Team Profile: Meet Priya, Reef-World’s Communications and Design Intern
Green Fins was showcased for the first time on US soil this time last year, and industry sustainability leaders have demanded more. UK Charity The Reef-World Foundation - the international coordinators of Green Fins - will return to lead a series of seminars at DEMA Show (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, 13-16 November 2019) to help dive businesses and professionals find ways of seating sustainability at the heart of their business model.
Our partners at ZuBlu shared their top tips on how to minimise your impact while travelling.
Coral reefs offer some of the best dive experiences, thanks to their abundant marine life, diverse corals and warm water diving opportunities. Whether the reefs are deep or shallow, there is always something new to find. From tiny technicolour sea slugs to huge ocean giants passing by, coral reefs host it all.
Here, the divers at LiveAboard.com share their 8 of their favourite coral reefs to dive and easy ways you can help protect coral reefs around the world from harm.
Many dive operators are interested in setting up conservation initiatives and becoming more sustainable as an operation overall. But what does it take to become a sustainable operation and where can you begin this journey? We spoke to Petra from Lembeh Resort to find out more…
As you might have heard, we were recently named as one of Escape the City’s Top 100 Companies to Escape to - but what is the Escape 100 and what does it take to make the cut? To get some insight, we spoke to James Macdonald, Special Projects Coordinator, and Jim Robers, Employer Happiness Officer , at Escape the City; both of whom were involved in the selection process.
The Reef-World Foundation - the international coordinator of Green Fins – is delighted to announce it has officially been chosen as one of The Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019.
There’s something about scuba diving that often feels like a largely male sport; particularly in the 1940s and 50s when it was rare for professional divers to be female. That’s why we were excited to hear from the team at Sloactive with this roundup of powerful female role models in the diving industry
Comms manager Mel shares some tips on how to get into marine conservation - whether or not you’re a scientist.
Reef-World’s partnerships manager, Klementina, reflects on how the charity is in line with her values.
This month, Reef-World’s partner 1% for the Planet interviewed our Director JJ Harvey about all things Reef-World, why coral reefs are so important, how diving affects coral reefs and what can be done to protect them.
As Reef-World is growing at an ever-increasing rate, both in terms of project outcomes and geographical range, JJ expands on the type of work and various programmes that keep him busy day-to-day as a Director of Reef-World.
With reef-safe sunscreen becoming an increasingly hot topic, we caught up with Jim Standing – Director at Fourth Element – to find out how they are helping divers protect themselves from the sun while avoiding harmful chemical sunscreens.
This May, The Reef-World Foundation’s partner, Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet, launched the “Dive Green” sustainably promise. Read nore about the initiative here…
Confused by what coral reefs really are? Put away your dictionary because here’s a clear and simple introduction to coral reefs.