World Oceans Day 8 Jun 2025

World Oceans Day

You can"t talk about life on Earth without talking about the ocean. This year, World Oceans Day is being celebrated in Nice, France, just ahead of the UN Ocean Conference starting tomorrow. Officially recognised by the United Nations since 2008, it began as an idea at the 1992 Global Forum, a parallel event at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. This year"s theme is "WONDER: Sustaining What Sustains Us." It highlights how the ocean supports life as we know it—influencing weather, food chains and economies.

© Steve Woods Photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Where the humpback whale sings
The buffet is open
8 Jun 2024European hare

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Serene waters on a trembling earth
28 Jan 2024Channel Country, Australia
6 Jun 2024The 80th anniversary of D-Day
10 Jun 2024The city of Osaka at night, Japan
Tree-mendous
24 Jan 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
10 May 2025Minnesota State Capitol, St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Fragrant fields
Beauty by the bay
The Town of Books
21 Apr 2025International Dark Sky Week
2 Nov 2025Maple and bamboo forests in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
10 Feb 2025Art installation of umbrellas, Borough Market, London, England
8 Jan 2026Tufted titmouse, Massachusetts, United States
16 Jul 2024Festival of British Archaeology
What’s your favorite colour?
14 Dec 2023Boreal owl
Sep 10, 2023Grandparents Day
30 May 2024Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
25 Mar 2024Happy Holi!
Aug 20, 2023International Lighthouse Weekend
18 Sep 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
13 Mar 2024Lake Magadi, Kenya
A rock giant
8 Dec 2024Notre-Dame reopens
27 Nov 2023Rio Negro
16 Nov 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
A record-breaking reign
18 Nov 2024Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales
22 Jul 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States