As part of the Integral Coastline Management Plan, which seeks to improve the entire coastal-influenced ecosystem

As you know, the Group is working on a project for the sustainable management of coastal areas in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, including hotels, residential complexes and golf courses: the INTEGRAL COASTLINE MANAGEMENT PLAN

 As part of this specific action, we have already planted more than 15,000 local trees and plants in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

In the case of the Dominican Republic, we are collaborating with the Dr. Rafael María Moscoso National Botanical Garden to identify the main plant species of interest to the environment in order to promote them in landscaping and gardening, as well as to establish measures to protect these tree species and contribute to their preservation.

The protected species used so far include the Bayahibe rose, a plant that is "critically endangered" and designated as the Dominican national flower; the tree lily (Cubanola domingensis), classified as "endangered"; the cotoperí (Melicoccus bijugatus), "critically endangered"; the tamarind tree (Tamarindo cimarrón) and the caimito rubio (Goetzea ekmanii), also "critically endangered"; and other species of interest, such as the ceiba or the guayiga (Zamia debilis).

The reform of the Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar included the planting of species in its garden like the Bayahibe rose, the guayiga, the tree lily, the fern, the caimito rubio, the royal palm, the fig tree, the guano palm, the fan palm, and fruit trees like the mango, avocado or cherry tree, among other species.

We are also working on landscape integration improvement projects at the golf courses, modifying the initial projects by eliminating exotic species and substituting them with native plants, as well as modifying certain management techniques to achieve a better adaptation to the landscape.

Specifically, Riviera Maya Golf Club has replanted more than 3,000 protected palm trees of various species, including the Nakax palm, the "Despeinada", the Kuka palm or the Chit palm, all of them protected by Mexican laws.

For its part, at Ocean’s 4 the reforestation effort included more than 350 mahogany trees (Dominican national tree), which are also endangered, and more than 600 guayigas (classified as “vulnerable”); more than 2,000 seagrape trees, and other species of interest.

As noted by Pablo del Toro, Head of Environmental Management: “It's very important for us to work on improving the biodiversity of the environment at our facilities and surrounding areas. It is of vital importance to achieve the sustainable management of coastal areas and to improve the interaction of our activity with the coastal ecosystem. This is the great environmental challenge that we will be focussing on for the next five years, in a medium- to long-term project that will enable us to become a reference in the sustainable management of our entire area of influence."

As a way of reinforcing this specific action, we have three nurseries in which we are reproducing protected, native and ornamental plants: one in Mexico and two in the Dominican Republic, in order to use them in new gardening and landscaping projects. The nurseries now have an annual production capacity of more than 400,000 plants.