protecting the ocean, waves and coastline

since 1990

Heritage and wave program

The worldwide context of the protection of waves

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign on wave

protection:

The opportunity of creating the platform for an international

collaboration

The worldwide context of the protection of waves

The worldwide context of the protection of

wavesThreads

1. Direct chronicle threatsWater pollutionSediments pollutionErosion• …

2. Direct immediate threatsCoastline management constructions

(Sea walls, pier,…)Dredging, pipe leaks,…Infrastructures (harbor extension,

highway,…)• …

• A lot of very efficient projects at a local level all over the world

• Save the Waves coalition: from a symbolic protection to a legal protection

• Various NGO/persons with a lot of knowledge about the threats, the value, and the way to protect waves

The worldwide context of the protection of

wavesActors

despite the fact that it works in local areas the various international works are not coordinated

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign on wave protection: Registration at the world Heritage

as Defined by UNESCO

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign on wave protection: Various program

Keeper of the coast campaign

Water quality and

health campaign

LobbyingMaritime Spatial

PlanningWater Quality Directive

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign on wave protection: Economic value

• Study of Recreational Ocean Use on Adour Garonne Coast

A good knowledge of the socio-economic value of the area would allow:

- for a more appropriate response to problems posed by development projects

- to enrich our knowldege of the economic issues in play regarding wave protection

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign

on wave protection:

For an international recognition:

Registration at the world Heritage list

as Defined by UNESCO

UNESCO

In 1972 was adopted at UNESCO the commonly known Convention as the « World Heritage in the way to ensure their safe-keeping for futur generation ».

Considering the importance of the intangible cultural heritage as a mainspring of cultural diversity and a guarantee of sustainable development, as underscored in the UNESCO, in 2003, was adopted at the UNESCO, the commonly known Text of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

4 principals criteriors for the sites on the « natural Heritage list » are required:

-Exceptionnal natural beauty-Geological process-ecological and biological process-Important and threatened species

6 principals criteriors for the sites on the « intangible cultural Heritage list » are required:

to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius; to exhibit an important interchange of human values, to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared; to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history; to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures),to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions,

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign

on wave protection:UNESCO

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.

As the first recognized Marine World heritage the Great Barrier Reef in 1981 was abegining for marine ecosystems. Today 43 marines sites are inscribed. Today it’s 911 terrestrial and marines sites including 704 culturals and only 186 naturals and 27 mixed.

The Committee incorporated 213 elements between 2008 and 2010 at the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity:

- Falconry, a living human heritage (various country) - The French gastronomic meal- Flamenco

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign

on wave protection:UNESCO

A study of the feasibility of the registration, with a professor of a Paris University:

Meeting at the UNESCO HQ

GWCMeeting at the french cultural ministry

Constitution of the steering committe

Spring 2011 summer 2011 Fall 2011 Fall 2011 Winter 2011

• Register X emblematic waves on the world natural heritage list (1972 convention)

• Register one emblematic wave on the world natural heritage list (1972 convention)

• Register surfing, its rituals and customs on the intangible cultural heritage list (2003 convention)

• Register an emblematic wave and the surroundings, rituals and customs which are linked to it (mixed)

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign

on wave protection:UNESCO

At least four possibilites for UNESCO registration

• Create a steering committe. Will follow the case’s progress (have to be international for an international proposition)

• Identify the natural surrondings (which wave?)

• Inscribe/Verify that the proporties are on the Tentative List of the state parties

• Identify the right person on the states parties who will support the project

• Create a support comunity and obtain from them the consent letters (NGO, University, local authority, etc)

• Identify representative personalites to support the project

States Parties are countries which have adhered to the World Heritage Convention

The international Surfrider Foundation campaign

on wave protection:UNESCO

Prerequisites for UNESCO registration

The opportunity of creating the platform for an international

collaboration

The opportunity of creating a platform for an international collaboration

Questions are:

-How can we define a collaboration using the work from each NGO – creation of a steering committee

-Which strategy can we define between each organization?

-On which list do we want to inscribe the waves and surfing

-If intangible , which States Parties ? And which organisation will be the local coordinator?

-If natural wich wave?

-If mixed: which site?

Grégory Le MoignoIn charge of Heritage and waves programSurfrider Foundation Europeweb : www.surfrider.eu