Today is world oceans day, and you will think that it is one more day on the calendar, but it really is not. The oceans are essential for the life of the planet. Men, as a species, must be aware of this and preserve them. That is why it is important that you explain to your children the importance of taking care of the oceans.
In addition to fun, relaxation, joy, the ocean, the sea, provides us with the most of the oxygen we breathe. And they absorb about 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by humans.
Oceans Day in 2020, with COVID-19
Nothing that happens in 2020 will be alien to the coronavirus. In case you did not know, there are various organisms that live in the extreme depths of the ocean and are used to accelerate detection of COVID-19. It is amazing that this could be an ecosystem that could provide a solution to humanity in this health challenge. Therefore the seas are not only a source of food, protein, but they are also essential part for medicines.
It seemed that during the confinement the ocean, and nature in general, was recovering and taking a breather from the human being. However the masks, gloves and other debris are already reaching the seas, increasing pollution, the proliferation of microplastics and the death of many animals, such as turtles and fish. Consciousness your children to deposit these items where appropriate.
The UN proposal for the year 2020 is to carry out different activities, many of them online with the motto Innovation for a sustainable ocean. You can follow these events online, some are very technical, but others you can watch at home, especially with teenagers. The topics to be covered have been divided, throughout the week starting today, into technology, systems infrastructure, resource management, consumer products, scientific exploration, and describe how innovations are applied in durable solutions.
Educational activities and resources
On the UN website, translated into Spanish, you have various educational resources that will help you explain to your children the importance of the oceans. One of them is a picture book for children, from 6 years, which explains a series of strategies to keep beaches free of plastic. The pdf version in English and German can be downloaded for free, in Spanish it must be read online. And if you want to receive it on paper, you can also request it.
You can also see a whole gallery of educational videos on plankton, its importance in our diet, the adventures of Captain Charles Moore, and others. In addition to impressive images on the bottom of the seas that are the result of a worldwide contest.
The youngest can listen and participate on June 12 in an information panel, and of debate with other young people of the world. It is an online radio program that you can access through the UN website link. It is interesting that you motivate your children to listen and participate in what other young people are doing globally.
Why it is important to take care of the oceans
To summarize, we will tell you that this topic of the conservation and care of the oceans can be a good topic of conversation. So you have some data and arguments to explain to your children we tell you that:
The ocean, even though we live thousands of miles from it, directly affects the Earth's climate, and therefore affects us directly. They are thermal regulators, they absorb carbon dioxide. In addition, at night they return the solar heat that they absorbed during the day. Thanks to this, the planet's temperature remains more or less stable.
Right now there are 200.000 identified species, But the extinction of marine species, even those that remain to be discovered, due to global warming unbalances the entire ecosystem of the Earth.
More than 200 million human beings live directly from fishing, and this is added to the other millions who live from water activities, tourism, researchers ... think with your children about all this, and about ecological awareness.
