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We are very well known for our valued work in the fields of conservation, capacity building and environmental education on over 60 projects and expeditions in over 35 countries around the globe. Through our marine research projects in various parts of the world we have isolated a need for further education of these issues in today’s diving community.
To provide courses that not only help candidates obtain the most sought after qualifications for today’s dive professional but also an orientation to the conservation issues we are all facing we have begun offering courses through it’s own Dive Academy.
Today’s dive professionals are increasingly becoming ambassadors for conservation in our oceans, seas and also the wider world. For this reason and in keeping with our ethos in all our programmes, formal lessons will be given by marine scientists on topics such as species identification and the threats our reefs currently face. All candidates will also do the PADI Coral Reef Research Distinctive Speciality.
The owner of this company did a gap year trip in the early 90s which involved building a bandstand for a small village in Patagonia. While he was there, he realised the project was only helpful in developing the Western traveller as the village didn’t want a bandstand and only argued about who owned it. And so he set up a volunteer organisation which is useful to communities and provides them with resources and help with funding. Today, his projects offer travellers an opportunity to fully integrate into communities and to make a real long-term difference to the local people’s lifestyles.
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