Ethical Values

Vacations and a surfing trip are an ideal moment to adopt an eco-citizen and responsible approach in your daily life. Without falling into strict environmental education or ecological extremism, we try to sensitize the trainees of the Natural Surf School, by giving the example, in order to limit the impact of our activities on the Nature.

Our concrete commitments to the environment

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Member of the Sustainable Tourism Charter

Collective of private and public service providers integrating various eco-responsible levers in their operations.

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An eco surf lodge

in Seignosse in the Landes
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Règle des 5R - Tourisme durable
The 5R rule
at Natural Surf
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Surfing and responsible tourism

The commitment of Natural Surf School would not be complete without addressing the notion of eco-responsibility which is since the beginning of the adventure of the Natural Surf Lodge an important element of its history. Starting with its name, "Be Natural", close to Nature, as simple as taking your board and go surfing, as obvious as respecting our natural environment.

Support to associations and environmental projects

Natural Surf School is also involved with local and national environmental associations such as SEPANSO (Society for the Study, Protection and Management of Nature in the South-West), DMA (Defense of Aquatic Environments) and BLOOM (French NGO dedicated to the protection of the ocean and marine species questioning the economic paradigm of fishing).
Committed to the Pays Atlantique Landes Océanes' Sustainable Tourism Charter, each investment and improvement action is based on the 4 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recreate and Recycle.

Finally, and on the long term, the company is involved in transition projects seeking to propose an alternative and resilient mode of work and consumption alongside the Compagnie des Grands Arbres (CGA) for the manufacture of wooden boards and permatourism projects. Throughout the Groupement Forestier des Grands Pins they planted a diversified forest in Landes to commit to the future of our children.

Our daily actions at Natural Surf School

  • 1 surf session = 1 beach trash.
    Each surfer, student and instructor brings a beach waste back to the hut to be recycled.
  • Partnership with the NGO Project Rescue Ocean.
  • The 9-seater electric van transport the student to the surf spot.
  • Limited water wast to a strict minimum to wash the wetsuits.
  • Surfing equipment and wetsuit purchased as much as possible from local craftsmen or companies. Their life spam is extended by adapted repairs (Tearing Waves) and then collected by recycling organizations (e.g Téorum).
  • Solar panels to supply the hut with minimum electricity.
  • Practice of selective wast and recycling.
  • Replacement of paper brochures and flyers in favor of flash code and the weather long life proof info panel.

Eco-responsibility is a global and evolving approach.
We try every year to reach an ideal...

Règle des 5R - Natural Surf School
Actions quotidiennes recyclage - Natural Surf School
Recyclage surf combinaisons - Natural Surf School
    Ecosurf et surf responsable à Seignosse

    Our overall educational approach

    We count on your active participation so that the ocean remains a clean and natural playground for us and our children.

    Our affiliation to the French Surfing Federation

    The Natural Surf is certified by a label that includes an eco-surfing approach. We support its eco-surf commission and its actions in favor of the environment: reflexion on the surfer's impact on the natural environment.... Each year, Natural Surf in consultation with the team, donate to various NGO committed to the environment protection.
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