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World Oceans Day
Why are oceans so important? How can we protect them?
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Have you ever heard of World Oceans Day (WOD)?
The idea of WOD came from a meeting at the United Nations (UN) in 1992.
It’s not a public holiday, but people around the world now celebrate this special day every year on June 8.
Oceans cover 70% of our planet.
They used to be rich in fish and plants, but now they are facing the greatest dangers in history: garbage, oil spills and overfishing.
These problems have caused a much lower number of ocean fish and plants.
If we don’t make a change, a lot of sea life will be gone soon.
To save our oceans, we celebrate WOD.
On this special day, we can join events like beach cleanups.
We can also hold movie festivals to teach the public about the beauty of our oceans.
Through these WOD events, we can learn a lot about oceans and start to care about our Earth.
By celebrating WOD, we can make our oceans not only cleaner but also more beautiful.