World Seagrass Day is an annual event held on

March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first Roman triumph, triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor ...

to raise awareness about

seagrass Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments. There are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses which belong to four families (Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae), all in the orde ...

and its important functions in the marine ecosystem.

Background

On 27 May 2022,

United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...

adopted a resolution on World Seagrass Day in document A/76/L.56) on the fact that seagrass ecosystems have a greater capacity to sequester carbon than terrestrial ecosystems. The resolution invited Member States, organizations and agencies of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, private sector, to observe World Seagrass Day, in order to contribute to sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

References

Seagrass Environmental awareness days March observances {{holiday-stub