{"id":6763,"date":"2012-06-08T10:54:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T18:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blitransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=6763"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:18:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T19:18:56","slug":"world-oceans-day-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/2012\/06\/08\/world-oceans-day-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"World Oceans Day 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maldives<\/a><\/p>\n

June 8 is World Oceans Day<\/a>. The theme for 2012 is Youth: The Next Wave for Change.<\/p>\n

The oceans are important to all of us, even those of us who live far inland. The oceans provide food and other products, transportation routes for international trade, and a chance for relaxation.<\/p>\n

On a larger scale, the oceans buffer temperatures (both on a regional scale, along the coasts, and on a global scale) and provide much of the oxygen of the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

World Oceans Day has been unofficially celebrated since 1992. In 2009, the United Nations officially declared June 8 World Oceans Day<\/a> and it has been getting more participation since then.<\/p>\n

You can find events near you<\/a> on the World Oceans Day site. Select a region, then a country from the drop down menu.<\/p>\n