NAD AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CELEBRATE NATIONAL COASTAL AWARENESS MONTH

 

Nassau, Bahamas May 3, 2010— For two weeks in April, the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) teamed up with local environmental groups to share information with the travelling public during National Coastal Awareness Month.

 

The company partnered with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) and others to set up posters and displays in the Domestic Departures Lounge at Lynden Pindling International Airport. According to Eustacia Jennings, NAD’s Environmental Manager, the exercise is in line with the company’s Environmental and Social Policy.

 

“NAD is committed to promoting the principles of resource conservation. We also seek to raise awareness of environmental matters throughout the airport community,� said Jennings. “We decided to celebrate National Coastal Awareness Month and Earth Day (April 22) by showcasing the importance of our environment, especially our marine habitat.�

 

In addition to eight posters of common marine species donated by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the environmental groups set up displays, gave away green bags and shared information with the passengers and employees at the airport. Dozens of passengers and NAD staff also completed the lionfish baseline surveys issued by the Department of Marine Resources as part of the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Project. These surveys will help to determine the awareness level of environmental threats affecting the Bahamas, in particular the lionfish.