OCEAN EDUCATION

Ocean Literacy International
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The planet ocean

“There are so many subtle ways that the ocean benefits our daily lives that most humans are oblivious to how vital it is to our survival on this planet. It's only the ocean that makes it at all possible.
ocean education changes everything".

Dave Wilson

Ocean education

The ocean is the main physical characteristic that defines our planet making the Earth habitable.

It covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface
produces more than 50% of the oxygen in the atmosphere,
regulates weather and climate,
supports the greatest diversity of life
provides 70% of the protein consumed by mankaind
makes this food available for people all over our planet.

The problem is...

Decades of intensive exploitation of marine resources, pollution, coastal urbanization and climate change have led to degradation and even destruction of marine ecosystems, resulting in the deterioration of ocean health and, subsequently, of human health
(UNEP, 2001; Giorgi and Lionello, 2008; UNEP/MAP, 2012, 2015).

The solution is....

Understanding the ocean is essential to understanding the planet on which we live and, thereby, is essential to its sustainability (Cava et al., 2005).
Ocean education changes everything!