Support Reef-World’s Mission to Protect Coral Reefs with the Big Give Christmas Challenge
The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – has been selected to join the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
Double your donation to The Reef-World Foundation in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge. The charity is taking part in the Christmas Challenge to raise £4,000 in just 1 week. These funds will support raising awareness, building capacity and empowering coral reef-dependent communities to actively engage in conservation efforts.
In the Christmas Challenge, every pound donated will be doubled to charities who are striving to positively impact lives across a wide range of cause areas from climate change, to emergency relief efforts, health, education and many more.
Reef-World’s campaign addresses the urgent need to protect the world’s coral reefs. These precious ecosystems support extraordinary biodiversity and millions of livelihoods, but are severely threatened by climate change, pollution, overfishing, coastal development and destructive practices. These factors lead to coral bleaching, habitat destruction and loss of marine species. Harmful practices such as irresponsible tourism often occur due to a lack of education and awareness on how to behave responsibly around coral reefs.
Donations to Reef-World will be generously matched by the Big Give Champion during the campaign, meaning your money can create double the impact.
“The Big Give Christmas Campaign is a golden opportunity for people to make double the difference for coral reefs with one donation. This is a critical time for coral reefs, we are at risk of losing them forever, but there is still time to act and the time is now!” said Naomi McClure, Development Manager at The Reef-World Foundation. “Make this festive season that much more special by knowing you’ve done your bit to ensure our planet stays healthy for everyone’s future.”
How can you get involved?
- Visit BigGive.org and donate from 3 – 10 December (starts at 12 PM, UTC + 0)
- Set a reminder and add Reef-World’s campaign page to it so you remember not to miss your chance to double your donation!
About Reef-World
The Reef-World Foundation is a registered UK charity which delivers practical solutions for marine conservation around the world. The charity promotes the wise use of natural resources – particularly coral reefs and related ecosystems – for the benefit of local communities, visitors and future generations. It is dedicated to supporting, inspiring and empowering governments, businesses, communities and individuals around the world to act in conserving and sustainably developing coastal resources.
Reef-World leads the global implementation of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative, which focuses on driving environmentally friendly scuba diving and snorkelling practices across the industry globally. As such, the charity provides low-cost and practical solutions to local and industry-wide environmental challenges associated with the marine tourism industry. It provides education and capacity-building assistance to empower environmental champions (within the diving industry, local communities, authorities and governments) to implement proven coastal resource management approaches.
Please visit www.reef-world.org to learn more or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X.
About Big Give
Big Give is a registered charity (1136547) that runs match-funded campaigns for charities and special causes at key moments across the year. By connecting charities to match funders (like philanthropists, foundations or corporations) and the public, Big Give helps them double their donations. And, in doing so, makes an extraordinary difference to the world’s biggest challenges. It has raised more than £236m for charities, to date.
It’s a simple idea – when the public donates to a charity through a Big Give campaign, it asks funders (philanthropists, foundations, government departments or corporations) to match that donation. So £50 from a member of the public becomes £100 for a good cause.
Big Give has supported more than 10,000 charities and has worked with some of the biggest names in UK philanthropy and charitable grant-making, which provide match funding, including DCMS, People’s Postcode Lottery, Candis Club Magazine, EQ Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Reed Foundation, The Waterloo Foundation, The Hospital Saturday Fund, The Childhood Trust and others including high-net-worth individuals such as Julia and Hans Rausing.