Project AWARE® and PADI® at Furaveri Resort, Maldives

Olive Ridley Project – PADI Distinctive Specialty

The Olive Ridley Project (ORP) was founded in 2013 by Biologist Martin Stelfox in response to the alarming number of olive ridley sea turtles found entangled in abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (or ghost gear) in the Maldivian archipelago. Since then ORP strive to protect sea turtles and their habitats in the Indian Ocean...

Season of The Gentle Giants

Manta season in North Male' Atoll Maldives Every year by late June and towards the end of November a spectacular show starts on the house reef at Paradise Island Resort (manta rays Manta Birostris). First in small numbers and then more and more until the mantas form huge groups. Manta rays may reach a width...

4 women ‘stand up for our seas’, paddle across Baa Atoll

A team of four tenacious women are coming together to kick off 'Stand Up For Our Seas' this month, an ambitious event aimed at raising awareness over a range of environmental issues in the Maldives. (more…)

Addu Atoll – The Southern Splendour of Maldives

Addu, the Heart-shaped Atoll, lies in the southernmost tip of the Maldives and is home to some of the most diverse natural habitats in the country. With its large islands, unique geography, flourishing population and long history and culture, Addu stands out as a destination that seamlessly marries nature with development. Addu represents a community...

Hussain “Sendi” Rasheed

With great pleasure we want to inform you that PADI Course Director Hussain “Sendi” Rasheed has been inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) for his career service to the sport of recreational scuba diving Hussain Rasheed (known as Sendi Rasheed) was the first PADI Course Director in the Republic of Maldives...

Maldivian Force for Good

During the resent BOOT show in Düsseldorf, Euro-Divers Worldwide together with PADI had the privilege to raffle a piece of art painted underwater by a Maldivian artist named Ihfal Ahmed. The proceeds were generously donated to the Project AWARE foundation. About the artist Hussain Ihfal Ahmed, is a compelling artist who has experienced different mediums...

Reef Restoration at Gili Lankanfushi – “Mahuge Veshi”

Home to more than a quarter of all marine species, coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. But these reefs are now under threat. Of the many problems facing coral reefs, rising sea temperatures due to global warming are perhaps the most serious. In 1998, a complex climate event in...

Earth Hour

Earth Hour is an annual worldwide movement to encourage individuals, communities, and businesses to conserve our resources. Celebrating it is a symbol of our commitment to our planet. At Gili we celebrated Earth Hour on March 24th with the rest of the world, we hosted a Coral Conservation themed day with multiple events leading into...

Adopt A Dive Site in The Middle East and North Africa

It doesn’t matter if you are a professional diver or a certified diver …as divers we have the passion, the access to the underwater world and the skills to become real ocean advocates! We are a powerful movement which, through our actions of reporting and collecting valuable data can make the ocean safer for marine...