Fresh produce firm Chiquita and German retailer Rewe have announced the donation of 320 acres of wetlands in the San San Pond Sak nature reserve in Panama for the purpose of restoration of natural habitats.
The usage rights to the land, purchased with funds provided by Rewe, were donated to the residents association AAMVECONA and in the future will be transferred to the national environment authority of Panama. Restoration of natural habitats will be completed with the support of Rewe and Chiquita.
Dr. Martin Kussner, CFO, Rewe Supermarkets Germany, said: "The partnership of Rewe and Chiquita is based on the principle that conservation of endangered habitats and species is only possible with the support and participation of the community."
The restoration of natural habitats on the donated land begins immediately with 9000 seeds of local species collected and germinated. The first trees were planted in June at the time of the visit by Reweand Chiquita representatives to the San San Pond Sak reserve, located in close proximity to Chiquita's banana farms in the Bocas Del Toro province of Panama.
Local and international volunteers are currently monitoring the hatching season of leatherback sea turtles as well as the natural habitat for endangered manatees in the region.
Volunteers including Chiquita employees have built a protected hatchery where 4500 turtle eggs have been relocated. By the end of April, the team counted 162 leatherback turtle nests on the Caribbean beaches of the reserve.
"Our partnership with Reweprovides us with an opportunity to contribute to the rich biodiversity of the region and the well-being of local communities in Panama," said Michel Loeb, Chiquita's president of Europe and Middle East.
The donation of wetlands follows the announcement early in 2009 of the partnership between Chiquita and Reweto initiate a multi-phase biodiversity conservation programme in the San San Pond Sak nature preserve in Panama, a biosphere reserve designated by the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for special environmental importance.
The partnership is dedicated to the sustainable protection of endangered habitats and species, with special focus on the mangrove forests, lagoons and beaches of the San San Pond Sak nature reserve.
In collaboration with local, national and international environmental groups, the Chiquita / Rewepartnership will also focus on improving living conditions and economic opportunities in the region and foster environmental awareness through programmes in schools, communities and among Chiquita employees.
The usage rights to the land, purchased with funds provided by Rewe, were donated to the residents association AAMVECONA and in the future will be transferred to the national environment authority of Panama. Restoration of natural habitats will be completed with the support of Rewe and Chiquita.
Dr. Martin Kussner, CFO, Rewe Supermarkets Germany, said: "The partnership of Rewe and Chiquita is based on the principle that conservation of endangered habitats and species is only possible with the support and participation of the community."
The restoration of natural habitats on the donated land begins immediately with 9000 seeds of local species collected and germinated. The first trees were planted in June at the time of the visit by Reweand Chiquita representatives to the San San Pond Sak reserve, located in close proximity to Chiquita's banana farms in the Bocas Del Toro province of Panama.
Local and international volunteers are currently monitoring the hatching season of leatherback sea turtles as well as the natural habitat for endangered manatees in the region.
Volunteers including Chiquita employees have built a protected hatchery where 4500 turtle eggs have been relocated. By the end of April, the team counted 162 leatherback turtle nests on the Caribbean beaches of the reserve.
"Our partnership with Reweprovides us with an opportunity to contribute to the rich biodiversity of the region and the well-being of local communities in Panama," said Michel Loeb, Chiquita's president of Europe and Middle East.
The donation of wetlands follows the announcement early in 2009 of the partnership between Chiquita and Reweto initiate a multi-phase biodiversity conservation programme in the San San Pond Sak nature preserve in Panama, a biosphere reserve designated by the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for special environmental importance.
The partnership is dedicated to the sustainable protection of endangered habitats and species, with special focus on the mangrove forests, lagoons and beaches of the San San Pond Sak nature reserve.
In collaboration with local, national and international environmental groups, the Chiquita / Rewepartnership will also focus on improving living conditions and economic opportunities in the region and foster environmental awareness through programmes in schools, communities and among Chiquita employees.
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