Annual beach cleanup – Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort
“Hamanasi is a Belize Eco Resort nestled in 21 acres of rare coastal forest teaming with birds, flora and orchids. Hamanasi believes in responsible, nature and cultural based ecotourism. We understand the importance of preserving our environment and indigenous communities. Hamanasi is committed to protecting our ecosystems and their biodiversity by taking continual steps to be more environmentally friendly and aware. We actively encourage all employees – the vast majority of whom come from the surrounding communities – and visitors to participate in these endeavors. Together, we can make a difference!” – Karina Martinez, Reservations Manager, Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort
Each year, Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort sponsors a beach cleanup involving local school children, volunteers from the community and Hamanasi employees. The resort also sponsors and contributes to the beach cleanup as part of their efforts to give back to and support the local community, by providing transportation, trash bags, labor through Hamanasi employees, and juice and snacks for the volunteers.
Hamanasi’s participation in the beach cleanup serves to educate and encourage the local population about the importance of keeping the beaches clean and taking pride in the natural beauty of Belize, as well as to support and assist in the cleanup efforts as a member of the local community. Thanks to a united effort, the project is an annual success that everyone can be proud of!
>> Learn more: Hamanasi’s Eco Mission
>> Find Hamanasi on Ecotourism Explorer
Thanks for this article with its focus on beach clean ups. Throughout the year a program here in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary that we support is Team OCEAN – which stands for Ocean Conservation Education Action Network. Among other marine related educationa activities, the Team OCEAN program works with its own volunteers and with other local groups to organize shoreline cleanups througout the Florida Keys and by boat and kayak in the outlying islands. We have 2900 square nautical miles including some 1700 separate, mainly mangrove islands – a significant part of the ecosystem that filter and clean the water and provide a breeding ground for many juvenile marine species. And they are littered my considerable trash — mostly plastics. It is heartening to see how many more people are becoming aware of the negative impact this trash makes and are helping to clean it up, as well as reduce plastic use and increase recylcing efforts. Thanks for featuring this story.
Cheers,
Dolly Garlo
Board Chair
Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys
http://www.SanctuaryFriends.org
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