Cintai Redang is a community-based programme by Reef Check Malaysia, that was established in 2022 to promote sustainable tourism and coral reef rehabilitation on the island.
The ultimate goal of the programme is to empower local communities in protecting and conserving the marine ecosystem of the islands.
Cintai Redang's core programmes are protecting and rehabilitating Redang Island's coral reefs, training locals to do marine conservation work by being part of the Redang Marine Conservation Group (RMCG), came up with a comprehensive guidebook i.e the community-based Reef Rehabilitation Toolkit, offering technical advices and strategic partners of government initiatives and educating and raising awareness on marine conservation on the island.