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The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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World Oceans Day
Observance day on or around June 8
World Ocean Day (WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on June 8. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Earth Summit
1992 United Nations conference
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Conference or the Earth Summit, was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rio de Janeiro
Second-largest city in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)