We face some of the greatest threats ever to our blue planet and all its inhabitants: the climate and biodiversity crises. It is all too clear that we need a healthy ocean for a stable climate, and we need significantly stronger local, national, and international action from both government and corporate leaders. Now!
World Ocean Day 2025 is year two in a multi-year action theme: Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate. Together, we are growing the movement for a more sustainable society and a healthy blue planet.
Working under the Action Theme, we are collaborating with the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council and partners to develop more opportunities for ocean & climate action. Throughout the year you can get involved with the 12 months of action.
The historic 30×30 commitments announced at the recent UN Biodiversity Conference and for a High Seas Treaty were huge wins for our blue planet and also a big win for youth, our collaborating partners, and the World Ocean Day network of over 2,000 organizations. Now, global leaders need to follow through, as implementation is essential!
Thanks to all youth leaders and organizations who have been actively helping on this worldwide campaign.
It’s important to keep the momentum going! You can help by amplifying action at your events and activities in the months and years ahead.
Together, we can make sure that our national leaders follow through on their commitments and ensure that at least 30% of lands, waters, and ocean get protected by 2030!
Leading scientists worldwide have said that a healthy ocean is a critical part of the solution to the climate and biodiversity crises.
By supporting 30×30, we can protect our planet’s life support systems – specifically the interconnected issues of ocean, climate, and biodiversity. Currently, less than 17% of land and 8% of the ocean worldwide is protected.
The good news is, due to the efforts of the growing global 30×30 movement, including those involved in the World Ocean Day network, our nations’ leaders made a global commitment to 30×30 during the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in late 2022 and for a High Seas Treaty in early 2023.
30×30 was the World Ocean Day Action Theme for several years, and now with the Action Theme centered around Ocean & Climate Action, we are collectively addressing 30×30 and other interconnected issues that are important for protecting our ocean and stabilizing our climate.
With your help, and by working with a growing network of youth and organizational leaders worldwide, together we will continue to strengthen the global movement to protect at least 30% of our blue planet by 2030 and safeguard our future.
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