Kleindienst Group, the developer of the master-planned Heart of Europe island, has announced the Coral Institute’s 2020 plan and its key milestones, including the expansion of operations of the Middle East’s first such initiative to promote marine life.
The Coral Institute 2020 plan, which is aimed at enhancing the sustainability and marine life programme, includes carpet sharks, the seahorse’s nursery and a rehabilitation initiative, stated the developer.
The Coral Institute is an in-house research and development arm that will create new coral reefs and help expand the marine eco-system and help rebalance the underwater environment. It is part of Kleindienst Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme and in line with is vision of sustainable development.
The abundance of white sandy beaches spread across all the seven man-made islands that form The Heart of Europe, the Coral Institute will create and plant more than 100,000 new corals annually across the 500,000 sq m of coral reefs around The Heart of Europe.
A unique initiative in the Middle East that will protect and expand the marine environment, the Coral Institute will grow more than 100,000 corals and plant them around the Heart of Europe mega project annually, said the statement from Kleindienst Group.
Its mission is to create a sustainable eco-system within the game-changing Heart of Europe island project that is expected to become a major touristic destination when it opens later this year, it stated.
Group Chairman Josef Kleindienst said: "Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor but support 25 per cent of all marine life. Over 20 species of natural coral live in the Arabian Gulf. It is important that we protect them."
“The Coral Institute aims at not only protecting the marine life, but also to expand their presence in the Arabian Gulf and help the marine eco-system to expand. Our science-based initiatives help coral reefs recover from some of the serious challenges they face today, including climate change and more acidic oceans,” he explained.
The Heart of Europe was designed with a zero-discharge policy and zero micro-plastics policy to ensure the protection of the Arabian Gulf and the 514 species of marine life that reside around the seven islands, said the top developer.
In order to achieve this important ambition, Kleindienst has adopted a number of advanced techniques including filtrating water to remove micro-plastics from bathing products, recycling shower water to flush toilets and irrigate the beautiful landscaping, and laying down silicon discharge installations to ensure this irrigation water does not seep into the ocean, he added.-TradeArabia News Service
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