Make Your Voice Heard
Thursday 22 April 2021 It's Earth Day today, and never has it been more critical to save our planet. Take a minute to add your voice to a commitment to conserve at least 30 percent of the global ocean.
Go to https://www.earthday.org/ and learn about how you can make a difference and make your voice heard.
Also sign the petition and learn about https://www.weareoneocean.org, an initiative by WSL PURE and supported by the WSL, which is intended to shine a light on this critical opportunity to protect and conserve the global ocean and preserve the future of our sport for generations of surfers to come.
The campaign is focused on inspiring surfers and ocean lovers to use their voice and sign a petition which will be presented at the 2021 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in October. The WSL and WSL PURE have built a growing coalition of more than 80 Non-Governmental Organizations and businesses from across the world, in support of this petition.
As surfers and ocean lovers, the global ocean is more than just our favourite place to play. It is our arena, our office, and our inspiration. The global ocean, its waves and beaches, reefs and high seas, is truly our greatest resource and connector. We’re calling on world leaders to adopt a target at the 2021 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to protect and conserve at least 30 percent of the global ocean, including international waters, by 2030.
We urge world leaders to be driven by science, and led by an inclusive process that embraces all stakeholder communities and considers the ocean’s value to the peoples of every nation.