Surfrider Foundation Europe

EU Legislative Interests

Ocean Pact Ocean Act Marine Strategy Framework directive Maritime Spatial Planning directive Water Resilience Strategy Coastal resilience strategy Blue carbon roadmap Nature credits initiative Chemical Package: REACH, PFAS universal restriction proposal Circular Economy, marine litter, including single-use plastics and microplastics, Plastics Strategy, waste directives, product policy, packaging and packaging waste regulation, proposal for a regulation on plastic pellets, textile strategy EU policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics Empowering citizens in the green transition, Green Claims Green Deal and relevant associated initiatives for ocean protection: Climate law, Biodiviersity strategy, Farm to fork strategy, Strategy for Adaptation to climate change, Zero Pollution Plan, etc. Water legislation: Bathing water directive, Water Framework directive and related initiatives such as the updated list of pollutants for surface and groundwater, Urban WasteWater Treatment Directive, Drinking Water Directive, Nitrates Directive Nature Restoration Law Ocean governance Shipping (Erika Package, ship source pollution Directive, etc) and Sustainable Blue Economy strategy Offshore safety directive and Renewable Energy Directive Climate change resilience MFF 2028-2034

Communication Activities

Ocean Week organised every year Blue Up 2024! Participation to the Our Ocean conference, UNOC, UNFCC COPs and UNEA, World Oceans Day, EU Green Week Global Plastic Treaty Restore our Ocean and Waters Mission Ocean Initiatives European week for waste reduction Outreach campaigns and publications, on plastics, including microplastics: The Drop social media campaign, Plastic pellet loss report, Plastic Fake Outs infographics, report on the implementation of EU legislation on plastic bags, good practice guides on plastic bags, white paper on water bottles, report on media filter losses (in water treatment stations), single use plastic directive implementation assessment report, fifty shades of bluewashing report, forever plastic report, Surfrider against cigarette butts etc Ocean Campus platform on Ocean literacy Campaign #DrillingIsKilling against offshore drilling in the EU Participation to the events by SEArica Intergroup at the EP

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Ocean and Climate Platform (founding member) Blue Up 2024! coalition Blue NGOs Green Sport Hub (founding member) HFO Free Arctic Be Med (founding member) Rethink Plastic Alliance (founding member) Break free from Plastics international movement EDC Free Asociacion Española de Basuras marinas France Nature Environnement Alianza Residuo Cero Alianza Mar Blava Seas at Risk platform Living Rivers Europe

Organisation Members

We have over 13,000 members and are active across 12 countries through 45+ volunteer-run branches. For more information on our network of volunteers, please consult: https://www.surfrider.eu/local-groups/ Since 2023, Surfrider Foundation Europe has been transforming its organisation towards an ambitious federal model, designed to consolidate and amplify its actions to protect the ocean across the continent. This strategic transformation has resulted in stronger support for the entities already established in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as the creation of a new structure in Portugal to complement the historical presence in France and in our Brussels office. The federal model favours the autonomy of the national entities, which develop their own initiatives adapted to specific local circumstances while remaining closely connected to the European headquarters. For more information on our federal model, please consult: https://www.surfrider.eu/surfrider-in-the-eu-and-above/