Outrigger's Climate Change Initiative OZONE Racks Up Recognition at PATA Gold Awards 2020
Sunday 27th of September 2020
Outrigger's Climate Change Initiative OZONE Racks Up Recognition at PATA Gold Awards 2020
Outrigger Konotta, a one-of-a-kind resort in the Maldives that offers you complete privacy and intimate luxury, has acclaimed the prestigious PATA Gold Awards 2020 in the category of Climate Change Initiative.
Outrigger Ozone, a collaboration between Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort and Best Dives Maldives, created a coral planting program that will help regenerate the beautiful reefs surrounding Konotta Island.
In the Maldives, volunteers plant corals in an effort to regenerate the surrounding reefs of Konotta Island.
The resort's resident marine biologist, Caterina Fattori, is championing this very significant effort and her experience with reef ecosystems in various parts of the world will help the resort to have a better understanding of how climate change and other threats are challenging the health of its coral reefs.
Joan Li, a marine biologist with the Konotta Regeneration Project in the Maldives said that they started participating in Outrigger’s ZONE program in 2016 and are trying to engage as many guests and staff members as possible to participate in the program, as well as other resorts.
As part of the initiative, new coral beds are being created with reusable steel reinforcement rods in where concrete tablets, seeded with new coral, are placed and overtime, a new entire reef structure thrives and the existing reef structures are then carefully maintained by controlling invasive species like the crown-of-thorns starfish
Caterina also conducts workshops on coral reef care-taking, in which resort guests of all ages are invited to.
Sean Dee, chief marketing officer and Executive Vice President at Outrigger Enterprises says that Outrigger ZONE is an action plan that charts a clear course for Outrigger to make a positive impact in helping to save and protect coral reefs and ultimately the wellness of waters around the world. He expresses that he is extremely proud that Outrigger Resorts has pledged significant resources and is aligning with key conservation partners for this cause.
He also says that he looks forward to continuing to demonstrate his dedication to the environment through existing and future sustainability and conservation initiatives at each of Outrigger’s beachfront destinations.
Cover: Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort