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Cowell’s Beach Success: Another Year of Improved Water Quality
For the third consecutive year, Cowell Beach is not included on Heal the Bay’s “Beach Bummer” list.
How to Protect A Local Surf Ecosystem: Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
“Our community is as strong as our wave.” How do you preserve one the of premiere Costa Rican surf breaks and its local wildlife?
Join us: Presenting Surf Protected Areas at the UN Ocean Conference, June 29
Join us for an engaging presentation and discussion on the benefits of integrating surf ecosystems into marine protected area creation and management to reach the SDG 14 goals and 30 X 30.
Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica dedicated and celebrated as World Surfing Reserve
BREAKING: Costa Rica’s Playa Hermosa was dedicated as the newest World Surfing Reserve, designating Garabito’s famous surf break as only one out of twelve such surf reserves across the globe and the first in Central America
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North Devon announced as 12th World Surfing Reserve
Breaking News: North Devon has been selected at the 12th World Surfing Reserve! This international designation recognises the area’s outstanding quality surfing beaches, and brings together the local community to celebrate and protect their coastal heritage.
Surf and Conservation in the Atlantic: Protecting Azorean Waves
Five islands, six events, twenty-five films and one goal: protect surf breaks in the Azores. João de Macedo recaps recents travels with Save The Waves.
San Miguel surf break protected with landmark creation of Baja California’s first state park
In a historic moment, the first state park in Baja California, Mexico was officially approved, providing long-lasting protection for the iconic San Miguel wave alongside 67 hectares of green space
Save The Waves Unveils New Campaign: Protect 1,000 Waves by 2030
This ambitious goal aligns with the larger collective conservation goal of protecting 30% of marine resources by 2030.
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Coalition for Cowell's
For the first time in 10 years, Cowell’s Beach was not included on Heal the Bay’s “Beach Bummer” list! This victory is a direct result of dedicated research and hard work by the Cowell’s Working Group led by Save The Waves and the City of Santa Cruz.