The environment

Reducing environmental impacts is a moral imperative as growing tourism, trashing and illegal fishing are threatening the fragile ecosystem of the Park.

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Why we care

There is now an urgent need to properly manage, monitor and protect it. At Flores Diving Centre we believe that every person, organization and business has a ‘duty of care’ towards the environment. We all need to act responsibly and participate to viable conservation efforts at individual and community levels. By reducing these environmental impacts we can ensure that this beautiful Park will thrive for many generations to come.

Conservation is the reason why we support a few environmental organizations in their remarkable efforts to protect the Park. Through our own Eco-diving program we also encourage divers to join our clean-up initiatives during their stay.

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The initiatives we support

Trash Hero

A volunteer movement that organizes weekly clean-ups and aims at reducing trash & plastic through education and greener solutions. Trash Hero Komodo started in June 2015 and since then has organized hundreds of clean-ups at public sites. They have removed dozens of tons of trash recycling up to 40% of it. Trash Hero has also introduced a reusable bottle and public refill program to reduce plastic bottle use. Their volunteers keep raising awareness at numerous events and regularly educate local kids.

MantaWatch

Conserves threatened manta rays by promoting participation, developing technologies and delivering professional training. MantaWatchers are citizen scientists who provide critical data on the status of manta populations. MantaWatch Online is the world’s first social web application dedicated to open, transparent and participative manta ray research and conservation.

Marine Megafauna Foundation

Since the inception, MMF scientists have made great strides by using ground-breaking research. They educate local and global communities and inspire lasting conservation solutions for marine mega fauna. In the years they have made documented improvements in research, education and conservation. Their work has also been featured in a variety of global media outlets.

WWF Signing Blue

A WWF-Indonesia initiative for Responsible Marine Tourism. By signing up to this program, tourism operators are encouraged to improve their business practices. WWF assists them in their improvement efforts through the Marine Tourism Improvement Program (MTIP).