Dia Mirza Instagram – The 3rd of March marks #WorldWildlifeDay – the biggest global annual event dedicated to our planet’s wildlife. This year’s theme for World Wildlife Day is “Life below water: for people and planet”. I have partnered with the Wild for Life and Clean Seas campaigns, run by the United Nations Environment Programme, and I’d love to tell you a little bit about the threats our oceans and the animals within them face, and how you can help me address them: I’m sure you’ve consciously or unconsciously been confronted with many of the issues threatening our oceans today. You may have seen news about melting ice caps and rising sea levels on TV or heard about major oil spills and overfishing threatening marine animals; or seen pictures of sea turtles choking on plastic on social media; or maybe you’ve heard about coral reefs dying globally due to the effects of climate change. All these problems and many more are pushing our oceans’ ecosystems to the brink of collapse. Without healthy oceans, humans cannot survive. Over half the oxygen we breathe comes from the oceans. They regulate the climate and make our planet inhabitable for humans and are key in our fight against climate change. Oceans are also home to around two billion species and around three billion people are dependent on the oceans for food. I am therefore calling on you to help me and UN Environment in our efforts to protect them. Together we can turn the tide for our oceans. #LifeBelowWater #CleanSeas #WildForLife #BeatPlasticPollution Mumbai, Maharashtra