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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