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Environmentally Friendly Bananas
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Great
Barrier Reef Research Foundation
Endorsement
The
Issues...
THE
GREAT BARRIER REEF - AUSTRALIA
WHAT WE KNOW:
27% of the world's reefs
are effectively lost and 40% will be lost by 2010. The
causes are poorly understood.
Loss of reefs means loss
of biodiversity and loss of industries like fishing and
tourism.
Loss of reef biodiversity
means loss of potential to develop life-saving new drugs.
500 million people worldwide
use/depend on coral reefs.
The Great Barrier Reef
is one of the last reefs in pristine condition.
Its rich biota makes
it ideal for research that can be applied not only to it
but to reefs worldwide to help their conservation and sustainability.
PACIFIC COAST ECO
BANANA GROWING PROTOCOL – has set down very
stringent parameters for its growers to comply with.
The protocol:
firstly uses the requirements
of a certified ISO 14001 system as a prerequisite to the
growing system and
secondly, demands nil
use of insecticides, nematicides and miticides on the soil
and a fertilizer program that demonstrates minimum impact
on water quality that may affect the Great Barrier Reef.
Pacific Coast Eco Bananas
has been proactive in addressing farming practices that have
the potential to impact not only on the farm environment but
equally important off farm environments such as the Great Barrier
Reef.
Pacific Coast Eco
Bananas is proud to have received endorsement by the Great
Barrier Reef Research Foundation for accomplishing ISO14001
and Eco Growing Protocol certification.