{"id":15,"date":"2024-10-15T03:46:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T03:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceandecademed.org\/en\/en\/ocean-education\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:45:20","slug":"ocean-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oceandecademed.org\/en\/ocean-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ocean Education<\/h1>\n
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Oceon Education<\/span><\/h2>\n

Knowing and understanding how the ocean affects us
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What is Ocean Education?<\/h2>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n
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The ocean is intrinsically connected to every part of the globe, to the very existence of humanity, and to sociocultural practices. Ocean Literacy is a tool, a framework for action, and, more broadly, a mindset that considers the relationships between the ocean and all aspects of life on Earth<\/strong>. Ocean Literacy catalyzes actions to protect, conserve, and sustainably use the ocean by engaging society as a whole.<\/p>\n

Around the world, a network of projects, associations, institutions, and organizations is actively working every day on Ocean Literacy projects aimed at various groups\u2014such as students, schools and teachers, businesses and employees, institutions, artists, and more.<\/p>\n

IOC-UNESCO brings together all these efforts under one roof, dedicating a global platform to Ocean Literacy to promote networking, information sharing, best practices, and collaboration in creating new initiatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Evolution of Ocean Education<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Ocean Literacy initially emerged to educate and inform the public and stakeholders about the importance of the ocean<\/strong>. Today, the movement has evolved from its initial application in only formal educational contexts to an approach that considers all spheres of society<\/strong>: citizens, businesses, institutions, schools, research centers, universities, foundations, organizations, entities, and more.<\/p>\n

Whatever one\u2019s job, wherever one lives, the ocean concerns us all, and there is always something we can do to work towards its protection and promote the sustainable use of its resources.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bringing the Ocean into the Classroom, in Every School in the World<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Teachers are waves of change for the future of education and a source of inspiration for their students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Including Ocean Literacy in the school curriculum<\/strong> helps students develop knowledge and understanding of the reciprocal influence between society and the ocean, comprehend the importance of marine biodiversity, and increase awareness about the state of the seas.
\nSchools that adopt a \u201cBlue Curriculum\u201d promote a new generation of informed, active, and responsible citizens and future leaders concerning ocean-related issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe international community must make education one of the pillars of its action for the ocean. Because if we want to protect it better, we need to teach it better. On the occasion of the One Ocean Summit, I set a common goal for our 193 Member States: to include Ocean Literacy in school curricula by 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO \u2013 Brest (France), One Ocean Summit 2022<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Essential Principles of Ocean Education<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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The seven essential principles of Ocean Education are the starting point for building a common knowledge of the marine environment. They describe the phenomena that characterize and regulate the ocean, the life that inhabits the sea, they collect its essence, the non-quantifiable values, the material and immaterial heritage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Principle 1: \u201cThe Earth has a large ocean with many unique features. <\/div>\n
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The ocean covers 70% of the Earth\u2019s surface and contains 97% of the planet\u2019s total water.<\/strong>
\nFrom the outside, we only see the surface of the ocean, but it is made up of incredible underwater landscapes\u2014it hosts the world\u2019s longest mountain range and the deepest point on the planet\u2014and a vast variety of organisms, from the microscopic nanoplankton to the largest animal on Earth: the blue whale.<\/p>\n

In school, we learn about the existence of five oceans, but that\u2019s not entirely accurate. There is only one ocean, a single vast ocean that connects the coasts of all continents.
\nThen there are the ocean basins, which are five: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern.
\nThese ocean basins, however, are interconnected through the global circulation system\u2014thermohaline circulation<\/em>\u2014driven by wind, tides, Earth\u2019s rotation and the Sun, as well as variations in water temperature and salinity.
\nThis system transports water, energy, matter, and organisms around the globe, which is why it is also called the Great Conveyor Belt.<\/em>
\nOceanographers <\/a>have calculated that a single water particle can take up to 2,800 years to complete the full cycle!<\/p>\n

As vast, infinite, and resilient as it may seem, the ocean is becoming increasingly fragile, and its resources are more limited. This is why we must act collectively to safeguard it.<\/p>\n

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