Those looking to travel more intentionally need go no farther than Fairmont Maldives, Sirru Fen Fushi as we head towards 2023 and sustainable travel experiences continue to grow in popularity. The resort is excited to welcome Neus Segura as its new marine scientist after a number of ground-breaking sustainable projects, including as the Sustainability Lab, Coralarium, and Turtle Ranger Program, were introduced. Neus is a sea turtle biologist and visiting educator from the Olive Ridley Project, the top Maldivian NGO for turtle research and conservation.

Through a combination of scientific study, rescue and rehabilitation, and CSR Community outreach programs, The Olive Ridley Project works to safeguard sea turtles and their ecosystems. The Fairmont Maldives is honored to welcome Neus Segura, one of their very own turtle biologists, as part of its ongoing cooperation with the Olive Ridley Project after receiving photo data of the local turtle population over the past five years. Through the Fairmont School Award Scheme, wherein students from schools in the Shaviyani Atoll are invited to participate in educational workshops on marine conservation led by Neus and the team, the partnership will allow the resort to strengthen its commitment to marine conservation and education on sea turtles for both guests and local communities.

Visitors to the Fairmont Maldives will have the opportunity to take part in missions to conserve marine life and work alongside the Marine Biology team to track, safeguard, and aid hatchling turtles as they make their way from the nest to the ocean. Among the programs in which they may participate are the following:

• Turtle Ranger Programme: Join the team in locating new nests and tracking the critically endangered Hawksbill Turtles .
• Snorkelling Tours of the Coralarium: Take a tour of the Coralarium with a guide. It is a special coral regeneration project that resembles an underwater art gallery and is home to over 100 different fish species.
• Planting Coral: Participate in coral restoration by introducing broken fragments to the 9 kilometer house reef, then return in the future to observe the coral’s development.
• Workshops in the Sustainability Lab: Create bespoke souvenirs and useful items, like furniture, for local communities out of bottles and ghost nets to turn plastic trash into magic.