The Latest Breaking News from World Ocean Day

Holiday company pitches in to preserve UK coastlines for World Ocean Day

Focus was on beach and land clean-ups, removing marine debris and raising awareness about the harmful effects of pollution

Wales Online · Jun 14, 2023

Brakes on seawalls

The new environmental law on seawall project development is a real celebration of World Ocean Day, which fell on Thursday. The long overdue environmental code that requires environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for such structures is expected to help slow down the rapid development of seawall projects in coastal areas.

Bangkok Post · Jun 9, 2023

300 children evacuated from orphanage in Sudan's Khartoum

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of children, some with special needs, are rescued from a Khartoum orphanage after having spent weeks stuck amid the shelling and shooting of Sudan's war. Millions have been forced from their homes in Burkina Faso and over 15,000 killed since an extremist insurgency began to hit…

France 24 · Jun 8, 2023

Commentary: National Ocean Month highlights global climate action

On June 8, World Ocean Day, President Joe Biden announced plans to designate the Hudson Canyon — the deep Atlantic submarine canyon that is an extension of New York’s Hudson River Valley — as a marine sanctuary. He also banned the use of single-use plastic, a growing source of ocean…

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

World Ocean Day - 5 of the worst threats to the oceans from plastic to noise

We all know how important oceans are for all life on Earth. Despite being one of the most valuable natural resources, oceans face several threats

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

World Ocean Day: A look at 8 critically endangered marine species

On World Ocean Day, we look at eight marine species that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2022