On June 2nd 2019, eco-warriors on 5 different continents will unite across distant-but-connected waters for our 8th annual Paddle for the Planet relay. The Paddle for the Planet relay is a one-day event following seasons of awareness efforts put fourth by conservationists and watermen. Paddle for the Planet events are can be organized in groups […]
Paddle for the Planet Sponsored Booms Ready for Action
Article: Gameplan Media by Nick Tatham Durban – Just weeks after the Durban beachfront was ravaged by pollution from the unseasonal mid-winter rains, a ground-breaking project funded by the Paddle For The Planet initiative held last year will soon see the implementation of the Booms, Bins and Bags project aimed at preventing pollution in the Mngeni […]
Paddle for the Planet Gets Behind Novel River Cleaning System
Article: Gameplan Media Images: Anthony Grote Photography Durban – Having raised R60,000 during the 2015 Paddle for the Planet programme, the innovative environmental awareness and fundraiser has teamed up with the Dusi Umgeni Conservation Trust (DUCT) and MACE Labs to introduce the ground-breaking Booms, Bins and Bags project to help clean up the Mngeni River. […]
Fundraiser and Donation Handover
Bringing the curtain down on the 2014 Paddle for the Planet campaign, P4P together with the Ocean Heroes Movement were delighted to hand over a substantial cash donation to the Dusi Umngeni Conservation Trust (DUCT) team working tirelessly to rehabilitate the Umngeniu River mouth and estuary. Canoeist and visitors to Blue Lagoon and the river mouth into the Indian Ocean welcomed an improved state of the Umngeni River over the past few months, where DUCT has been actively involved with removing over 500 bags of rubbish bi-weekly from the Umngeni River, as well as treating alien types of plants infecting the river.
Paddlers Unite to Paddle for the Planet
Durban – This weekend paddlers from all disciplines around the world will unite in support of World Environment Day on Sunday 1 June as they join the Paddle For The Planet Global Paddling Relay.
Started in Dubai in 2011, Paddle for the Planet is a movement that unites paddlers and watermen for conservation, with the annual Global Paddling Relay as its annual signature event.
P4P Ambassador Paul Hilton Reports
On my first day out from the resort to a dive spot called Magic Mountain, we noticed a boat off in the distance, on the edge Misool no-take zone, in the corridor, that wasn’t moving. We then notified the ranger patrol to intercepted the target vessel. The Riah Hidaya was found with sharks and rays onboard, after the rangers briefed the crew about being a shark & ray sanctuary and in the future a “no-take zone” they were released.
Paul Hilton follows Raja Ampat Rangers
I have just returned from a trip with Shawn Heinrichs and his colleagues from Shark Savers to one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, the Islands of Raja Ampat. The Island chain is situated in the northwest Papua in the coral triangle, a bio- diversity hot spot in Indonesia. The Misool Conservation Center has established a highly effective patrol operation (supported by WildAid) within its leased No-Take-Zone of 168 square miles. Unfortunately for the rest of Raja Ampat, it is a sanctuary for sharks and rays, but without any real protection and with the newly expanded area of around 450 square miles, they really need help.
P4P has it’s official Launch in Dubai
Paddle for the Planet enjoys it’s official launch in Dubai. Wayne Randall, founder of Paddle for the Planet is joined by Surf Ski Champion and P4P Ambassador Dawid Mocke and conservationist photographer Paul Hilton who is also an ambassador for the event, to talk about the positive impact Paddle for the Planet plans to create on the environment.