2021United Nations Decade Of Ocean Sciences For Sustainable Development - First Day Cover

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), approved by the United Nations at the end of 2017, was launched 50 years after the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (1971-1980), as a proposal of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO) to address, at a global level, the challenges of preserving the marine life and the health of the Ocean, the recovery of the marine environment, and to promote the sustainable use of its resources and a responsible Ocean governance.