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European Green Deal: good first steps but more ambition expected

17 March 2020

Taking office in December 2019, the new European Commission committed to making climate action its priority by presenting comprehensive measures...

The politic strength of lobbying within Surfrider Europe

13 March 2020

Private lobbyists defend interests of their clients in the eyes of legislators. Surfrider Europe’s lobbyists don’t defend their personal interests...

Chemical pollution of the ocean : the pesticide issue

21 February 2020

The ocean contains many kinds of pollution, pollution that reflects our lifestyle and our consumption habits. As industrial activities have...

“Bad cosmetics”: the campaign against microplastics in cosmetics

14 February 2020

This Valentine’s Day, Surfrider Foundation Europe, with Ici Barbès, launches a national and European awareness campaign on the impact of...

1 caught red-handed, 6 trials and 9 years after :…

5 February 2020

The trial of SDS Rain was the longest lawsuit in Surfrider Europe’s history. In 2010, the Italian ship, SDS RAIN, had...

Blue manifesto : 10 years to save the ocean

3 February 2020

In January 2020, Surfrider Europe joined with 101 environmental organizations to launch a new European plan for ocean rescue by...

Protecting the ocean is child’s play

24 January 2020

Who said we can’t protect the oceans and still have fun at the same time? Surfrider Europe has compiled a...

New year means new resolutions

9 January 2020

Every January, they are back: New Year’s resolutions. They are of many kinds and usually skipped as fast as they...

Progressive Dialogue between all stakeholders is critical for ecological transition

18 December 2019

Coastline artificialisation amplifies and accelerates the destruction of ocean resources, and Surfrider Europe is committed building a solution through dialogue...

At the origin of Ocean’s Zero

28 November 2019

Inside #7: Rémi Touja. Remi founded the Ocean’s Zero application while working as an environmental apprentice for Surfrider Europe. Despite...

Waste reduction: a real social issue

26 November 2019

Since 2007 in Europe, we have been producing 4.6% less waste per year,per inhabitant, thanks to a growing awareness of...

Concerned by plastic pollution, we all have a role to…

22 November 2019

For the past European Waste Reduction, Surfrider Europe addressed several ‘false beliefs’ that are being circulated as solutions to ocean...