Save The Waves Coalition

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A Case for Cleaner Production: Chile Pulp

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.

California Coastal Commission Resolution to Support World Surfing Reserves

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 Resource: EU brochure on environmental law

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.

Google Earth World Surfing Reserves Map

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"

La Ola De Rodiles

Broadsheet article regarding the threats against the wave and beach at Rodiles, Spain.

Law to Protect Peru's Waves - DRAFT

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.

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