Updates from the Reef-World team
We asked some of our coral reef friends why coral reef protection is so important to them. They’ve renewed our optimism! Read on to see what Sylvia Earle and other influential marine advocates in our network have to say about the importance of coral reefs and why we need to support ICRI’s recommendations.
Our joint project with TUI Care Foundation in the Dominican Republic continues regardless of the global pandemic and was highlighted by the government as the second most popular course in the country.
Team Profile: Meet Teresa, Reef-World’s Communications Officer
For World Dolphin Day on April 14th, we’re raising our flippers in celebration of these charismatic mammals. Here are 10 fin-tastic facts that will make you love dolphins even more.
The scuba diving industry is taking further action by ensuring their operations don’t add to the laundry list of threats faced by coral reefs. They are loud and proud reef allies, just take a look at these quotes from Green Fins members around the world.
The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – is renaming their scholarship for Dive Guides the Andrea Leeman Green Fins Dive Guide Scholarship in honour of Reef-World’s trustee who passed away on the 1st April 2020.
You may already know that coral reefs are hugely valuable ecosystems - and that they’re under threat. But what would happen if we did lose our coral reefs? Read on to find out.
In recognition of World Whale Day on 20 Feb, here are a few whale-y interesting things that you might not know about these ocean giants.
We often receive messages with questions about how to build a marine conservation career. And, today, we’re going to answer them for you. So, without further ado, here are some answers to our most commonly asked recruitment questions.
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.
