Save The Waves Coalition launched a campaign to prevent US presidential candidate Donald Trump from building a massive seawall in Doughmore Beach, western Ireland. The controversial businessman wants to build a 2.8-kilometer, 15-foot tall wall in a sensitive coastal dune system to protect his Trump Golf Resort from climate change. The rock barrier will cost […]
The Gold Coast has been announced as the 8th World Surfing Reserve (WSR). The official ceremony will take place in 2016. The World Surfing Reserves is a program designed and launched by Save The Waves Coalition, in 2009. Australia’s Gold Coast joins Malibu, Ericeira, Manly Beach, Santa Cruz, Huanchaco, Bahia Todos Santos, Baja California, and […]
The world-class surf spot of Punta de Lobos, in Chile, has earned a three-month construction freeze, halting a huge development along the country’s most famous left-hand point. Save The Waves Coalition and the local group Comité Defensa Punta de Lobos have taken an additional step to protect this beautiful, raw coastline from the recent onslaught […]