GLOBAL WAVE CONFERENCE
CORNWALL & LONDON, ENGLAND
OCT. 11-14, 2015
“Surfers see what others do not.”
DR. SYLVIA EARLE
We were honored to partner with leaders from the enviro-surf community as co-sponsors of the 2015 Global Wave Conference, an international event hosted by Surfers Against Sewage to advance recognition of the value of waves and their protection around the world. The fourth annual conference was held October 11-14, at the Bedruthan Steps Hotel in Cornwall, England, with a concluding day at the Houses of Parliament in London.
At the event, enviro-surf NGOs, academics, oceanographers, environmentalists, activists, surfers, politicians, and community members gathered for discussions on how we can boost eco innovation and stewardship to safeguard waves, oceans, beaches and surf habitats from the threats of human-driven climate change and marine pollution.

Keynote sessions were as humbling and motivating as they were informative, highlighting universally relevant and imperative truths that resonate with the surf community and far beyond. Speakers included several Parley collaborators and professional surfers Greg Long and Tom Curren, who received the 2015 Global Wave Champion Award presented at the House of Commons on the final day of the conference.
On Tuesday, October 13, the Parley team announced the Parley Surf Coalition, an initiative of our Ocean Plastic Program in collaboration with Surfers Against Sewage and Surfrider Foundation that aims to mobilize the global surf community behind ocean activism and anti-plastic pollution campaigns.
Learn more about the Global Wave Conference.
#GlobalWaveConference
#fortheoceans
READ MORE
This month, we return to the far north of Australia, check in on the Parley Hawaiʻi island-wide cleanup and rappel down a ravine in Chile to intercept plastic waste.
We speak with Jane Palmer about her company Nature Coatings and its mission to replace fossil fuel-based materials in every industry.
We speak to one of the most important photographers of our time about her journey from “housewife” to pioneering environmentalist. Here, we get her lens on a dying planet.
With new global plastic treaty talks in Geneva now underway, Eddy Frank Vásquez of Parley Dominican Republic shares his thoughts from the frontlines of the negotiations.
Microplastics and plastic chemicals are in our food and in our water. Is there any way to avoid them?
A leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologist on her career investigating the health impacts of common plastic chemicals.
This year at Magazine London, we collaborated with the Portugal-based company on an exhibit exploring the future of color.
In this very special edition, we ask Parley’s teams to share their thoughts and firsthand observations from an inspiring global week of action.
Lena C. Emery describes diving with sperm whales in Dominica and documenting their beauty.
This month, we join a unique river raft cleanup in Chile, celebrate Earth Day in Sri Lanka and journey to the northern edge of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
In Hawaiʻi, our teams and volunteers are working to restore coastal vegetation, clear out invasive species and clean up the shoreline at Wāwāmalu. Join them on June 1 to continue the work.
Dyeing clothes is a toxic, wasteful process that harms the environment – one team of scientists is changing the future of fabric.