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The Earthwave Global Surf Challenge is an initiative created by the Cape Town based Kahuna Surfing Academy that showcases the global nature of the surfing community, highlights their environmental concerns and issues a "call to action" on how we can reduce our impact on climate change.
By staging attempts on the Guinness World Record for the ‘most surfers riding one wave simultaneously’ on beaches worldwide on the first Sunday in September annually, Earthwave provides a platform for surfers of every age and ability to participate in an enjoyable group activity.
Leveraging the newsworthiness of world record attempts, Earthwave seeks to raise awareness of the threat of Global Warming and its effects on our oceans and waves while mobilizing the trendsetting surfing fraternity through practical advice on how to become part of the solution to the most devastating problem ever faced by mankind.
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Global warming isn't opinion. It's a scientific reality. And the science tells us that human activity has made, and continues to make, enormous impacts to our planet that affect our well-being and even our survival as a species. Many of the impacts are being felt along our coasts, both along the shore and in the water.
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION on Global Warming
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Organisations who care
| | Shark Spotters | | http://www.sharkspotters.org.za |
| Cape Town has over the last few years experienced an increase in the number of White Sharks occurring in the in-shore zone. Although no scientific data exists to support this or indicate otherwise, anecdotal evidence from water users suggests that in-shore occurrence has increased.
In response to these events and the increased fear by water users, particularly in False Bay, two community driven programmes were started out of a need to improve the safety of recreational water users.
Officially started at Muizenberg beach in October 2004 by Greg Bertish, along with Rasta Davids, Monwabisi Sikiya, Dave and Fiona Chudleigh - And funded by surfers, friends and Puma and Reef Wetsuits. The huge success of the community programmes has resulted in funding being provided by WWF through the Table Mountain Fund and the formalisation of shark spotting as an effective safety project. The shark spotting programme is a non profit organisation (NPO) largely funded by the City of Cape Town as well as WWF through the Table Mountain Fund. The NPO is managed by a committee that represents a range of organisations.
Not only does shark spotting provide increased safety at the beaches but also has multiple benefits of creating employment for disadvantaged groups, environmental education and awareness of the public, collection of data for research, and capacity and skills development of the shark spotters.
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