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8 BEAUTIFUL BEACHES WHERE YOU CANHELP KEEP THECOASTSAFE AND CLEANbeachconservationsonevafushi,maldivesTheridiculouslybeautifulwhitesandbeachesofthetropicalislandofKunfunadhooinBaaAtollareanimportantbreedinggroundforturtles,whiletheislanditselfispartofaUNESCOBiospherereserve.Youcandoyourbitforconservationifyouextendyourstay(forfree)attheenvironmentallyconsciousluxurySonevaFushiresortandvolunteertohelpoutonconservationprojects.Activitiesincludesnorkellingwithmarinebiologiststomonitorturtlepopulationsandcoralcolonies,andregisteringfishcaughtbylocalfishermen.``````kamesbay,millport,scotlandThisshelteredbayonthesoutherncoastoftheIsleofCumbraeoffthewestcoastofScotlandisthefocalpointforfamilyadventureholidaysorganisedbytheFieldStudiesCouncil(real-family-holidays.org).Activitiesincluderockpooling,beachart,habitatcreationandenvironmentalwildlifewalksfortheover-fivestospotseabirds,porpoise,butterfliesandotherwildlifeashortstrollfromtheorganisation’sconservationcentre.``````slaptonsands,devon,englandAthree-milesweepofshinglefromStreteGatetothevillageofTorcrossonastretchofcoastlinethat’sprotectedaspartoftheSouthDevonAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeauty.ThebeachseparatestheseafromthebeautifulSlaptonLeyNationalNatureReserve–thelargestnaturallakeinsouth-westEngland- andhometoanabundanceofbirdsandwildflowers.kingfisherbay,fraserisland,australiaThere’snoshortageofthingstodoalongthegloriousSeventy-FiveMileBeachontheWorldHeritage-listedFraserIsland(theworld’slargestsandisland),butatKingfisherBayResort,childrencantakepartinitsJuniorEcoRangersprogramme–informativesessionsthatteachthemhowtocarefortheenvironment.Activitiesincludelearningaboutmangrovecoloniesandinter-tidalzones,sandsculpture,artandcraft,spotlightingforbats,sugarglidersandfrogs,andstargazing.▼▼▼▼