLUBS are planning to hold various activities for the World Ocean Day such as beach cleaning operations with Citizen of the Ocean passports issued to participants at the end of the activity from Dunkirk to Menton.
		World Oceans Day Creek to Coral Catchment Tour (involving 80 school students): participants will investigate the total water cycle highlighting the process of treating drinking water, wastewater and stormwater treatment to protect the marine environment and ecology of natural waterways and wetlands.
	www.worldoceannetwork.org /Contents/WOD2006World.asp (2529 words)

	Project AWARE
		-The oceans cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface and compose 97 percent of the earth’s water.
		8 June is World Ocean Day and you can join Project AWARE Foundation in celebrating our ocean planet and the personal connection divers have to the sea.
		Conceived in 1992 during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, World Ocean Day is the perfect opportunity to recognize the importance of the underwater world.
	www.projectaware.org /americas/english/wod.asp (340 words)

	Ocean Revolution - Ocean Revolution On World Ocean Day
		Instead of land reforms, he might have fought for ocean conversation, and instead of gun battles, he might have organized a benefit concert like the one planned for June 10 in celebration of World Oceans’ Day.
		Held in conjunction with the 14th annual World Oceans’ Day, the Ocean Revolution benefit concert and family event are designed to raise awareness of critical ocean issues, empower youth, and share solutions for healthy oceans.
		Surfrider Foundation is an environmental organization dedicated to the protection of the world's oceans, waves, and beaches through conservation, activism, research, and education.
	www.oceanrevolution.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=36 (1047 words)

	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
		With the continual growth pattern in the human population, the ocean and its inhabitants are greatly affected.
		While not officially recognized by the United Nation’s as a global awareness day, World Ocean Day is celebrated annually by various groups throughout the world on June 8 and is launched by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association in partnership with The Ocean Project.
		The Zoo’s World Ocean Day is a kick off to a season of water related activities in honor of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s national Wonders of Water campaign.
	www.colszoo.org /pressreleases/world_ocean.htm (407 words)

	WWF - World Ocean Day: Save fisheries, reduce poverty
		The world’s oceans are under greater pressure than ever before with more than three-quarters of the world’s fish stocks fished to their maximum capacity.
		Less than one per cent of the world’s oceans are designated as protected, compared to almost 13 per cent of our planet’s land area.
		The Global Ocean Conservation Award is given on World Ocean Day in recognition of an individual who has made outstanding contributions to global marine conservation.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/index.cfm?uNewsID=71200 (508 words)

	Marine Environmental Research Institute
		World Ocean Day was created in 1992 at the UN Earth Summit to encourage organizations and individuals around the world to come together to celebrate the ocean and reflect on its importance in our lives.
		Borgese, the founder of the International Ocean Institute and long-time member of the MERI Board of Directors, was known as the “Mother of the Oceans” for her advocacy of the peaceful use and preservation of what she called “the ocean commons”.
		World Ocean Day at MERI will also include a story in the form of a song, about an encounter with an Orca whale in Cobscook Bay, by Rob McCall, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill and Awanadjo Almanack author.
	www.meriresearch.org /news/news060203.htm (863 words)

	Thursday, June 8th is World Ocean's Day - Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability - tribe.net
		Oceans shape every aspect of our lives—from where we live, work and play, to what we eat, to the climate and weather we experience.
		New global efforts by scientists and government officials are bringing attention to the value of the world's oceans, the services they provide and the need for ecosystem-based management to address these threats.
		Across the tropical, temperate and polar seas, we are working to conserve the full range of ocean and coastal habitats, including coral reefs, mangroves, shellfish beds, estuaries, beaches, wetlands and offshore areas.
	lohas.tribe.net /thread/e1fa2a5b-018c-4aa4-bfa3-4c92b266afb0 (321 words)

