Chris Bertish Foundation Partners with Oceans Unite

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We are proud to announce a new and exciting partnership with Ocean Unite. We’re honored to be part of the Ocean Unite Network community of powerful voices for ocean conservation and excited to work with the Ocean Unite team on the upcoming TransPac Wing Crossing, to amplify the message on …

Chris Bertish Foundation Certified by Climate Neutral

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We’re proud to announce we’re now certified by Climate Neutral! This means we commit to being completely carbon neutral each year, and agree to purchasing carbon credits to offset any carbon footprint produced each year. This is in line with our commitment to be completely carbon net zero by 2030, …

Chris Bertish Foundation Becomes Certified by 1% for the Planet!

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We’re proud to announce that we’ve become certified by 1% for the Planet! By making this commitment, we’re donating every year to environmental impact projects making a difference in the world. We’re proud to be in this group of individuals and companies supporting environmental awareness and conservation, and look forward …

Chris Speaks for MBARI Institute March 24th

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On March 24th Chris will be speaking for the MBARI Institute of Marine Science about his upcoming WingFoil Pacific Crossing. The presentation will showcase the world’s first Trans-Pacific Wing Project, highlighting research and science and the link back to education, conservation, and sustainability. It will also include interactive videos and …

100 Mangrove Trees Donated to Climate Park

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The Foundation works with Heyerdahl Climate Parks in Myanmar to plant mangrove trees each year. In February we donated 100 Trees and plan to donate many more this year. Mangroves are considered a superhero tree for all of their benefits for the environment. Mangroves stabilize coastlines, providing an ecosystem and …

Workshops at the Nine Miles Foundation

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Education is one of the core pillars of our foundation. As an ambassador for Nine Miles Foundation, Chris regularly coaches and mentors kids around the world. He helps the younger generation tap into their potential through workshops where they can learn, grow, and ‘Unlock Their Superpowers’. Last December, Chris made …

Beach Clean Up with Sentinel Ocean Alliance

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Did you know 8.3 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean per year? 15% of that lands on our beaches, creating a hazard and polluting the environment for creatures that live there.  The Parley Global Cleanup Network is a global alliance to end marine plastic pollution, a problem …

Day with the Nine Miles Foundation

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What better way to finish off a school day than with an Ocean Day and Inspiration! On Chris’s last trip to the Nine Miles Foundation, he got to take all the kids SUP /Ocean/ Obstacle coursing after they finished their educational workshop.  Giving back with mentorship, Books and inspiration. Chris …

Giving back & uplifting the youth

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When I can I make time to help others going through challenging times, as I know how much it lifts people and helps them get through difficult times, because we all go through them at various parts of our journey in life and it’s just the small things then, that …

Beach Clean Up with Two Oceans Aquarium

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No matter where you are in the world, the easiest way to get involved in Conservation is with a beach cleanup. We had a great time working with Two Oceans Aquarium to clean up the coast on a beautiful sunny day! We found mostly plastic, which is the biggest contributor …

Turtle Rehabilitation at Two Oceans Aquarium

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We love working with Two Oceans Aquarium and their educational Foundation, for all the work they do with turtle rehabilitation! They actively rescue, rehabilitate, and release stranded and distressed sea turtles along the Western Cape’s coast. We work with the Aquarium to host Educational Ocean Outreach Experiences for kids each …

Chris Speaks at World Oceans Day for Schools

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The Chris Bertish Foundation gets involved, helps and gives back on World Ocean Day  for Schools. The 2020 festival took place on June 8th, and brought together ocean advocates, live ocean films, science lessons, storytelling, and more!  World Ocean Day for Schools is the home of blue learning for educators …

Paying for Meals with the 9 Miles Project

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The Chris Bertish Foundation gives back in Africa by paying to feed over 400 people in hunger ravaged areas of Cape Town, through the 9 Miles Project. The 9 Miles Project works with youth in coastal at risk settlements and provides mentorship and support to the youth in Cape Town, …

Virtual talk for kids in California 

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Chris is an inspirational speaker and often speaks to large audiences including schools and kids programs to teach them about conservation, perseverance, and achieving their “i’mpossible”. With the borders closed due to Covid, Chris converted some of his in person presentations to a virtual format so he could continue spreading …

Surf day & Ocean Experience in Costa Rica

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While Chris was down in Costa Rica for a speaking engagement, he met up with a local school to host a surf day for the kids. He taught them tricks and technique, but also tied in lessons on conservation and ocean health. Chris was inspired from a young age to …

Speaking for Kids in Costa Rica

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Chris was invited to Costa Rica to screen his first film Ocean Driven in Costa Rica at the Surf Film Festival. While he was there he set up multiple givebacks to the community to help the community and inspire the youth. Many of these were visiting schools and telling his …

Speaking at House of Commons -Parliament

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Chris gets invited to fly over to speak at the House of Commons in London on Earth Day to launch a new recycled plastic mark that would improve and change the way recycling is done in the future.. so all goods become recycled, but to what extent depends on the …

Speaking for Kids at Private School in England

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While over in the UK, campaigning to reduce Plastic waste and change recycling for good, Chris spoke on the new Recycled logo and how kids and their parents at  St Clement Danes School can all make a difference by making daily choices to make better more mindful and conservation based …

Minderoo No Plastic Ocean Waste Campaign

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The world renowned Australian yachtsman, Jon Sanders has sailed into the Mother City to promote the Minderoo Foundation’s #NoPlasticWaste campaign alongside South African big wave surfer Chris Bertish. The Minderoo Foundation, is a global philanthropic organisation, which is committed to return the world’s oceans to a flourishing state and announced …

Speaking for Kids at the Aquarium

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Chris inspires a captivated small audience of kids and parents, telling stories at the 2 Oceans Aquarium, in front of the Predator Shark tank. One of Chris’s favorite things to do, is speak to the youth via Inspiration, conservation and education all at the same time.    

Chris Speaks at RHBS Valedictory

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Chris from The Chris Bertish Foundation helps give back, to the leaving matric class of 2019, by gifting them an inspiring, closing farewell Valedictory address. He even got the headmaster up on stage to do the famous Rondebocsh war cry with the boys! An RBHS first!

Speaking at Tedx Tahoe – USA

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World first! The Chris Bertish Foundation helps plant a couple of forests in Myanmar Speaking at Tedx Tahoe -USA, by planting 330 Trees to offset the carbon footprint of the entire Audience! A role model is someone that doesn’t talk, but walks their talk and does what others don’t. Lead …

Turtle Rehab Assistance with Two Oceans Aquarium

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Turtle Rehab Assistance and Turtle release. Chris helps Two Ocean Aquarium as an Ambassador to release Yoshi and Sandy, the Green back Turtles, back in the ocean. They also release many baby turtles after successful rehab. These are just a few of the many turtles that Two Oceans Aquarium has …