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- 2. Who We Are? Ecoteer Ecoteer Responsible Travel is founded in 2010 through the growing need for more support for the projects based in Asia associated with Ecoteer.com and the creation of the Turtle and Community project on the Perhentian Islands. 1.Community Tourim 2.Environmental Awareness & 3.Community Interaction Ecoteer aims to teach and support the islanders to caring for their splendid habitat whilst offering volunteers first-hand experience.
- 3. Who We Are? Blue Temple Conservation It is a community interest company which founded in 2012 and based in local village in Perhentian with three aims; 1. Marine Conservation 2. Research and 3. Awareness. We conduct scientific and conservation research around the marine park, completing underwater surveys on coral reefs, maintaining coral nurseries and engaging with the locals. Volunteers are welcomed to stay with us, where you can spend one or two weeks participating in conservation research, learning about environmental threats and diving in beautiful waters.
- 4. • "World OceansDay" was first proposed in 1992 at the Earth Summit, Brazil and unofficially celebrated every 8th June. • Officially regonized by the United Nation General Assembly in 2008. • Since then, it has been coordinated internationally by The Ocean Project and World Ocean Network and other global participation every year on 8th June. • The theme of year 2015 is Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet which focus on protecting ocean and safeguard vulnerable communities and places, especially plastic pollution. About
- 5. Why Should WeCelebrate World Oceans Day? Generates most of the oxygen Food Resources Regulates Climate Offers potential medicines Cleans the water we drink Provides limitless inspiration
- 6. Now, It istime for us to give back ! Change perspective - conserve and protect ocean for present and future generations. Participate in a World Ocean Day event or activity would help to protect and ensure our ocean is healthy for the future generation ! Learn – discover the diverse ocean and how we are all interconnected Change our ways – acting as caretaker of our ocean and by making a small changes in our daily life such as recycling or beach clean up Celebrate – we are all connected to the ocean. Organize or participate in activities to raise awareness or simply celebrate our ocean !
- 7. What Can WeDo ? Take the Better Bag Challenge The challenge : promise not take any disposable plastic bags for a whole year. Take a better bag instead! ** Plastic trash is choking our ocean, and 80% of it comes from land. We can do better! Sign up at http://www.worldoceansday.org/ and share it ! Beach Clean UpBring your friends and family along for beach clean at weekends which will helpreduce rubbish in the ocean.Your local waterways (and any rubbish in it) all lead to the ocean, so preventing pollution in your local community helps ocean to stay healthy.
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Editor's Notes
- #5 Welcome all be here with us today. we are having a pre-world ocean day celebration here in perhentian island ! On World Oceans Day we all gather around to celebrate and honor the oceans, which connects us all. 1. as a way to celebrate our world's shared ocean and our personal conenction to the sea, as well as raise awareness about the important role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways people can help to protect it. 2. Be part of the growing global celebration. and in partnership with many other organization and networks.
- #6 1. World Oceans Day is an annual observation to honour the world's oceans, celebrate the products the ocean provides such as seafood as well as marine life itself for aquariums, pets, and also a time to appreciate its own intrinsic value. The ocean also provides sea-lanes for international trade. Global pollution and over-consumption of fish have resulted in drastically dwindling population of the majority of species. 2. The Ocean Project, working in partnership with the World Ocean Network, has been promoting WOD since 2003 with its network of over 1,600 ocean conservation organizations and others throughout the world. Events performed for WOD and awareness includes beach cleanups, educational programs, art contests, film festivals, and sustainable seafood events.
- #7 1. encourage individuals to think what ocean has offer all of us with hopes of conserving it for present and the future generations. 2. discover the wealth of diverse and beautiful ocean creatures and habitats, how our daily actions affect them, and how we are all interconnected. 3.we are all linked to, and through, the ocean! By taking care of your backyard and helping in your community, you are acting as a caretaker of our ocean. Making small modifications to your everyday habits will help and involving your family, friends, and community will greatly benefit our blue planet! 4.whether you live inland or on the coast we are all connected to the ocean. Take the time to think about how the ocean affects you, and how you affect the ocean, and then organize or participate in activities that celebrate our ocean.