The Birth of an Ecomovement: Namibia’s Coastal Parks
In 1990 newly independent Namibia became one of the world’s first nations to write environmental protection into its constitution. A narrative and photo gallery, from National Geographic Magazine.
Whole coastline of Namibia is designated a national park
Namibia has become what is thought to be the first country to designate its entire coastline a national park. Namibia designates its entire 976-mile coastline a national park, consolidating several existing preserves into the 26.6 million-acre Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park.
Inform Educate Protect Celebrate
Inform Educate Protect Celebrate Educate The Health, Beauty and Ecosystem of Our Beaches is Under Threat. Driving on the beach The driving cause for most of these problems is overdevelopment and poor coastal management. If no buildings crowded the shoreline, there would be no shoreline armoring, beach nourishment, threats to the beach fauna and flora […]
Last-Chance Beaches: Morocco
You’d think that a desert country like Morocco would have enough sand for everyone. But at least a few parties feel the need to steal sand from Morocco’s Atlantic beaches, by literally bulldozing dunes, trucking the sand away to make cement, and leaving behind ugly lunar landscapes.
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The black marketeers stealing Indonesia’s islands by the boat-load
For the people of Sebesi Island, who spend their lives next to the world’s biggest natural time bomb, it seemed to be an offer that they could not refuse.
Tides
Learn about tides, storm surges, and sea level rise.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions What can I do to help care for the worlds coastlines? Get Involved! Sign our petition to end global beach sand mining. Sign our petition supporting the ban on hardened beach structures in North Carolina. Why are some beaches in greater need of care? Every beach is different. Some beaches are used […]
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