August 2018 – Green Fins Philippines – Training a new Green Fins Cebu team
The final tranche of this year’s Green Fins assessor training in the Philippines ran from 15-20 August 2018 in Moalboal, Cebu.
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July 2018 – Green Fins Philippines – Welcoming a new coordinator team in Mabini, Batangas
Between 16th -20th July 2018, The Reef-World Foundation trained six field staff from the Community Environment and Natural Resource Offices Lipa and Calaca, and the Batangas Community Divers to coordinate the Green Fins approach in Mabini, Philippines.
Reef-World attends the PATA Annual Summit in Cebu, Philippines – May 2019
The concept of sustainability was discussed in detail by members and partners of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) when they met for the Annual Summit (PAS 2019) hosted by the Department of Tourism Philippines in Cebu City (9-12 May 2019).
April 2018 – new Green Fins assessors in Negros Oriental, Philippines
Between the 16th-21st April 2018, a new team of assessors from the Negros Oriental Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), satellite Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs Ayungon and Dumaguete) and local NGO Marine Conservation Philippines were trained up by Reef-World.
November 2017- Philippines – DENR Green Fins Coordinator Training
Over the course of 2017, Reef-World has been working hard with DENR to form a national structure for Green Fins Philippines assessors under the new Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Management Program (CMEMP), or as it is known locally ‘Agos ng buhay’. This work has been supported by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
November 2017 – Green Fins Philippines – Malapascua members committed to conservation
November 2017 – Green Fins Philippines – Malapascua members committed to conservation
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 – Green Fins Philippines – Technical Bulletin on Guidelines on the Implementation of Environmental Standards for Diving and Snorkelling issued
The Technical Bulletin No. 2017-13 provides the legal instrument and structure for Regional and Provincial governments across the country to start implementing the international Green Fins environmental standards.
August 2017 – Green Fins Philippines – Panglao dive centres show positive change for the oceans
For the third year, volunteer assessors were based in Panglao, Philippines for six weeks while undertaking the annual assessments. Battling brown outs and a quiet low season, dive centres were no less enthusiastic for environmental protection.
May 2017 – Green Fins Philippines – Rapid Site Assessment in Puerto Galera
In May 2017, a team of two Green Fins assessors from The Reef-World Foundation conducted a rapid site assessment of local Green Fins members and their impacts on the waters of Puerto Galera.
