Green Fins

Green Fins
Formation2004
FounderUnited Nations United Nations Environmental Programme | The Reef-World foundation
Purpose"To protect and conserve coral reefs by establishing and implementing environmentally friendly guidelines to promote a sustainable diving and snorkelling tourism industry."
HeadquartersBristol, United Kingdom
Region
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda | Costa Rica Costa Rica | Dominican Republic Dominican Republic | Egypt Egypt | Indonesia Indonesia | Japan Japan | Jordan Jordan | Malaysia Malaysia | Philippines Philippines | Thailand Thailand | Vietnam Vietnam | Maldives Maldives | Palau Palau | Singapore Singapore | East Timor Timor-Leste
ProductsGreen Fins membership, Green Fins e-courses, Green Fins educational materials
Parent organization
The Reef-World Foundation
Websitewww.greenfins.net

Green Fins is an approach to sustainable marine tourism activities operating in Southeast Asia, Caribbean and the Indian Ocean that works with business operators, communities and governments. It helps to implement environmental standards for the diving and snorkelling industry through a code of conduct.[1] The overall aim of the initiative is to mitigate damaging impacts to the marine environment from the marine tourism sector and improve sustainability. The code of conduct is a set of 15 points designed to tackle the most common and detrimental effects of scuba diving and snorkelling activities on the habitat in which they operate.[2]

  1. ^ "code of conduct" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference code was invoked but never defined (see the help page).