Updates from the Reef-World team
Our recent blog, which explored why ICRI’s Recommendation is so important, caused lots of interesting discussions among the Reef-World team and our partners. It was inspiring to hear all the different reasons why people feel coral reefs are so important to them. In fact, we were so moved by their comments that we wanted to share them with you here.
Reef-World’s communications volunteer shares some coral facts which surprised her as well as things you can do to help reefs thrive.
Director Chloe reflects on 2020 as the year draws to a close.
This guest post from the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) shares details of its sustainability campaign: Save Our Spots.
Reef-World’s Programmes Manager Samantha Craven was interviewed by the PADI Torchbearer community. Read some of the highlights here.
An overview of our recent session at DEMA 2020 which draws on the 20+ years’ experience of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Reef-World’s internationally operational Green Fins initiative and NOAA Sanctuaries’ Blue Star Program - sharing lessons learned and showcasing successes.
We’ve lost 50 percent of the world’s coral reefs. We can prevent devastation of these vital ecosystems forever. Something can be done to protect them – but it needs to be fast! In this blog, we hear from experts and community members around the world explaining why the ICRI Recommendation is so important.
Guest blogger Hannah Hesford dives into her favourite collective nouns for marine life.
James, Reef-World’s Digital Strategy Manager, reflects on a recent digital transformation project to help operators improve their sustainability while waiting for tourism to reopen.
Missed our Scuba.Digital panel about green tourism in a post-pandemic world? Don’t panic - catch up on part II here.
Missed our Scuba.Digital panel about green tourism in a post-pandemic world? Don’t panic - catch up on part I here.
This pandemic has shown us, once again, that the health of our planet is so closely linked to our health and to our way of life. At our recent Scuba.Digital panel, we discussed how to make sure your next vote is one for our oceans so we can continue to enjoy incredible encounters and natural experiences underwater for years to come.
New figures out today reveal that The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – certified more dive shops and reached more travellers with its conservation messaging than the previous year, despite disruptions to fieldwork caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join Reef-World and a panel of industry experts at the first ever Scuba.Digital for an open discussion on green tourism and how this might be shaped by a post-corona world.
Other than being pretty cool to see on a dive, you might be wondering what’s so important about reefs, anyway? And why is it so important for us to protect them? Wonder no more – here are just a few reasons we should all care about coral reefs…
