STW intern Matthew Owens produced this excellent in-depth report during research in Chile as part of his Masters thesis at UCSD Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.
On Friday, January 15, 2010, the California Coastal Commission - the state of California's leading coastal environmental planning agency and a world leader in effective coastal management - adopted this historic resolution to support designation of World Surfing Reserves.
Environmental law brochure produced by the European Union as a reference source. Made available by Save The Waves in regards to coastal development in Northern Spain.
Using the satellite imagery program Google Earth, Save The Waves has constructed a map of all the nominated World Surfing Reserves. With this map you can tour the nominated waves at once and also country by country. If you are not familiar with Google Earth, our map will appear in the sidebar in the Google Earth 'Places' section as a file labeled "STW_GoogleEarth_WSR.kmz"
Broadsheet article regarding the threats against the wave and beach at Rodiles, Spain.
This is the final draft of a Peruvian law that will protect all surfing waves on Peru's coast. The first law of its kind in the world, it will lead & define coastal laws worldwide to protect waves and surfing resources. The final law will be released by Peru in late 2009.
Surfrider Foundation + Wildcoast + Ocean Revolution + Pro Peninsula + Proplaya + Surfers' Environmental Alliance + Quercus + Save Our Shores + Groundswell Society + Ocean Magazine + Surfbreak Protection Society + California Public Ocean Awareness (NOAA) + Surfers Against Sewage + Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente (FIMA) + Waterkeeper Alliance