	ECO-PROS Ocean Home
		Oceans and marine life consume huge amounts of carbon dioxide, and more oxygen is produced and released through oceanic photosynthesis than by all the earth's terrestrial (land) plants and forests combined.
		The ocean is comprised of vast "dynamic biomes that are among the richest and most productive ecosystems on Earth." As we continue to degrade the health of the ocean and marine habitat, we risk extinction of species and destruction of the functions and life-sustaining processes of Earth's natural systems.
		The Ocean Alliance is dedicated to the conservation of whales and their ocean environment through research and education.
	www.eco-pros.com /oceanhome.htm (2752 words)

	World Ocean Day - Earthwatch Institute - United States
		Now, most of the world’s 17 major ocean fisheries are in decline, important coastal habitats are disappearing at an alarming rate, and climate change and pollution are harming coral ecosystems possibly beyond recovery.
		Nichols, the noted scientist, ocean advocate, and president-elect of the International Sea Turtle Society, is former principal investigator of an Earthwatch sea turtle project in Baja California, Mexico.
		World Ocean Day was established in 1992 at the United Nations Earth Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, as a way for organizations and individuals from around the world to come together to celebrate our world ocean.
	www.earthwatch.org /site/pp.asp?c=dsJSK6PFJnH&b=1742185 (871 words)

	<WorldOceanDay>
		This year commemorates the 14th annual World Ocean Day, coordinated by The Ocean Project, an international network of over 700 aquariums, zoos, museums, and conservation organizations.
		Many of the world's ocean fisheries are in decline, coastal pollution is choking essential coastal habitats while others are disappearing at an alarming rate, and climate change and pollution are killing coral ecosystems worldwide.
		The annual international celebration of World Ocean Day is intended to inspire people to think about our ocean legacy and what kind of ocean we want to leave for future generations.
	www.aquarium.org /WorldOceanDay.asp (313 words)

	EO News: World Ocean Day: How Satellites Safeguard Our Waters - June 8, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Today’s World Ocean Day is a chance to learn more about the seas that surround us - and how satellite monitoring helps protect them.
		Slight centimeter-scale height variations in sea height provide information on ocean currents and temperature - warm currents can stand around half a meter higher than colder surrounding waters - plus salinity, the current surface state, the underlying bathymetry of the seabed and even variations in the planet’s gravity field.
		Ocean color satellite sensors such as Envisat’s Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) can reveal a lot about the contents of seawater: the ocean tint seen from space can be run through specialized algorithms to pinpoint its suspended contents, including marine phytoplankton, sediment loading and pollution.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2005/2005060819242.html (785 words)

	AFC - 06/08/05 World Ocean Day
		World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to remind ourselves on the importance of the oceans and their inhabitants and also to warn about the destruction and how we affect them and the life in them.
		This year, World Ocean Day focuses its attention on the protection of whales and on the efforts all around the world, including those by Animal Friends Croatia, aimed at trying to block the lifting of the world moratorium on whale hunting, which stands in contrast to the interests of rich and developed countries.
		Many fish and mammal populations living in oceans are in rapid decline because of whaling, coastal habitats are destroyed by pollution, while others are disappearing at an alarming speed, and the coral ecosystems are deteriorating.
	prijatelji-zivotinja.hr /html/http://www.zivot.hr.cob-web.org:8888/index.en.php?id=308 (1076 words)

	Ocean Futures Society - Calendar of Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ocean Futures Society is proud to join others from around the world in an annual celebration of the world's ocean.
		This celebration, held every June 8, commemorates the 11th annual World Ocean Day, which was created in 1992 at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
		On this day, people will be given the opportunity to celebrate the world's ocean, reflect on the ocean’s importance in their lives, and take time to do something good for our blue planet.
	www.oceanfutures.org /calendar/calendar_index.asp (847 words)

	WWF-UK: World Ocean's Day
		That is why WWF-UK is urging everyone to get down to the seashore on Sunday June 8 to celebrate World Oceans Day - a day that has been marked across the world since the Earth Summit in 1992.
		A tenth of the world's coral reefs have now been virtually destroyed and a further third are expected to be lost within 20 years, even without climate change.
		"World Oceans Day is a focus for us all to learn about the fascinating and beautiful world beneath the waves" said Sian Pullen, head of WWF's marine conservation programme.
	www.wwf.org.uk /news/n_0000000253.asp (381 words)

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