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Open letter from Environmental Civil Society Organisations to the European…

5 December 2024

To: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Cc: Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition; Henna...

Ocean Week 2024: When the Ocean Joins the European Parliament

3 October 2024

As the European elections marked a turning point for the European Union, the 4th edition of Ocean Week is currently...

Biomedia: Surfrider’s fight against little-known pollution

3 July 2024

If a lot is said about pellets, those small plastic beads that can be found in large quantities on beaches,...

Wastewater Directive: a crucial update to protect the Ocean and…

15 April 2024

Every summer, a large portion of the French (and European) population heads to the French coasts to enjoy the benefits...

OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC EVENTS IN THE SEINE: OUR PURPLE FLAG

8 April 2024

In just under 110 days, France, and Paris in particular, will be in the spotlight as the 2024 Olympic and...

ALONE WE GO FASTER, TOGETHER WE GO FARTHER

7 March 2024

🕒 Estimated reading time : 10minutes Given the immensity of environmental issues, activism is carried out in many ways. Among...

OPEN LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT –…

16 January 2024

After yet another container loss, the shores of Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria (Spain), along the Atlantic coast, are under siege...

Making ocean protection a European priority

11 January 2024

2024 will be a pivotal year for the Ocean. Important elections are taking place this year: the European elections. Citizens...

PLASTIC: WHAT’S ON OUR MIND THIS NOVEMBER?

19 December 2023

Plastic is undoubtedly the (sad) star of November.While the European Week for Waste Reduction is taking place, two crucial events...

Surfrider x I Love the Seaside – In Search of…

27 October 2023

Ocean Friendly Restaurants campaign Since 2020, Ocean Friendly Restaurants enables restaurants to be more sustainable. Thanks to 7 mandatory criterias...

Deplastification: companies failing to overcome their dependence on plastic

28 September 2023

One year after ClientEarth, Surfrider Foundation and Zero Waste France put nine major French companies on notice are still far...

Climate crisis: the ocean is overheating, its temperature is breaking…

1 September 2023

On Tuesday 23 May 2023, data collected by the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine showed that the...