Conservation of the environment and sustainability are at the heart of all that Papua Explorers do as a business operating in the Raja Ampat Marine Park area. As the management of the resort states, “it is our belief that as divers, we have a duty of care to do what we can to conserve the areas in which we dive, and be ambassadors for healthy marine ecosystems the world over.”

Raja Ampat SEA Centre is a conservation initiative established by Papua Explorers Resort and dedicated to conserving Raja Ampat’s marine life through Science, Education & Awareness - SEA.  Working with collaborating scientists and local community members, SEA Centre serves as a platform to conduct conservation work and valuable scientific research into the marine ecology and environment of the region.

Papua Explorers Resort is determined to live in harmony with the local environment, and respectively with the local communities. This starts with the natural appearance of the resort, which was designed to blend in with the local scenery. Guests are also provided with environmentally friendly soap and shower gel free of charge and water is reprocessed by natural bacteria in septic tanks. Fish served in the resort restaurant is bought from the local fishermen that employ sustainable fishing techniques and vegetables are bought from the local farming families.

Over 50% of the resort employees are from the Raja Ampat area and the resort sets out to guide and empower them in everyday work-situations, and the staff in turn provide the resort management with insights into their culture. Local staff work in housekeeping, resort carpentry, or as mechanics and electricians, boat captains and crew. Some have also been trained as new dive guides, that now work alongside our experienced dive guides.

The resort also tries to give back as much as possible to the surrounding villages. and have a special relationship with the neighbouring village of Yenwaupnor. The resort provides the village with fuel for generating electricity as well as regular donations of clothes and stationery goods to the church and school. In return, the local dance and music group visits the resort to give demonstrations to the guests. Additionally, the resort invests in projects like building new sanitation, a library and playground for the school.