Learn why a surfer and senator are fighting for Australia's ancient forests with WSL Championship Tour surfer and PURE Ambassador Ace Buchan and Senator for Tasmania Peter Whish-Wilson. They discuss their trip to the Tarkine, a region of Tasmia known for its incredible rainforests that is currently under threat from logging, and their interactions with the environmentalists fighting to protect the trees from being cut down. 2020 World Surf League. All Rights Reserved.

Learn how Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation builds grassroots movements with Natalie McKinney, the foundation’s Executive Director. She also talks about educating kids on plastic pollution and farming, the positive power of coalitions, and growing up in Hawaii. Thanks for listening. Before you go for a swim and run for city council, check the show notes... You can learn more about Kōkua Hawai’i Foundation here https://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/ and find them on social media...

CONGRATS to the Australian surf community that led the #FightForTheBight…and won! Energy giant Equinor has abandoned its plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/great-australian-bight-equinor-abandons-plans-to-drill-for-oil CLIMATE Firstly, the AUS fires are FINALLY out…  And it seems that the present research shows that human caused climate change making the chances of the fires happening at least 30% more...

Learn how surfing empowers women and youth in under-resourced communities with Emi Koch, Fulbright National Geographic Storyteller. So many great notes to follow up on this week!  Learn more about and support Emi’s NGO - Beyond The Surface International https://www.beyondthesurfaceinternational.org/ You can also find her work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beyondthesurfaceintl/ and https://www.instagram.com/coast2coast.movement/ If you want to see Transformed “Beyond The...

Learn why baby fish are eating microplastics with Jamison Gove, PhD, Oceanographer at NOAA. Check out the stunning imagery here - “Baby fish have started eating plastic. We haven’t yet seen the consequences” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/05/microplastics-impact-on-fish-shown-in-pictures/ See more about how “Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries” https://www.pnas.org/content/116/48/24143...

Here’s the ocean news that floated into our inbox this week, February 21, 2020:  Former prime ministers are supporting “30x30” targets... “World leaders urged to 'step back from precipice' of ecological ruin” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/18/world-leaders-urged-to-step-back-from-precipice-of-ecological-ruin-aoe Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve In Pursuit Of Legal Protection https://www.savethewaves.org/gold-coast-world-surfing-reserve-gains-legal-protection/ Check out...

Here’s the ocean news that floated into our inbox this week, February 21, 2020:  Former prime ministers are supporting “30x30” targets... “World leaders urged to 'step back from precipice' of ecological ruin” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/18/world-leaders-urged-to-step-back-from-precipice-of-ecological-ruin-aoe Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve In Pursuit Of Legal Protection https://www.savethewaves.org/gold-coast-world-surfing-reserve-gains-legal-protection/ Check out...

Learn how deep sea research uncovered an underwater upside-down lake with Carlie Wiener, Director of Marine Communications at the Schmidt Ocean Institute. Learn more about Schmidt Ocean Institute’s work here: https://schmidtocean.org/ Want to see the upside down underwater lake? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=281483759375976 Boo! Check out the “Ghost Fish” https://schmidtocean.org/underwater-reveal-finding-deepest-fish-leads-to-seamount-discovery/#images-4 Want to see how you can use...

Take action to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act! https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0032446&id=701i00000018YoU&cid=54585defa91e651aba4b0eb1a4b3741ff8d11849a8db3f265439ad2d4c70be55e6f52a587c4f23526be3b5685317671c Learn more about the Break Free From Plastic Act https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/federal-break-free-from-plastic-pollution-act-introduced Check out the Story of Plastic...

Learn why your surfboard sucks for the ocean and the environment with Ry Harris, eco-board guru and surfboard shaper. Check out Ry’s work at https://earthtechsurf.com/ and find them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/earthtechnologies/ Scroll down here to see the boards Ry and team laminated at the PURE Village during the Freshwater Pro https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/421840/wsl-pure-sustainable-innovators-join-forces-at-the-surf-ranch Learn more about Ecoboard...

Learn how kōkua spirit can change the world with Kim Johnson, educator and founder of the Johnson Ohana Foundation and Kōkua Hawaii Foundation. Check out Kim’s amazing work to green Jack’s tour https://jackjohnsonmusic.com/archive/news/thanks_for_a_great_green_tour Learn more about All At Once http://allatonce.org/, Check out the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation https://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/ Join the BYOBottle campaign here https://byobottle.org/ And you can find us @wslpure and at...

Australian scientists are urging the government to act on climate! https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/dire-outlook-researchers-call-for-urgent-australian-climate-action-20200128-p53vfq.html  They should know, they’re looking at the data, like this video from NASA https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1220451416197730305?s=12 Meanwhile, New Jersey is taking a big step forward to protect its coast...

