Project AWARE Foundation

Humans are part of nature's rich diversity and we all have the power to protect it.  Water enthusiasts are urged to volunteer during the week of 22 April for Project AWARE Foundation's global Dive for Earth Day events - not only during Earth Day's 40th anniversary but also International Year of Biodiversity 2010.

· Organise: Jump on the Dive for Earth Day map. Register online, display your event details for local volunteers, receive free tools and materials for your community activity.
· Volunteer: Dive in this April 22nd. Search for global events and choose a conservation activity in your area at projectaware.org.
· Donate: Give the gift of conservation. Your support contributes to ongoing research, grass-roots conservation and data collection projects to protect our fragile underwater resources worldwide.

"What better time to celebrate our water planet - when Dive for Earth Day, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the United Nations-declared International Year of Biodiversity 2010 collide. Now's the time to dive into a conservation activity near you," said Project AWARE Foundation's Director, Henrik Nimb.  "80 percent of the world's biodiversity lives in the sea and Project AWARE's underwater volunteers are the front lines to collecting data for their ultimate conservation."

For eleven years divers have taken action on Dive for Earth Day to monitor local reefs and remove dangerous debris from aquatic ecosystems.  Project AWARE encourages volunteers of all ages join a marine debris cleanup, coral monitoring project or AWARE Kids activity this Dive for Earth Day, 22 April.

Project AWARE Foundation, a registered nonprofit organization, works in direct partnership with divers and water enthusiasts to conserve underwater environments through education, advocacy and action. To get involved in environmental activities and make a lasting difference visit www.projectaware.org