May 2016 – Launch of the Green Fins Snorkel Assessor Training – El Nido, Philippines
In May 2016, The Reef-World Foundation launched the first Green Fins Snorkel Assessor Training programme in El Nido, Philippines.
News
April 2016 – If Your Mission is to #SaveOurReefs, then Green Fins Really Does Work – Research Published in Environmental Management
Since 2012, in collaboration with Bangor University, Reef-World has been collecting data on diving behaviour in the Philippines and the adoption of Green Fins environmental practices as part of a study into the impacts of scuba diving on the health of our coral reefs.
April 2016 – Puerto Galera Implementation Activities – Philippines
After 2015, Puerto Galera members actually saw an increase in the potential threat from their dive centres so recently, international coordinators from Reef-World returned to reinvigorate momentum.
April 2016 – Two Minutes with Jim Toomey – Green Fins for a Blue Planet
Designed for the marine tourism industry, as well as local and national marine resource managers, we have a new two-minute video on sustainable diving titled “Green Fins for a Blue Planet”, produced by UNEP in partnership with syndicated cartoonist Jim Toomey.
March 2016 – Green Fins Malaysia – Green Fins Assessor Training in Sabah
Through a collaboration between Sabah Parks and NGO Reef Check Malaysia, Reef-World conducted a 5-day Assessor Training workshop to train up a new team of Sabah-based assessors and coordinators to roll out Green Fins to diving industries in Semporna and Kota Kinabalu (KK).
January 2016 – Green Fins Vietnam National Team Dive Training
The Reef-World Foundation funded the Advanced Open Water training of four Vietnamese assessors on the 10th-12thJanuary 2016.
February 2016 – Presenting the Green Fins Approach to Marine Resource Managers at ITMEMS5
The 5th International Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management Symposium (ITMEMS5) was held in Panglao, Bohol, the Philippines from the 25th – 28th February 2016 and was designed to build the conservation capacity of over 50 marine resource managers from 27 countries.
December 2015 – Green Fins Philippines – Malapascua Activities
2015 saw another year where 100% of the active dive centres in Malapascua signed up to be members.
November 2015 – Green Fins Philippines – El Nido Activities
Two staff from Reef-World visited The El Nido Foundation, on location, to conduct a Green Fins Assessor Refresher Training course between the 23rdNovember and the 1st December 2015.
June 2015 – Green Fins Malaysia Developments
Over the last few months, Green Fins Malaysia recruited 2 new members in Tioman Island, 6 in Perhentian Island, 3 in Redang Island and 1 in Mataking Island, and reassessed 3 existing members on Tioman Island.
