By DIVE Staff
The Reef-World Foundation and Reef Check Malaysia have together announced that the Green Fins guides for dive and snorkel operators is now available in Bahasa Malaysia.
The Green Fins programme, a UN Environment initiative which aims to protect and conserve coral reefs through environmentally friendly guidelines for marine tourism operators, has resumed in Malaysia after pausing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The newly translated Green Fins posters and guidelines are designed to help marine tourism operators understand their impact on the environment and encourage them to adopt more sustainable practices.
‘We’re thrilled that our educational materials are now available to Bahasa Malaysia speakers,’ said JJ Harvey, Director at Reef-World. ‘With Green Fins being a global initiative, it’s important for us to communicate and educate as effectively as possible and translating materials into Bahasa Malaysia allows us to reach even more people than before leading to greater impact.’
‘Many local boatmen, compressor boys, snorkel guides, divers and snorkellers aren’t fluent in English, said Alvin Chelliah, Senior Programme Manager at Reef Check Malaysia. ‘Also, with the restarting of tourism in Malaysia, more local tourists are travelling and exploring destinations close to home. Having the Green Fins materials in Bahasa Malaysia makes it easier to get the message across to a much wider range of people that are visiting the reefs.
For more information, please visit www.reef-world.org or www.greenfins.net. The Bahasa Malaysia Green Fins materials can be downloaded free of charge from this link.
