Green Fins

Why in news?

• Recently, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), along with the UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation, launched the Green Fins Hub

What is Green Fins?

• Green Fins is a proven conservation management approach implemented internationally by The Reef-World Foundation and the UNEP which leads to a measurable reduction in the negative environmental impacts associated with marine tourism.
• Originally established in Thailand in 2004, the Green Fins approach is a tool for supporting adoption and implementation of best practices in the diving and snorkeling tourism industry.
• It aims to protect coral reefs through environment-friendly guidelines promoting sustainable diving and snorkelling.
• It provides the only internationally recognised environmental standards for marine tourism and its robust assessment system measures compliance.

What is Green Fins Hub?

• The Green Fins Hub is the first-ever global marine tourism industry platform.
• It would give sustainable marine tourism a ‘major boost’.
• It is expected to scale up to reach a potential 30,000 operators worldwide from about 700 operators across 14 countries.

PRACTICE QUESTION

The term ‘Green Fins’, recently in news, is associated with:

(a) Sustainable agriculture

(b) Renewable energy generation

(c) Air purification

(d) Marine tourism

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