How a cooperative created protocols, manuals, and alliances to defend waves, beaches, and marine life while driving a sustainable coastal model
Port expansion within the Bahía de Todos Santos World Surfing Reserve blocked and Oaxaca Working Group for the Protection of Waves and Surf Breaks created.
The first Municipal Surf Ecosystem Reserve on Graciosa Island, Azores has been approved. This recognition constitutes a strategic measure for the protection and integrated management of the island’s surf breaks and natural resources.
Three leading conservation organizations — Save The Waves Coalition, the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA), and Conservation International — have released the “Guide of Best Practices for Surf Ecosystem Conservation,” the most comprehensive global resource of its kind, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
CEO Notes from the Field: United Nations Ocean Conference, Nice, 2025. The vibe, our takeaways, lessons learned key events and what’s next.
Save The Waves is so thrilled and honored to partner on the Blue Azores program to further protect the beauty of these islands.
El pasado mes de Septiembre, miembros del staff de Save The Waves visitaron la Reserva Mundial de Surf Punta de Lobos en Pichilemu, y el Santuario Marino Costero Piedra del Viento en Topocalma y Puertecillo, dos proyectos que han sido el parteaguas para la conservación de ecosistemas de surf en Chile, y que han sentado un precedente importante para otras regiones del mundo.
From hosting youth engagement workshops at schools to attending high-level interregional governmental meetings and international conferences, our team has seriously been making waves in the Azores.
Save The Waves just wrapped up a successful conference at IMPAC5 in Vancouver, presenting on our Surf Protected Area Networks program, meeting with partners, and forging new connections.
