Plett Hope Spot Launch – Photos
Dr. Sylvia Earle, who launched the Hope Spot here in Plett on the 8th & 9th December, she is a world famous diver, oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer in Residence. The Sustainable Seas Trust (SST), the South African partner of Mission Blue, together with several Non-Profit and Non-Government Organisations in the Bitou region have started the process of establishing the greater Plettenberg Bay area as an international Hope Spot.
Plettenberg Bay has been selected as one of six of South Africa’s first International Hope Spots and can aspire to be the best Hope Spot in the world. Hope Spots are a global network of identified marine areas, promoted and driven by the global initiative, Mission Blue. Mission Blue was established through the Sylvia Earle Alliance (SEA), an initiative aimed at exploring and caring for the oceans.