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portacloybeach,countymayo,irelandYou’respoiltforsandybeachesalongthewestofIreland’sWildAtlanticWay,butoneofthemostremoteandbeautifulisthearchingexpanseofPortacloyBayonthenorthMayocoastline.Flankedbyhighcliffsdottedwithstonecottages,thenorth-facingsandybeachiswellprotected,andwhalesanddolphinshavebeenseeninthesewaters.It’soneof 50 IrishbeachestohavenettedaGreenCoastAward(cleancoasts.org)–unspoilt,remotebeacheswithhigh-water-qualitybathingconditionsandsoundenvironmentalmanagement.``````zingaronaturereserve,sicily,italyOff-limitstocars,theonlywayintothehiddencoves,cavesandpristinesandybeachesoftheRiservadelloZingarointhenorthwestofSicily(theisland’sfirstnaturereserve)isonfoot.A£4(£ 2 forchildren)entrancefee(payincashatthegates)fundstheupkeepofthe7kmwaymarkedcoastaltrack,andthereserve’sprotectedstatushaskeptthedevelopersatbay,enablingittobecomealifesaverforthelocalenvironmentaswellasabirders’paradise:over 40 speciesnestandmatehere,includingBonelli’seagle.``````torreguaceto,puglia,italyOneofPuglia’smostpicturesquestretchesofcoastline–onthenorthernAdriaticcoastofSalento–TorreGuacetohaswonawardsforitsenvironmentalprotectionaswellasitswarm,cleanwater,beautifulsmallcovesandsandybeaches.Thecoastlineispartofan8km-longprotectedareabetweenPuntaPennaGrossaandthecliffsofApaniandisagreatplacetogoforguidedsnorkellingtripsandnaturewalkstolearnaboutthevarietyoffloraandfaunaalongtheshoreline.``````chumbeisland,zanzibar,tanzaniaThecrystalwatersoftheprotectedCoralReefSanctuaryaroundChumbeIslandCoralPark(chumbeisland.com)hosts90%ofEastAfrica’shardcoralspecies,over 400 reeffishspeciesandisanimportantfeedinggroundforhawksbillandgreenturtles.Enjoygoldenbeachesandoneofsevenbeautifulthatchedbungalowswhileelsewhereontheisland,studentsstudymarinebiology,forestecologyandenvironmentalprotection.n``````WWFSAYS...WWF’srecentLivingBluePlanetreportindicatedthatover 1 trillionplasticpiecesweighingover 25 0ktonnesarenowatsea,andeveryyear,afurther 8 milliontonnesisenteringouroceans,withlife-threateningconsequencesformanyspecies.17%ofspeciesaffectedbyentanglementandingestionofmarinedebrisarealreadylistedasthreatenedornear-threatenedontheIUCNRedList.Weneedtostopplasticenteringouroceans.Individually,wecandoourbitbyusinganddiscardinglessplastic,andadoptingtheReduce,Reuse,Recyclemantra.Everysmallactioncounts.▼▼▼▼beachconservation68PHO``````TO``````GRAPHS:``````INLINE``````IMA``````GES``````1,ALAM``````Y/SHUTTERST``````OCK``````/GETTY