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:

Starry, starry night
2 May 2024Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, USA
28 Aug 2025Great white egret, Hungary
A beacon in the golden light
26 Nov 2025World Olive Tree Day
13 Oct 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
23 Jan 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
6 Jun 2024The 80th anniversary of D-Day
30 Nov 2023Leadenhall Market, London
Walking a rocky rainbow
13 Mar 2024Lake Magadi, Kenya
6 Nov 2024Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, United States
17 Oct 2023Spreadsheet Day
29 Nov 2023Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree lighting
24 Jul 2025Happy Cousins Day!
1 Dec 2023Antarctica Day
Her legend and mystery endure
6 Dec 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
A future built on the past
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
28 Nov 2023Giving Tuesday
Warm light through an ancient forest
Sunset on the Valley of the Moon
8 Jan 2025Great Wall of China
20 Jul 2025Moon Day
5 May 2024Happy Cinco de Mayo!
12 Feb 2024Darwin Day
17 Dec 2023Bohemian waxwings
17 Oct 2024Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Pier perfect