November 2014 – Philippines – Malapascua Green Fins Ambassador Programme
Reef-World is proud to announce the formation of the latest Green Fins Ambassador group in Malapascua.
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December 2014 – Philippines – GREEN FINS Malapascua Activities
Green Fins Coordinators have recently been assessing dive centres on Malapascua Island and despite the memory of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) one year on, the community remains strong and empowered.
October 2014 – Green Fins Vietnam – National Developments
Recently, the Green Fins Vietnam National Team led by the Institute of Oceanography (IO) and The Reef-World Foundation conducted the second round of assessments and training for dive centre members in Nha Trang.
November 2014 – Philippines – GREEN FINS Assessor Training
With support from DENR Region 7 and the Regional technical Director Al Orolfo, The Reef-World Foundation was invited to carry out this training in Mactan, an island just off the coast of Cebu City where their Regional office is located.
August 2014 – New Green Fins Members in the Maldives
Reef-World has recently returned from a three week mission to recruit, train and assess new dive centres in Ari Atoll
June 2014 – Green Fins Study Tour in El Nido, Philippines
UNEP invited 12 selected journalists to El Nido to witness a successful example of sustainable production and consumption patterns in action – the Green Fins approach.
May 2014 – The Reef-World Foundation Represents Green Fins at the Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans
The Reef-World Foundation were very kindly invited to participate in the ‘Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Asia and the Pacific’ held in Cebu City, Philippines in May.
April 2014 – 10 years of Green Fins – International Meeting
As Green Fins hits 10 years since it’s inception by UNEP, all the project partners across seven countries met in Bangkok to share past successes and discuss next steps for Green Fins in each country.
April 2014 – Green Fins at ADEX 2014 – Dedicated to Coral Reefs
The Reef-World Foundation, with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme, ran a booth at ADEX aimed at promoting the project and reaching out to divers to adopt best practices.
March 2014 – Green Fins Malaysia – A New Green Fins Team Complete Their Training in Pulau Tioman, Malaysia
Following investigatory work for Green Fins in Pulau Tioman in 2009 we are delighted to say the Green Fins approach is now up and running on the Island through a partnership between Department of Marine Parks Malaysia (DMPM), Reef Check Malaysia and, of course, supported by the dive centres.
