Egypt Implements Environmental Standards to Protect its Coral Reefs
The Reef-World Foundation and Chamber of Diving & Watersports (CDWS) are pleased to announce Egypt is adopting Green Fins environmental standards to protect its coral reefs.
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Top Tips for a Successful Underwater Cleanup
Inspired to run your own underwater clean-up event? Here are a few tips on how to make sure it’s a success and that you don’t cause any further damage to the reef while removing marine debris.
How to Become an Environmental Role Model for your Guests
If you’ve read about being a good environmental role model in the Green Fins Code of Conduct and wondered how you can be a better role model for your guests, read on to find out more…
Dive Professionals Can Now Become Green Fins Certified Individuals
The Reef-World Foundation – the international coordinators of Green Fins – with the support of Professional SCUBA Schools International (PSS), is pleased to announce the launch of the Green Fins Dive Guide e-Course: a free online course designed to help dive professionals reduce the negative impacts of scuba diving on the underwater environment and conduct more environmentally friendly dives.
Reef-World attends meeting to approve new ISO standards – December 2018
From the 6th to the 7th December 2018, Reef-World attended the final meeting to approve new standards associated with SCUBA diving and the marine environment.
Could Antigua and Barbuda be the next Caribbean Green Fins country?
At the request of Ms Tricia Lovell, the Senior Fisheries Officer from the Department of Fisheries, Reef-World were invited to come to Antigua and Barbuda to help explore the potential of the introducing Green Fins into the country to help better manage the growing marine tourism industry.
May 2018 – Eco-Diving Certification Programme Green Fins comes to the Caribbean
Green Fins is being introduced to the Dominican Republic in June 2018.
Green Fins Launches IYOR 2018 Campaign
Whether you have a direct connection with the reefs as diver, dive guide or instructor, or those a couple of steps away from the sea as a training agency or dive equipment manufacturer, YOU CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. #GreenFinsIYOR2018 will cover four simple actions that the diving industry can take control over, allowing reefs to be the strongest they can be!
October 2017 – Green Fins Philippines – Moalboal 6th year of implementation
Moalboal, located in Cebu Island, The Philippines, is one of the oldest tourism industries in the Philippines. In October 2017 Moalboal went through their sixth year of assessments.
September 2017 – Global Coral Reef Partnership Workshops, Cambridge, U.K.
The UK organisation behind the international coordination of Green Fins (Reef-World) was part of the design and coordination of a series of workshops that took place at the World Monitoring Conservation Centre (WCMC) based in Cambridge, UK from the 26th to 29th September.
