To 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 Parque del Retiro, Madrid, SpainPainting their faces blue ready to do a human wave in front of the Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, Morocco:Performing a human wave in Punta Arenas, ChileA wave of blue ribbons in Mexico City, Mexico:Volunteers with creative ocean-themed face paint in Jakarta, Indonesia:Posing for a group shot in Johannesburg, South AfricaPosing for photos before doing a human wave outside the UK Parliament in LondonUsing lights to display “Protect the Oceans” in Hebrew in Tel Aviv, IsraelBringing in the blues in Douala, CameroonAnd with blue face paint in Salta, Argentina
Even better check out our video of some of the best waves from the day!
Happy World Oceans Day! Together, we’re campaigning for an ocean rescue plan that’d create huge new ocean sanctuaries all over the world. If it happens, it’ll be one of the biggest conservation projects in human history.Join the campaign and help make waves: www.greenpeace.org/protectheoceans
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.
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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.