June 8 World Oceans Day – Sunscreen and Coral Bleaching

6月8日世界海洋日 - 防曬霜與珊瑚白化

各位同事及同學:

為了讓大眾了解海洋的重要性和提高他們對海洋保育的意識,聯合國將六月八日訂立為世界海洋日。海洋健康與地球和人類生活息息相關,它為我們提供無數的服務,猶如世界生態系統的肺部,為我們帶來呼吸所需的一半的氧氣量。然而,海洋正面臨著日益嚴峻的威脅,需要採取緊急行動應對。那麼我們可以為海洋做些甚麼? 保育海洋,從認識防曬霜開始!讓我們看看以下一些較環保的防曬方法:

安健及環境事務辦公室

資料來源: 世界自然基金會

Ref# HSEO-EP006/2024

Dear Colleagues and Students, 

In order to enhance public understanding of the importance of the oceans and raise awareness about marine conservation, the United Nations has designated June 8 as World Oceans Day. The health of the oceans is closely related with the Earth and human life. The oceans provide us with many services, acting as the lungs of the global ecosystem and supplying half of the oxygen we need to breathe. However, the oceans are now facing increasingly severe threats that require urgent action.  So what can we do for the oceans? We may conserve the oceans by beginning to understand the impact of sunscreen. Let’s explore some more environmentally friendly sunscreen methods:

Office of Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs

Source: WWF