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La Escuelita / Salsa Brava, Costa Rica
The 40 million dollar project has been archived due to "inconvenient circumstances". The coral reef, which was claimed to be dead by developers, was found to be alive...
La Libertad, El Salvador
One of Central America's most famous waves is in danger due to a proposal by a private developer that has met with initial approval by the Salvadorian government. A man named Jose Maria Monterrey has purchased a large block of land...
Mölle, Sweden
Although not well known, Sweden has an extensive surfing community practicing the sport for decades. The North Sea is the main surf producer and the west coast of Skane is battered by fierce westerly winds year-round.![Playa Encuentro, Dominican Republic [SAVED!]](http://www.savethewaves.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/newsthumb/slideshow_images/coco_Pipe_playaEncuentro01.jpg "Playa Encuentro, Dominican Republic [SAVED!]")
Playa Encuentro, Dominican Republic [SAVED!]
The beach access issue in Playa Encuentro has been resolved, but locals fear that it is a temporary victory for now - the petition is still open for signatures.
Playa Teta, Panama
All seems quiet on the Rio Teta after Save the Waves' director, Will Henry, visited the site last June. While the threat on a dam still looms pending the result of an independent...
Sale Harbor Waves & Plage De Nations, Morocco
Morocco serves as a surf haven for Europeans, hosting some of the best surf on the entire Atlantic coast. The coastline is perfectly aligned to welcome long-range, North Atlantic swell as it swings...
Santos Del Mar, Chile
Chile's newest big wave and its coastline is threatened by large coal-fired power plant.
South Sloat, San Francisco, California
After 10 years of ignoring the local community's exhaustive research & recommendations, the City of San Francisco is again threatening to armor South Sloat with rocks, burying the natural beach & its waves
South Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
The proposal for a cruise ship terminal appears to have been scrapped, according to the Government of Queensland, Australia
Surfer's Beach, Half Moon Bay, California
The Pillar Pt harbor is filling with sand and the coastline to the south of it is dangerously eroding: placing beaches, homes, and waves at risk
Whangamata, New Zealand
Harbor & boat ramp expansion threaten the sandbank at one of New Zealand's best waves
Save The Waves Coalition Members:
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 + IYOR + Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente (FIMA) + Waterkeeper Alliance