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Pressures on the marine environment are numerous: abandoned coastal landfills, unregulated development, and offshore hydrocarbon extraction, to name a few. To address these pressures Surfrider Foundation Europe founded Surfrider Coastal Defenders in 1995, a program empowering citizens to respond directly to local issues with local solutions. Among the fleet of Coastal Defenders are the Waterman Testers, those whose monitor bathing water quality in areas that are suspected to be polluted.
Learn more about the Waterman testers: https://surfrider.eu/en/learn/news/waterman-testers-volunteers-committed-for-water-quality-121711199251.html
Learn more about water quality issues in Portugal: surfriderdefenders.org/actions/northern-region-portugal
The Surfrider Coastal Defenders program has received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union.
*Disclaimer: EASME is not responsible for the views displayed in the publications and/or in conjunction with the activities for which the grant is used.
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A propos de Surfrider Foundation Europe :
Surfrider Foundation Europe est une association à but non lucratif, chargée de la protection et de la mise en valeur des lacs, des rivières, de l’océan, des vagues et du littoral. Créée en 1990 par un groupe de surfeurs locaux, elle regroupe aujourd’hui plus de 12 000 adhérents et agit sur 9 pays via ses antennes bénévoles.
https://www.surfrider.eu/
Pressures on the marine environment are numerous: abandoned coastal landfills, unregulated development, and offshore hydrocarbon extraction, to name a few. To address these pressures Surfrider Foundation Europe founded Surfrider Coastal Defenders in 1995, a program empowering citizens to respond directly to local issues with local solutions. Among the fleet of Coastal Defenders are the Waterman Testers, those whose monitor bathing water quality in areas that are suspected to be polluted.
Learn more about the Waterman testers: https://surfrider.eu/en/learn/news/waterman-testers-volunteers-committed-for-water-quality-121711199251.html
Learn more about water quality issues in Portugal: surfriderdefenders.org/actions/northern-region-portugal
The Surfrider Coastal Defenders program has received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union.
*Disclaimer: EASME is not responsible for the views displayed in the publications and/or in conjunction with the activities for which the grant is used.
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Suivez Surfrider Foundation Europe sur Facebook : facebook.com/surfridereurope
Suivez Surfrider Foundation Europe sur Instagram : instagram.com/surfridereurope
Suivez Surfrider Foundation Europe sur Twitter : twitter.com/surfridereurope
Suivez Surfrider Foundation Europe sur Youtube : youtube.com/user/surfridereurope
Restez informé.e : https://www.surfrider.eu/sinformer/
Rejoignez une antenne locale : https://www.surfrider.eu/agir/rejoindre-une-antenne/
Faites un don : https://donate.surfrider.eu/b/mon-don
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A propos de Surfrider Foundation Europe :
Surfrider Foundation Europe est une association à but non lucratif, chargée de la protection et de la mise en valeur des lacs, des rivières, de l’océan, des vagues et du littoral. Créée en 1990 par un groupe de surfeurs locaux, elle regroupe aujourd’hui plus de 12 000 adhérents et agit sur 9 pays via ses antennes bénévoles.
https://www.surfrider.eu/
![What is an Environmental Lobbyist? Episode 4 [EN subtitles]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LrcMBSh2-gA/mqdefault.jpg "What is an Environmental Lobbyist? Episode 4 [EN subtitles]
In the final episode of our What is an Environmental Lobbyist? mini-series, we meet Diane Beaumenay, plastic expert and lobbyist for Surfrider Europe. Diane explains how Surfrider helped adapt the European directive on single-use plastics for the French national level. Plus, a look into her average day as an Environmental Lobbyist!
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Suivez Surfrider Foundation Europe sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/surfridereurope/
Suivez Surfrider Foundation Europe sur Twitter : https://twitter.com/surfridereurope
Suivez Surfrider Foundation Europe sur Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/user/surfridereurope
Restez informé.e : https://www.surfrider.eu/sinformer/
Rejoignez une antenne locale : https://www.surfrider.eu/agir/rejoindre-une-antenne/
Faites un don : https://donate.surfrider.eu/b/mon-don
A propos de Surfrider Foundation Europe :
Surfrider Foundation Europe est une association à but non lucratif, chargée de la protection et de la mise en valeur des lacs, des rivières, de l’océan, des vagues et du littoral. Créée en 1990 par un groupe de surfeurs locaux, elle regroupe aujourd’hui plus de 12 000 adhérents et agit sur 9 pays via ses antennes bénévoles.
https://www.surfrider.eu/")
