Save The Waves Coalition Building A Movement in Ocean Conservation

Hi guys, welcome back to the Mojo Maker Podcast and to my guests Executive Director of Save The Waves Coalition, Nik Strong-Cvetich and Founding Circle, Playing Bigger co-founder Al Ramadan.

In this episode we chat about stewardship, clear KPI’s and community involvement in a protection program that is built to last.

Today’s show is about setting up a legacy, not only for sustainability in terms of our planet, but how we work in communities, clubs  and across different foundations by finding a common way to connect and care when you align what you’re passionate with. 

Just before we start: I’m always setting up in some random place in the middle of the world. Luckily, this time I’m in my own backyard of glorious Noosa with two  incredible individuals above who I know, like, and trust a lot.

I can’t wait for you to discover a couple of the key subjects on today’s show – most importantly how we interact with our surf spots and the impact these iconic locations have on our community and conservation for future generations.

Listening In

I know that time is precious. It’s the one commodity we can’t make more of. So we hope this episode will be engaging, punchy and simple to grab the essence of leading a vision as one of many crucial ocean conservation programs.

* As you listen to today’s episode, or watch this video, I want you to think about how you can step in and take action if anything resonates and become the change that you want to see.* Or maybe it will prompt you to think about something that is local to you that you can get involved in…we are all part of the picture from micro to macro.

Who are Save the Waves

Save The Waves protects coastal ecosystems around the world in partnership with local communities, utilising a unique combination of protected areas, economics, and direct action.

Save the Waves Goal?

There are 5,000 non-surf spots in the world. The goal is to protect 1,000 of them that have ticked all those boxes in the heritage framework by 2030.

World Surfing Reserves

Dive into the full interview below

Al: Well, pleasure to be here Nikki. I joined Save The Waves about two years ago. I met Nik at a conference and fell in love with him and the mission. I’d always been wanting to have something nonprofit that I could give back and this ended up being that vehicle. I’m just delighted to be part of this thing and super excited to be doing this.

Nikki: It connected with you because you’ve got a strong history of surfing. We spoke before about there’s a club, a founding circle of your own and all the guys get together. What’s that called again? 

Al: It’s called the Founders Circle. We created it about two months ago. It’s about getting people connected to the mission of protecting waves around the world and protecting certain ecosystems. Nik should tell us what actually Save The Waves does.