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100% of our banana plantations have been modified to conserve wildlife habitats, natural resources, and promote community well-being.
 
Conservation & Reforestation
Here are a few of our conservation and reforestation practices:
  • Protecting or reforesting along watercourses to create wildlife corridors and avoids erosion.
  • Planting tree “screens” to help to keep agrichemicals where they need to be and away from people.
  • Forbidding any deforestation to protect natural habitats.
  • Reforesting any land not used for banana production to eliminate soil erosion.
  • Using native species to maintain the local ecosystem.
  • Protecting existing forests and natural ecosystems (wetlands, lagoons, etc.) to preserve resources.
  • Prohibiting hunting and fishing in many areas to protect rare species.
  • Recycling to help minimize waste while using fewer natural resources.
 
The rainforest is home to thousands of species, including endangered animals like the Three-toed Sloth, the Red-Eyed Tree Frog and the Blue Morpho Butterfly. By conserving and reforesting, we are helping preserve the habitat of these unique creatures.
For example:
  • The banks of all natural watercourses are reforested and protected from erosion.
  • All drainage ditches on our banana farms are planted with cover crops and no chemical weed control is allowed.
  • Independent laboratories sample and analyze the purity of the water in the rivers and streams leaving our farms.
Water Conservation

We use most of our water to wash our products and gently transport them around our packing stations, and our researchers are always exploring new ways to further reduce our water use. We know that water can’t be wasted, so here’s how we've made progress in developing water recycling systems and reducing water usage:

  • All of our packing stations have filters to prevent even the smallest pieces of fruit from entering rivers and streams.
  • We try to prevent any chemicals from reaching rivers and streams.
 
 
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