{"id":62232,"date":"2020-06-02T12:31:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T12:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=62232"},"modified":"2020-09-17T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T12:24:34","slug":"world-oceans-day-2020","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/news\/world-oceans-day-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"World Oceans Day 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our oceans are incredible.<\/p>\n<p>They produce more than half of the world\u2019s oxygen, store 50 times more CO2 than our atmosphere, and are the World\u2019s largest source of protein, with over 3 billion people dependant on them as their primary protein source. Combined, they produce close to 100 million tons of food every year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-62232-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Word_Oceans_Day_2020_sequence_Small.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Word_Oceans_Day_2020_sequence_Small.mp4\">https:\/\/www.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Word_Oceans_Day_2020_sequence_Small.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Our seas are vital for climate regulation, transporting heat around the world, from the equator to the poles.<\/p>\n<p>They are a thriving ecosystem, home to an abundance of life, and account for 80% of our planet\u2019s biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>Our oceans are the life support system of all living things. But they are facing unprecedented pressures, from pollution to climate change. And these pressures are only set to rise.<\/p>\n<p>The time to act, is now; to look to innovation for a sustainable ocean, to nurture ecosystems and preserve them.<\/p>\n<p>Our oceans, are our future.<\/p>\n<p>To read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/our-people\/fady-jameel\/\">Fady Jameel<\/a>&#8216;s insights into the importance of water and preserving ocean health, read his &#8216;Turning the Tide&#8217; Spotlight article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/spotlight-by-fady-jameel\/turning-the-tide\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-62233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/World-Ocean-Day-300x155.png\" alt=\"World Oceans Day 2020\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/World-Ocean-Day-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/World-Ocean-Day-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/World-Ocean-Day.png 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62240,"template":"","tags":[],"newscategory":[150],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>World Oceans Day 2020 | Abdul Latif Jameel\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our oceans are facing unprecedented pressures, from pollution to climate change. 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