Surfrider is taking action to fight for clean water: extremely poor water quality is a recurring problem in the area of Matosinhos, Azurara and Vila Nova de Gaia, in northern Portugal. Organic, inorganic and microbiological pollution has...
Free the Bay of Biscay from oil drilling in 2019! Surfrider Foundation Europe, with Surfrider Spain in charge, has the opportunity to lead the fight against oil drilling in the Bay of Biscay. We are able to capitalize on our past...
The amazon’s coral reef and marine ecosystems of the central Guyanese waters are threatened by oil exploration. Now is the time to act, cancel and forbid such exploration. Surfrider Foundation Europe and five other environmental...
For the Marine Spatial Plan of 2020-2026, the Federal Government of Belgium approved a proposal for an island in front of the coast of Zeebrugge and Knokke-Heist. SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION There were rumors that this plan would also...
Surfrider supports Allianza Mar Blava in their actions toward the creation of a “Hydrocarbon Prospecting Free Zone” declared by law in the Spanish Mediterranean! SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION Mar Blava is a cross-sector alliance consisting of...
The landfill of Dollemard is slowly releasing its 13 000 truckloads of waste into the English Channel. Now is the time for solutions to coastal and riverine landfills breaking down. SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION This is one of the most urgent...
Help to preserve the marine environment around the biggest port in Portugal: a 320 million Euro proposal for a port extension pose large threats to Matosinhos and Porto beaches. Within the current proposal, the waves and beach experience...
Sign the petition against Donald Trump’s project to build a wall on Doughmore Beach in Ireland! Donald Trump is an American businessman whose colossal empire worths multibillion-dollars. He is best known in Europe as the...
For some years now, there is a conflict between water sports enthusiasts and professional fishermen in the area of Capbreton, Surfrider is taking action creating dialogue SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION From May 1st to October 30th, professional fishermen...
La Mairie de Biarritz (France) porte un projet d’aménagement de son littoral entre la Côte des Basque et Marbella. Au niveau de Marbella, le projet initial prévoyait des travaux d’enrochement au niveau de la plage, afin de protéger le front...
Water pollution in the Mediterranean sea: the degassing of an Italian ship, the SDS Rain, in French territorial waters, off Marseille in April 2010, created a 22 km long and 50 m wide oil spill. SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION On April 22, 2010, a French...
The creation and the development of a marina in the town of Brétignolles-Sur-Mer threaten coastal ecosystems, currents, the rupture of the dune and seabed, as well as marine fauna and flora. Read our open letter HERE! SUMMARY OF THE...