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Surfrider Foundation
Mission and
Principles
Mission Statement
The Surfrider Foundation is a
non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and
enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people,
through conservation, activism, research and education.
Surfrider Foundation Principles
Represented by over 40,000 members
and 60 local chapters in the U.S., the Surfrider Foundation also has
affiliations in Australia, Japan, France, and Brazil. The Surfrider
Foundation has adopted the following principles to guide and govern
the activities of the organization .
1. SURFRIDER recognizes the
biodiversity and ecological integrity of the planet's coasts are
necessary and irreplaceable. SURFRIDER is committed to preserving
natural living and non-living diversity and ecological integrity of
the coastal environment.
2. SURFRIDER promotes the right of
low-impact, free and open access to the world's waves and beaches for
all people. SURFRIDER acts to preserve this right of access.
3. SURFRIDER is dedicated to
enhancing wave-riding opportunities in ways which will not adversely
impact nearshore ecosystems.
4. SURFRIDER believes
environmental education is essential to the future health and well-
being of the planet. SURFRIDER seeks to develop and utilize
educational materials that are informative, factual, proactive,
synergistic and fun.
5. SURFRIDER strives to be
accurate and nonpartisan in its communications with its members and
the general public. In addition, SURFRIDER will express the unique
values inherent in wave-riding — individualism, camaraderie, non
materialism, and an appreciation for human kind's historic relations
with the Ocean.
6. SURFRIDER is a grassroots
organization, effective through the participation of its members.
SURFRIDER activities emphasize the value of an involved membership.
7. SURFRIDER encourages all
commercial enterprises to adopt the Ceres Principles. Their
determination to do so will favorably influence SURFRIDER's
willingness to provide support. SURFRIDER will not permit sponsors to
divert the Foundation from its mission or projects undertaken.
8. SURFRIDER does not discriminate
on the basis of race, religion, sex, or national origin for any
reason. SURFRIDER promotes the healthy enjoyment of the coastal
environment for all people.
9. SURFRIDER and its
representatives, affiliations and chapters agree to abide by these
principles and all rules and regulations governing non-profit
organizations.
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