The Reef-World Foundation Annual Report 2019-2020

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WHAT IS GREEN FINS? Reef-World developed Green Fins in partnership with the UN Environment Programme and supported by national governments and networks from the pioneering countries: Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. As international coordinator, we lead Green Fins’ technical development on behalf of the UN Environment Programme. At its core, the Green Fins approach provides a practical, accessible and measurable way to reduce the negative environmental impacts associated with marine tourism. Its Code of Conduct, free resources and robust assessment system encourages and empowers the diving industry to reduce the local pressures tourism puts on coral reefs, which helps make corals healthier and more resilient to other stresses. WARMING TEMPERATURES (BLEACHING) GLOBAL | LOCAL THREATS TO CORAL REEFS OVERFISHING GREEN FINS: • is a proven conservation management approach • leads to a measurable reduction in environmental impacts associated with marine tourism • encourages and empowers the diving industry to act to reduce the pressures on coral reefs • protects coral reefs by providing – and measuring compliance to – the only internationally recognised environmental standards for diving and snorkelling • helps marine tourism operators minimise environmental impact both above and below the water • offers marine tourism companies practical, low-cost alternatives to harmful practices such as anchoring, fish feeding and chemical pollution • provides its Code of Conduct, and many supporting resources, free of charge for members and non-members • provides strategic training and capacity-building assistance for its network • promotes active members so tourists can choose environmentally responsible operators OCEAN ACIDIFICATION SEA LEVEL RISE STORM INTENSITY & FREQUENCY CORAL REEFS POLLUTION (LAND & MARINE) COASTAL DEVELOPMENT TOURISM (ANCHORING, DIRECT DIVER DAMAGE, SUNSCREEN USE, FISH FEEDING) Dive and snorkel operators who become Green Fins members undergo an annual assessment to evaluate their environmental impact and ensure year-on-year improvement. Performance is evaluated using a 330-point system that scores impacts: the lower the score, the lower the impact the business has on coral reefs. The assessment system was developed using Reef-World’s Green Environmental Assessment Rating System (GEARS). Based on a financial risk assessment methodology, GEARS uses a greenamber-red rating system, using a weighted score for each threat, to identify and mitigate risks. This enables Green Fins to offer practical alternatives to the most pressing threats posed by that business. By reducing the local direct and indirect pressures tourism puts on coral reefs, Green Fins helps make corals healthier and more resilient to other stressors, such as those associated with climate change. 12
“REEF-WORLD’S GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREEN FINS INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE DIVING AND SNORKELLING HAS BEEN PROVEN TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON CORAL REEFS IN THE LOCAL AREAS THE INITIATIVE IS ACTIVE. THIS, IN TURN, HELPS INCREASE CORAL REEFS’ RESILIENCE TO LARGER GLOBAL THREATS, SUCH AS THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.” Gabriel Grimsditch, Programme Management Officer, United Nations Environment Programme 13
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