For several months, the Guadeloupe Pôle Caraibes airport company carried out major repair work on the runway. This construction site inevitably generated significant pollution. To offset this carbon footprint, the board decided to create a nursery in the heart of the neighboring swamp forest, as part of a partnership with the National Park. The date chosen for this action is ideal: today is Earth Day.
The Guadeloupe Pôle Caraibes airport company (SAGPC) has completed its project to renature the area’s swamp forest; trees were planted in Belle-Plaine, in Les Abymes, this Monday, April 22, 2024. This operation is part of Earth Day, an event which aims to reduce human impacts on the environment.
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It is also the subject of an agreement signed by the SAGPC board of directors and the Guadeloupe National Park (PNG), to compensate for carbon emissions linked to the work carried out to renovate the track.
Our support for the National Park constitutes the cornerstone of our approach to protecting our immediate environment. This great operation on Earth Day will aim to raise awareness among our employees in a concrete way and remind them of the importance of preserving a particular environment. at the land-sea interface.
Alain Bièvre, chairman of the board of directors of SAGPC
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The essences chosen for the occasion are Mangles-Médaille, also known as Blooddragon, or “Pterocarpus officinale“. Ultimately, a real nursery will be created, from the few plants planted today.
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The SAGPC also marks its 10th birthday ; the public limited company under private law, in fact, inherited the airport concession in December 2014, succeeding the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Islands of Guadeloupe (CCI IG). A commemorative plaque has been installed on site:
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Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate our planet through action. It was, for the first time, on April 22, 1970 !
Today, more than a billion people in 193 countries take action every year on Earth Day. Over the years, Earth Day has become the largest participatory environmental movement on the planet.
The association which carries this global event intends to inspire, support and pilot innovative projects to help people and organizations reduce their impact on the environment.
