UNEP launches Green Fins Hub

September 17, 2022

The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation have launched the Green Fins Hub to boost sustainable marine tourism.

Key features

The Green Fins Hub is first-ever global marine tourism industry platform that would help diving and snorkelling operators across the world to make simple, cost-efficient changes in their daily practices by implementing international best practices that promotes sustainability of marine tourism.
The platform would enable operators keep track of their yearly improvements and communicate with their communities and customers.
It was developed by The Reef-World Foundation in collaboration with the UNEP.
It would help spread awareness about the global best practices to protect the coral reefs and their fragile marine ecosystems.
The Green Fins Community Forum in this platform would enable operators to discuss environmental issues, share best practices and raise the industry needs to the governments, non-profits and the overall industry.
The Green Fins Solutions Library provides some 100 proven environmental solutions to solve daily operational challenges.
The Action Plan Tracker would enable members to receive annual sustainability action plan with specific goals.
The platform serves two types of membership – Digital Membership and Green Fin Certified Members.
The Digital membership would be available for snorkel and liveaboard operations across the world. Throughout the one-year membership, operators will receive environmental scores based on an online self-evaluation. This would enable them to assess their progress on their action plans.
The Green Fins Certified Members will be assessed annually and be trained in person at their operation. The assessment would be made using a scoring system, in which low score implies low impact of a business on coral reefs. A minimum threshold of 200 or below of environmental impact score is required for becoming a Green Fins Certified Member.
The new digital platform is expected to reach from 700 operators across 14 countries.