Learn how to stay zen in an ocean of plastics with Air Copeland, mindfulness master, producer, and Executive Director of The 5 Gyres Institute. Thanks for listening. Lots to follow up on here! Air You can learn more about Air at http://www.airrioncopeland.com/ You can rent Air’s documentary “White Wash” on race in surfing on iTunes, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and in the Google Play Store.    5 Gyres Learn more about The 5 Gyres Institute at 5gyres.org  Check out their Better Alternatives...

China steps up the urgency on single-use plastic! “Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51171491 Another solid move! “Malaysia has sent back tons of plastic waste to rich countries, saying it won't be their 'garbage dump’” https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/asia/malaysia-plastic-waste-return-scli-intl/index.html High fives to our friend Melati of Bye Bye Plastic Bags! “Meet the teenage change-makers making waves at Davos...

Learn how one Australian surfer led Harvard to go green with Leith Sharp, Professor, innovator, and Director of the university’s Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership. Thanks for listening! Learn more about Professor Leith Sharp! https://www.extension.harvard.edu/faculty-directory/leith-sharp For an awesome primer on biomimicry, check out how biomimicry was used to redesign Japan’s high speed trains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtXqTmfta0 Check out our friends at Mothers...

This week’s ocean news…! Lots to read up on about the climate. No surprises here, but important to know where we stand…  Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right — https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/ Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates...

Learn how living solo takes a village with Léa Brassy: free diver, spearfisher, and Patagonia surf ambassador. Thanks for listening!  You can learn more about Léa at her site here http://www.leabrassy.com/ or follow her adventures on Instagram @leabrassy.  Be sure to check out our Glowing Glowing Gone project with Léa et al in Tahiti here: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/411463/wsl-pure-raising-awareness-of-the-coral-reef-crisis and learn more about our partners in the project the...

Melati and Isabel Wijsen, inspiring young Co-founders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags, go in-depth about Bali’s breakthrough ban on plastic bags, the power of youth activism, and educating change-makers at the Green School. Thanks for listening!  You can read more about Melati, Isabel, and their work in Bali in our coverage from our contributor Adam Skolnick here https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/392584/wsl-pure-balis-progress-on-plastic You can find Bye Bye Plastic Bags @byebyeplasticbags on...

Nik Strong-Cvetich, Executive Director of Save The Waves, discusses the World Surfing Reserves and how preserving the ocean’s best surf breaks can help protect its other vital ecosystems. Reece and Nik also call up a special guest: big wave surfer Joao de Macedo. Show Notes: You can learn more about Save The Waves Coalition at savethewaves.org We’d love it if you subscribe to our newsletter at wslpure.org, follow us on Instagram @wslpure, or shoot us an email at [email protected]. If in...

Rafael Bergstrom, Executive Director of Sustainable Coastlines HI, breaks down the recently-passed Bill 40, a monumental measure banning single-use plastic in Hawaii, and details the efforts it took to push it through and how it will impact the state going forward. Show Notes:  You can learn more about Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii here http://sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org/ and Bill 40...

Recorded live at the 2019 Vans US Open of Surfing, an all-star panel of Dane Gudauskas, Kim Matsoukas, Stefanie Sekich Quinn, and Jackson Hinkle sits down with Reece to talk about how brands can impact the environment, the powerful youth movement making a difference today, and the current state of climate change. Show Notes: Thanks to our panelists!  Stefanie Sekich-Quinn, Coastal Preservation Manager at Surfrider Foundation Kim Matsoukas, Senior Manager of Sustainability at Vans Dane...

Marine scientist and artist Ethan Estess dives into the dangers of overfishing top predators (sharks!) and the current state of Blue Fin Tuna, and then discusses his show-stopping design projects, including his Pipeline sculpture and Golf Ball Wave. Show Notes: More on Ethan Estess:  Learn more about Ethan's non-profit Countercurrent Check out our work with Fore The Waves at the Freshwater Pro presented by Outerknown and at The Ohana Festival Flotsam + Jetsam!  Upcoming events: DEC 6...

For the first-ever episode, Reece talks with the founder of The Plastic Pickup Alex Weber, who collected over 50,000 degrading golf balls from the sea floor off the coast of Pebble Beach and studied the effects of their microplastics on the surrounding ecosystem. You can learn more about The Plastic Pick-Up and "Fore The Waves" here: https://www.theplasticpick-up.org/the-golf-ball-project.  Watch the process of building the wave here:...

Our mission to protect our one ocean starts with becoming informed. In this series of enlightening and engaging conversations, WSL PURE’s Reece Pacheco speaks with activists, artists, athletes, and academics, about ocean conservation, sustainability, and how we can all take action to save our seas.