Becoming a PADI Eco Center: Aloha Diving, Thailand

Ocean conservation

Local Initiatives Make Positive Global Change

PADI AWARE funds local ocean protection and restoration projects. Learn about some of the projects receiving funding which not only demonstrated a great goal but also innovation and creativity in tackling ocean threats.

13 Top Tips for a Financially AND Environmentally Sustainable Dive Business

13 simple yet effective tips for taking your dive business to the next level and saving the ocean while you do it.

PADI Sponsors the 2021 Ocean Film Festival Australia & New Zealand

Evade border closures and quench your thirst for international travel at the 2021 Ocean Film Festival World Tour. Proudly sponsored by PADI.

Green Fins Code of Conduct Spotlight Series: Marine Souvenirs

“Prohibit the sale or display of corals, shells and other marine life.” Discover three simple ways to create a culture of awareness at your dive center.

Top Conservation Tips From PADI Dive Shops Around the Globe

Here are five top conservation tips from some of our PADI dive shops from around the globe!

Project AWARE Career Opportunity: Operations Coordinator

A new opportunity is available with Project AWARE for an Operations Coordinator based in Sydney, Australia.

PADI Proudly Sponsors Ocean Film Festival 2020

Ocean Film Festival Australia will tour across the country from February. This unique collection of short films from around the globe document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers.

Project AWARE® and PADI® at Furaveri Resort, Maldives

Ocean lovers around the world have been invited to join in the AWARE Week celebrations and act for change. Project AWARE® is partnering up again with PADI® to mobilise the global dive community to be citizen activists for a clean ocean. The second annual AWARE Week, has seen conservation activities focused on keeping the ocean...

Baa Atoll Manta Festival 2019

For the second time around the Manta Festival was held here in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Baa Atoll. In 2018 the one day event was organized for the first time on the local island of Dharavandhoo and with all the speeches, presentations, games, music, dancing, education, snorkelling and of course with more ideas...