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Together with Save The Waves staff, the Local Stewardship Council drafted the Stewardship Plan for the Reserve to define and implement important projects to improve the water quality of the Rio da Madre. This resulted in a new water quality monitoring program, municipal approval and funding for construction of a wastewater treatment plant.
“Guarda do Embaú is one of the most unique places I have ever been. What the community has done for conservation of the area as part of the World Surfing Reserve is nothing less than incredible,” said Save The Waves Executive Director, Nik Strong-Cvetich.
The Guarda do Embaú World Surf Reserve unites the legally protected areas of the Serra do Tabuleiro State Park and an Environmental Protection Area for the Southern Right Whale, as part of a special multiple-use zonation. The efforts and accomplishments of the WSR have also inspired the creation of and highlighted the need for a network of protected surfing areas throughout the coastline of Brazil.
“We are so proud of all of the work that we have done with the Local Stewardship Council and Save The Waves, and today everyone in Guarda do Embaú knows about this huge honor and acknowledgement,” said Marcos ‘Kito’ Gungel, President of the Local Stewardship Council and Reserve Manager. “I couldn’t be happier.”
Learn more about the Guarda do Embaú World Surfing Reserve, here.
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