· Twenty students and volunteers today planted 200 autochthonous carballos in Baiona to bring life to a piece of land near the Virgen de la Roca that was burned in the wave of fires in October 2017
· This initiative, together with other actions of respect, environmental awareness and social commitment carried out by the Monte Real Yacht Club in 2018, have earned the club the seal of “Event with good atmosphere Coca Cola”
· Among the measures implemented by the club are the installation of recycling points, the promotion of talks on environmental awareness, the programming of beach cleaning days or the hiring of personnel with difficult social insertion
Twenty students from the Adapted Sailing School of the Monte Real Yacht Club, accompanied by a group of volunteers, authorities and members of the club, planted 200 native trees this morning in Baiona.
They did so with the aim of reforesting and restoring life to land near the Virgen de la Roca, one of the most outstanding monuments of the fishing village, which was burned in the wave of fires recorded in October 2017.
The reforestation was carried out with autochthonous oaks since it is a species that takes longer to burn and does not favor the spread of fires, unlike pyrophilic species such as eucalyptus or pine.
In addition to mitigating the expansion of eucalyptus, a highly flammable tree that, due to its economic profitability and its easy and rapid growth, has spread widely in Galicia, the Monte Real Club de Yates has also tried to offset its annual carbon footprint, estimated at almost 12 tons of CO2.
During the development of the reforestation activity, the president and vice president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza, received from the hands of the communication manager of Coca Cola European Partners, María Troncoso, the seal “Event with good atmosphere Coca Cola”.
It is a distinction that recognizes institutions, entities and initiatives for their respect for the environment, environmental awareness and social commitment; and that in this case distinguishes the Baiona club not only for the reforestation carried out today in Baiona but for the sum of actions carried out throughout 2018.
Among the measures implemented by the club are the installation of recycling points, the promotion of talks on environmental awareness, the programming of beach cleaning days or the hiring of personnel with difficult social insertion.
The club’s Adapted Sailing School for people with disabilities, constant cleanliness during events, avoiding the use of disposable items and minimizing the materials supplied to participants were other actions valued by Coca Cola when granting its Seal to Monte Real.
The club adds this new distinction to those of the Blue Flag, which it has maintained since 1988; the Q for Tourist Quality, which it received in 2018; or the recognition of the ADEAC for the elimination of architectural barriers and care for people with disabilities.
In addition to the president and vice president of the Monte Real Yacht Club, José Luis Álvarez and Alejandro Retolaza; and the communication manager of Coca Cola European Partners, María Troncoso; The mayor of Baiona, Ángel Rodal, also participated in the reforestation carried out by the students of the MRCYB Sailing School; the president of the Juan María de Nigrán Center, José Santoro; and several members of the Community of Montes de Santa María de Afora.
