A healthy ocean starts with being free from rubbish and pollutants. When you commit to picking up one piece of rubbish a day when you are out on your daily walk you become part of the solution not part of the problem. All rubbish that is not picked up eventually finds its way to waterways and the ocean. By committing to picking up a piece of rubbish a day when you are out on your daily walk you engage in stopping rubbish from accumulating at the source. In addition you become aware of your environment and become invested in a brighter future. Take your first steps on a journey to become aware of your environment and what you can do to protect it for yourself and future generations.

At UN Biodiversity summit (COP15) it was proposed that 30% of land, inland waters and the ocean be substantially protected by 2030.  This treaty was ratified by many nations.  In March this year it became legally binding 120 days after the 60 th nation signed.

MPA or Marine Protected Areas are planned to cover 30% of the ocean’s international waters which make up 60% of the planet’s marine ecosystems.  In January this year The High Seas Treaty was signed which legally protects 30% of the international waters of the world’s oceans to ensure management, sustainability and biodiversity of international marine ecosystems.  The treaty aims to ensure equitable distribution of the world’s marine ...

This month at the Spruce Initiative we are examining some key aspects of the theme for World Oceans Day.  Once we reimagine the world as we hope it will become, we need to take the necessary steps towards achieving our goal.

it Is a multifaceted endeavour and we can each play a part in the solution.  We need to work together as individuals, and as local and global communities towards achieving the best outcome for everybody.

What are your thoughts on the subject?  And what are your suggestions for achieving sustainability and future growth?

We support both human occupation and Nature working in harmony to create a sustainable future  for us all.

When we reimagine the world as a more beautiful place, we acknowledge the role humanity plays in the life of the planet.  We learn that as humans we have a right to be as active participants in making the world a more beautiful, liveable and inclusive place for all.

We need to step up to the plate, clean up the messes we’ve made, husband our resources and actively participate in creating a brighter future. We have been writing checks on the environment that the planet can’t cash.  We need to live in harmony with Nature and make the world a better place for our being present.

The first step is reimagining the world as we would like it to be, then taking action to clean the bowl and find a way to be inclusive of both ...

This month at the Spruce Initiative we comment on the theme for United Nations World Oceans Day 2026 “REIMAGINE: Beyond the world we know, a new relationship with our ocean”.  As we understand it this involves learning to understand how we can both nurture and improve on Nature, applying our knowledge to both preserve the natural environment and live in harmony with it.  This is exciting in that it acknowledges that our oceans can with stewardship be both sustainable for humanity and Nature.

Our oceans sustain us in many ways, supporting our lives with food, biodiversity and modifying the climate.  This affects life on the planet. We need to learn stewardship of our oceans and an important part of this is ...

As previously mentioned this month the theme for World Environment Day 2026 is “Niw for Climate” and highlights the importance of taking immediate action to reduce the impact of human impact on the environment. Procrastinating on making changes to our lifestyles and deferring action to stabilise our climate is leading to accelerated climate change. We need to act now not later to make changes to our lifestyles to arrest climate change and in particular global warming. We can do this. We can act individually, together locally and globally now rather than later. We need more ambitious climate goals with an accelerated plan to combat the impact high density living has on the climate. Take action yourself and lobby your elected ...

.Collectively we have the power to halt climate change and to restore our environmental climates to sustainable levels.  However we need to act now rather than later.  It is clear that our global climates are quickly getting out of control.

We need to appeal to the United Nations for leadership and as countries and interfaith communities we need to do what is necessary to arrest climate change.  As individuals we can do our part.  We can pick up rubbish and plant trees, reclaiming wildlife habitat.  We encourage you to purchase offsets and to lobby your governments locally and nationally to reduce the impact of cities and deforestation on the environment.

World Environment Day is June 5 th this year and the theme for this year’s World Environment Day is “Now For Climate”.  Our understanding of this is that we need to come together as individuals and communities to take immediate action to achieve climate sustainability.

Climate Change and global warming has accelerated more quickly than anticipated and we need to take action in the present to halt the effects on the environment.  Let’s not put taking action off.  We need to take action now rather than later.  Collectively we have the power to do what needs to be done to ensure stability of our planetary ecosystems.  “Now For Climate” is a call to action.

This month at the Spruce Initiative we explore the Implications of the theme for World Environment Day, June 5 th 2026 “Now For Climate.”

Our understanding of the theme for World Environment Day 2026 is that through observing Nature and adjusting to it’s signals we can learn to restore the Climate to sustainable levels.  Nature warns us when life gets out of balance, however it also shows us the way back.

By adjusting to what improves the Climate we can achieve sustainability and secure our lives for the future.  As we are aware the planet is an interconnected, biodiverse ecosystem.  What affects one region affects us all.  Think globally and act locally.

Restoration of wildlife habitat both on land and in our waterways is of utmost importance in our bid to allow our ecosystems to come to a new balance.  With care we can restore both our marine habitat and our Earth to sustainability.

It Is not to late to arrest climate change and restore our planetary ecosystem to sustainable health.  We all know that this may impact our way of life.  The planet can heal if we just give it a chance.  We need to learn to utilise the under utilised resources of human waste.  We can pull together and make our world sustainable.  We need to be frugal with our resources.  We need to harness city heat and reassimilate the precious biomass which creates sludge in the ocean and ...