Protect the Oceans
What if we treated our oceans like they matter?
take actionTo celebrate World Oceans Day this year, we asked people across the world to show their support for ocean protection by painting themselves blue and performing human waves!
From Russia to Senegal, New Zealand to Chile, and Bulgaria to Thailand, people took action in fun and creative ways in 25 countries across all seven continents (yep, even Antarctica!), to show world leaders we care about our oceans.
Have a flick through our gallery of photos from around the world, and why not join in for our next activity?!
Volunteers creating a blue heart for the oceans in Giannella, Tuscany, Italy.
Performing a human wave in Byblos, Lebanon
Painting their faces blue ready to do a human wave in front of the Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, Morocco:
Performing a human wave in Parque del Retiro, Madrid, Spain
Posing for photos before doing a human wave outside the UK Parliament in London
Bringing in the blues in Douala, Cameroon
Posing for a group shot in Johannesburg, South Africa
Volunteers with creative ocean-themed face paint in Jakarta, Indonesia:
A wave of blue ribbons in Mexico City, Mexico:
Using lights to display “Protect the Oceans” in Hebrew in Tel Aviv, Israel
Performing a human wave in Punta Arenas, Chile
And with blue face paint in Salta, Argentina
Even better check out our video of some of the best waves from the day!
Discussion
We went to an event at Portsmouth this June, the organiser was late, rude, he had no paints, he bought chalks and paint from a shop with double plastic wrap, we objected and he said, “it’s not about that today, this is a celebration!”
Then to clean their faces they asked us to get baby wipes, to which they got a unanimous NO!
I was reminded by James he was a volunteer, so are we.
Such a shame.
Hmm, sorry to hear that, Ollie. I'll pass that on, and we'll have a word.
A unanimous yes to your attitude
This is definitely the way forward. This campaign is a fantastic achievement Greenpeace
Supersonic stuff
It´s a suggestion. Better to write in portuguese. Sorry. Hoje o Japão reinicia suas práticas devastadoras de caça às baleias. Após mais de 35 anos, que os povos do mundo dedicaram à recuperação dessa espécie em suas variadas linhagens, aos quais a economia japonesa sobreviveu e cresceu, provando não depender dessa atividade, reiniciá-la só pode ser por perversão. Sugerimos que os movimentos de consciência ambiental do planeta, unam-se num movimento global de boicote à economia japonesa, inicialmente, concentrando na industria automobilística japonesa. Nenhum ser humano deverá comprar um único produto dessa industria até que o governo Japonês renuncie, definitivamente, à caça às baleias, nem como pesquisa.