{"id":14016,"date":"2022-06-08T07:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T05:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/?p=14016"},"modified":"2022-06-08T08:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T06:01:40","slug":"happy-oceans-day-we-have-so-much-left-to-explore-we-have-to-take-care-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/en\/happy-oceans-day-we-have-so-much-left-to-explore-we-have-to-take-care-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Oceans Day. We have so much left to explore&#8230; we have to take care of them!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today is Oceans Day and we didn&#8217;t want to miss the opportunity to pay tribute to them. They are super important for our planet and, unfortunately, they are in serious danger. Did you know that every year 8 million tons of plastic are dumped into the sea?<br>But how does plastic get into the sea? The main reasons are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Precipitation or wind <\/strong>can blow plastic waste into the sea, even when we throw it in the rubbish and it is deposited in landfills.<\/li><li><strong>Rainfall <\/strong>can wash the waste into rivers, waterways or sewers and eventually into the sea.<\/li><li>Derived from the<strong> landfills<\/strong> themselves due to the water flowing from the landfills.<\/li><li>From activities such as <strong>fishing, recreational boating and shipping<\/strong>.<\/li><li>From sewage treatment <strong>plants and wastewater<\/strong> treatment plants.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic-255x191.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/nathional_geographic.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo: National Geographic<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Very sad news. With this data, it is very clear that we must all work together to protect the oceans. Perhaps you didn&#8217;t know that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The oceans regulate the climate.<\/li><li>They produce oxygen, they are the lungs of our planet, generating most of the oxygen we breathe.<\/li><li>They absorb large amounts of CO2 and other gases.<\/li><li>They feed millions of people.<\/li><li>They provide us with resources, food, medicines?<\/li><li>It is a source of renewable and non-renewable energy.<\/li><li>It contains 97% of the planet&#8217;s water.<\/li><li>It is the most life-supporting environment on the planet.<\/li><li>They regulate the global balance of the earth&#8217;s climate: absorbing heat and redistributing it around the world through interaction with the atmosphere and through currents.<br><br>What can we do to prevent their pollution? Doing our bit is easy &#8211; it&#8217;s just a matter of attitude! Here are some actions to help avoid polluting the sea:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Reduce plastic as much as you can: <\/strong>Avoid single-use containers and use reusable products.<\/li><li><strong>Reduce your consumption:<\/strong> Remember to put into practice the three R&#8217;s of the circular economy. Reduce, reuse and recycle, in that order of importance. Consume less, give your products a second life and separate your waste properly.<\/li><li><strong>Mind the drain:<\/strong> In 2017, 4,500 wet wipes appeared in a 154 square metre portion of the River Thames in London.<\/li><li><strong>Eat locally and locally sourced: <\/strong>Consuming fresh, seasonal produce and supporting organic, ecological and local farming helps to conserve local resources, reduce CO2 emissions and avoid food waste.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"696\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/plastico-oceanos-ambientum.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/plastico-oceanos-ambientum.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/plastico-oceanos-ambientum-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/plastico-oceanos-ambientum-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/plastico-oceanos-ambientum-550x316.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/plastico-oceanos-ambientum-370x213.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/plastico-oceanos-ambientum-255x147.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption>Photo: Ambientum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Plasticus maritimus, an invasive species&#8221;, a fascinating book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalandraka.com\/plasticus_maritimus_una_especie_invasora-978-84-1343-017-1-castellano-2593.html\"><strong>&#8220;Plasticus maritimus, an invasive species&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> by Ana P\u00e8go and Isabel Minh\u00f3s Martins. A book created to learn more about the problem of plastic in the oceans and to learn how to act in the best way to minimise it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A brilliant book that informs us <strong>about the problems of plastic in the oceans<\/strong>; and not only does it limit itself to compiling data, but it also offers us a new way of understanding the problem and provides us with a way to contribute to eliminating this polluting invader of the seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author, Ana Pego, is a Portuguese biologist who was born by the sea. Every day, when she got home from school, what she did was to visit the sea, it was her playground; <strong>she went there either to swim or to observe the environment<\/strong>, and so, little by little, she began to collect plastics, made contact with other people with similar interests, broadened her knowledge and created a very curious collection of the objects thrown into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/978-84-1343-017-1i5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/978-84-1343-017-1i5-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/978-84-1343-017-1i5-1-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/978-84-1343-017-1i5-1-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/978-84-1343-017-1i5-1-550x260.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/978-84-1343-017-1i5-1-370x175.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.boboli.es\/boboliland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/978-84-1343-017-1i5-1-255x121.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is Oceans Day and we didn&#8217;t want to miss the opportunity to pay tribute to them. 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