Wednesday, June 4, 2014


World Oceans Day:  The perfect time to rekindle the conservationist spirit of Theodore Roosevelt to help expand worldwide marine protected areas

Currently approximately 13% of landmasses on our Earth are protected from all or limited human influence by way of national parks, reserves, preserves, wilderness areas, and refuges. It is now time that our world oceans are accorded the same level of protection.  To be at a commensurate level the amount of protected ocean areas would need to more than quadruple.

"Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none which compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land even a better land for our descendants than it is for us." - Theodore Roosevelt

During Roosevelt’s presidency, he protected approximately 230,000,000 acres of public land and encouraged other nations around the world to do the same with their own natural wonderland areas.

World Oceans Day is the perfect time for all nations to embrace the enduring conservationist spirit of Theodore Roosevelt and work together to help bring our wondrous oceans up to the same level of protection that the world gives to its lands.

In the naturalist spirit of Teddy Roosevelt, enjoy and celebrate World Oceans Day!

Sincerely, David Glaubke

Director of Sustainability Initiatives, Sea Port Products Corp.

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