Walt write a speech to persuade people or change peoples minds.
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Why should we take care of the world’s oceans?
Tena Koutou katoa. I strongly believe the world’s oceans are important for our world and all living things. Today I’m going to share with you why we should be taking more care of the world’s oceans.
Firstly, did you know that the oceans cover 70% of the earth’s surface? Well guess what. There is so much more to our oceans than how much of earth it covers. All living things need oxygen. The ocean provides 50% of our oxygen. We all rely on the ocean whether we know it or not for the oxygen we breathe.
If the ocean is not looked after and becomes polluted and unhealthy the water cycle can be affected and may cause a change to our climate,like extreme weather patterns and widespread desertification – this is when healthy land can dry out and become desert-like. Changes to the land would cause problems for all living things.
My next reason why we should look after our oceans is that the ocean is home to 2.2million animal and plant species with many more yet to be discovered.
Did you know that the oxygen we breathe is created by plankton and the process of photosynthesis. Microscopic plant-like organisms that live in water capture and use sunlight and carbon from the water to create food and energy and release oxygen in the process. This action is called photosynthesis and is why I believe we need oceans to continue to have the oxygen we and other living organisms need to breathe.
Not only does the ocean help to provide oxygen but it also provides food and livelihoods for millions of people who live on earth.
At least 70,000 ocean related jobs support the livelihood of many people around the world, like fishing, water activities and transportation just to name a few.
The ocean is a major source of food. Over 3 billion people rely on the protein it provides.
Obviously, it is clear that one of the oceans biggest threats is plastic pollution Over 11 million tonnes of plastic finds its way into the ocean every year. You may wonder how this happens and why? One of the biggest reasons is pollution caused by man and man made products and waste. The waste takes a long time to disappear so the pollution is around longer which can interfere with the making of oxygen.
Again I believe we should take more care of our oceans because less than 1% of New Zealand’s oceans are protected and people should do more to reduce pollution to get our oceans healthy again and oceans are important for our world and all living things.