On the occasion of World Oceans Day, the role of the oceans -- which provide the oxygen we breathe, food, as well as regulate the climate -- will be celebrated online Monday with the theme “Innovation for Sustainable Ocean”. Covering approximately 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and 90 percent of the biosphere, oceans are under the threat of climate change-related warming and acidification that directly affect human life as well as many ecosystem services. World Oceans Day is celebrated annually on June 8 to raise awareness over the importance of the world’s oceans and efforts to improve “the deep” since 1992, following the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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