This theme will guide global action over the coming years. It brings together the momentum of recent multi-year action themes – Catalyzing Ocean-Climate Action and Protecting at Least 30% of Lands, Waters, and Ocean by 2030 (30×30) – and aligns powerfully with the recent ratification of the High Seas Treaty to protect biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
World leaders have committed to 30×30 both within national waters and across the High Seas – an area covering two-thirds of the ocean and nearly one-half of Earth’s surface. Now they need to follow through!
These ocean waters regulate the climate, support extraordinary biodiversity, sustain livelihoods, and hold untapped scientific and medical potential.
Creating strongly regulated Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is essential to turning global commitments into real conservation outcomes. Implementation will require a powerful collective effort, accountability, and sustained public engagement – and if we work together, we can achieve this ambitious goal by 2030!
World Ocean Day helps unite the world each June! Join in and, together, we can accelerate progress and help create a global network of MPAs that restores ecosystems, builds resilience, and inspires hope for the future.
Isa Mundo Foundation has supported various initiatives since our launch in 2007 including partnering with ocean conservation based organizations in the Philippines, turtle and marine conservation projects in Mexico and continuing to build partnerships with groups focusing on reef and mangrove restoration. This year and every year, Isa Mundo will continue to collaborate globally with like minded individuals and organization committed to protect the ocean and waterways in communities we serve.
To learn more about World Ocean Day, visit their website at www.worldoceanday.org
