World Ocean Day June Events; A Global Plastic Pollution Treaty?

May 25, 2022
The 2022 United Nations World Oceans Day celebration will be taking place on Wednesday, June 8 around the theme Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean. This year’s celebration will be adopting a hybrid format, featuring an in-person event at the UN Headquarters in New York and a virtual broadcast. One can register for the virtual broadcast of this globally reaching event at the following link: 2022 United Nations World Oceans Day Event - COVE Ocean
 
World Ocean Day will also be celebrated in Galveston by Artist Boat on Saturday, June 4:
The Artist Boat World Ocean Day Festival is held at R.A. Apffel East Beach Park, at the far eastern tip of the island, Saturday, June 4th, from 11 am – 4:30 pm. The address is 1923 Boddeker Rd., Galveston, TX 77550. To learn more about the venue click here
The Festival is FREE. However, East Beach parking fees will apply. ($15/Car All Day).
 
A Global Plastic Pollution Treaty:
The environmental threat to our oceans of ever increasing plastic pollution is widely recognized world-wide, leading to an urgency to confront the issue and find effective solutions. In early March of this year at the UN environment assembly in Nairobi, 173 nations agreed to begin work on a global treaty to develop policies and regulations to address the problem. Many consider this treaty effort to be as important and significant as the Paris Treaty to address climate change.
 
The global threats of plastic pollution to the oceans, wildlife, and future human health can no longer be ignored. Addressing the issue will require a range of strategies, including developing more circular economies, limiting the use of single use plastics, improving the re-use and recyclability of plastic products, etc. The goal of the UN environment assembly is to negotiate a treaty that could be ratified by 2025. 
 
Report on the UN environment assembly resolution: 
 
Related video summaries about a global treaty: