Environment

Since its founding, Banyan Tree has sought to protect the natural environment. The importance of safeguarding the environment is central within our goal of sharing the original beauty of any location with guests and friends. This includes ensuring each resort fits into the local setting in a sensitive, meaningful manner.


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United Nations Millennium Development Goal #7 – Ensure environmental sustainability
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/environ.shtml

Underwater Gardens Finding Nemo’s Friends
Underwater Gardens
“Watch a short documentary about our coral regeneration projects ‘Underwater Gardens’ here”
Finding Nemo’s Friends
“Watch a short documentary about our marine conservation projects “Finding Nemo’s Friends’ here.


Turtle Conservation
Banyan Tree Bintan Conservation Lab Surveys

Banyan Tree Bintan Conservation Lab Surveys


Surveys form an important part of our conservation efforts

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Turtle Hatchlings in Vabbinfaru!

Turtle Hatchlings in Vabbinfaru!


On Dec 2008, one of the turtles tagged by our Marine Lab has returned!

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Annual Laguna Phuket Turtle Release ceremony

Annual Laguna Phuket Turtle Release ceremony


Banyan Tree Phuket involves Seedlings participants in Turtle Release ceremony

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Blacktip Reef Shark Project

Blacktip Reef Shark Project


In collaboration, Banyan Tree began a 2 year study of the Blacktip Reef Shark

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Education Programs

Education Programs


Want to share our knowledge of the “blue planet” with as many people as possible

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Mass fish deaths

Mass fish deaths


Banyan Tree Maldives Marine Lab partnered with the Marine Research Centre

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NAPWATCH

NAPWATCH


NAPWATCH is initiated to protect the endangered Napoleon Wrasse fishes.

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PADI's Project Aware

PADI's Project Aware


Banyan Tree aims to create a better understanding of marine life amongst divers.

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Turtle Conservation

Turtle Conservation


Protect endangered species of turtles and increment the possibility of survival.

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Hosting school field trips

Hosting school field trips


Maldives Marine Lab has hosted groups of school children from local communities

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Turtle and Beach monitoring

Turtle and Beach monitoring


Associates conduct regular surveys during turtle nesting season

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Turtle Head Start

Turtle Head Start


The Turtle Head Start project continued on Vabbinfaru and Ihuru.

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Monthly reef and lagoon cleaning

Monthly reef and lagoon cleaning


The Lab have organized associates to conduct monthly reef cleaning sessions.

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Wetlands
World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day


Banyan Tree Seychelles celebrated World Wetland Day on 2 February 2007.

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Coral Conservation
Reef Cleaning Dives

Reef Cleaning Dives


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Coral Spawning

Coral Spawning


A research team witnessed the spawning of Acropora corals.

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Ihuru Barnacle Project

Ihuru Barnacle Project


A volcano shaped artificial reef structure that started in November 1996.

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Ihuru Necklace

Ihuru Necklace


Like a necklace, to prevent beach erosion by creating an artificial reef.

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Soft Corals

Soft Corals


Soft coral transplantation and cultivation is a new technique to the Marine Lab.

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Vabbinfaru Lotus Project

Vabbinfaru Lotus Project


In November 2001, the Vabbinfaru Lotus was successfully launched.

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Coral transplantation

Coral transplantation


Coral transplantation has a long and successful history on Vabbinfaru and Ihuru.

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Soft coral transplantation

Soft coral transplantation


Soft corals are among components of a reef communitites.

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Recycling
Kampung Bahru Recycling

Kampung Bahru Recycling


Our resorts provide their recyclables at a very minimal sum.

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Recycled Biodiesel

Recycled Biodiesel


Banyan Tree Seychelles purchased a machine that recycles used frying oil.

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Recycled Biodiesel

Banyan Tree Ungasan Road Clean Up


More than 30 associates from JG1 to Excom showed up in the event.

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Greening Communities
Starting off 2010 with Tree Planting in Banyan Tree Bintan

Starting off 2010 with Tree Planting in Banyan Tree Bintan


Laguna Bintan started the new year with a bang

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Greening Communities program in Chiang mai, Doi Inthanon National Park

Greening Communities program in Chiang mai, Doi Inthanon National Park


The team from Banyan Tree Bangkok planted a total of 250 trees.

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Greening Communities 2009

Greening Communities 2009


The only hotel to plant trees in the city of Luang Prabang

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Tree Planting Activities

Tree Planting Activities


23 December 2009 saw Banyan Tree Bintan’s last tree planting activity.

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