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Tomorrow is World Oceans Day! Celebrated annually on June 8, World Oceans Day is an opportunity to celebrate the beauty of nature, encourage conservation, and take action to restore and protect our oceans.
We’re helping you do that in today’s Goodnewsletter — with stories of hope and progress about our oceans and ways we can all join in protecting them.
Today’s Top Good News Story
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The Biden administration just announced a first-of-its-kind ocean conservation plan that prioritizes Indigenous knowledge
The Smithsonian and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just announced the rollout of a first-of-its-kind National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy. It’s the first nationwide strategy aimed at taking action to save marine life (and, subsequently, all life).
The new strategy calls for a “stronger, more unified and inclusive approach to ocean conservation.”
Importantly, the first step in the strategy brings together federal agencies, states, Tribes, and local communities to document the economic and cultural values of the ocean, ensuring all costs of a degrading ocean ecosystem are understood and included in decision-making.
Why is this good news? The total ocean territory under U.S. management covers an area larger than all 50 states combined. While protections for marine life have increased in recent years (globally, too!), much of it remains unprotected or misunderstood.
The new strategy aims to close those gaps by working alongside local and Indigenous stakeholders.
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World Oceans Day is celebrated annually on June 8! The importance of protecting our oceans cannot be overstated. They regulate our climate, produce a significant portion of the world’s oxygen, and serve as a vital source of food and livelihood for many communities.
And we can all be a part of celebrating and protecting them — here are some ways to get started on World Oceans Day:
📺 Queue up a documentary about the ocean. Dive deeper (😉) into the great body of research and expand your knowledge about our oceans (and the threats they face) through documentaries like Wonders of the Ocean, The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans, A Plastic Ocean, and more.
📜 Urge your elected officials to take care of the ocean. The UN adopted a treaty aimed at protecting marine biodiversity and expanding restrictions on harmful human activities, but individual countries must now ratify and adopt its policies domestically. Make sure the U.S. does by calling your elected officials and urging them to ratify the UN High Seas Treaty. (World Oceans Day is a perfect opportunity to reach out, since it will be top-of-mind!)
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What’s good?
I really often forget about just how much of our planet is covered in blue — and how vital it is to human life and flourishing.
Did the good news we shared today make you feel more hopeful about the state of our oceans?
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