Beach clean-ups held worldwide for World Oceans Day
By DW
16 June 2019 |
10:19 am
With the oceans facing threats such as plastic pollution and global warming, World Oceans Day aims to raise awareness with a series of events. A healthy world ocean is critical to our survival, organizers say.
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