Friday, July 16, 2010

The Beauty of the Beach


If you are a beach lover, then little convincing may be required in terms of enlisting your support to protect the unique and fragile habitats that border all of our planet's oceans. Everything from plants and wildlife, mammals and crustaceans, coral and water quality affect how well the ecosystems along our beaches continue to thrive and survive.

One of the largest contributors of pollution along most beaches around the world are hotels. If you go to the beach and stay at a hotel, you are playing a role in supporting how that hotel operates and affects the habitat around it.

Many hotels exist that operate in an sustainable, or earth friendly manner. By staying informed about what your preferred hotel does to preserve the local environment, conserve energy and minimize waste you are playing a POSITIVE role in protecting our beaches.

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  1. Also, due to the amount of pollution in the oceans, beaches now cannot afford to be merely left alone. In the past, human existence along beach fronts accounted for the pollution there, but now even in our absence beaches can become cluttered with wildlife killing trash. That is one reason we are proud to be developing an eco resort on Panama island property, Isla Palenque. We found a beautiful and bio diverse place and wanted to keep it flourishing and beautiful while sharing it so others will want to do the same. For more info on our sustainability efforts, our website is www.islapalenque.com

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