Extensive tropical gardens now cover the entire centre of
the property, with trees and plants labeled for the convenience
of the guests.
Amaryllis is a member of the Green Hotels Association of
the United States as well as the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable
Tourism (CAST). Amaryllis is Green Globe 21 Certified. View
our Green Globe Certificate of Registration.
The Green Globe 21 programme is designed to make the participating
hotels truly friends of the environment and the community
in which we live. Beside the reduction and/or elimination
of wastage and garbage, it also addresses the health and
safety issues that confront our staff, guests and community.
Our concerns and committments are summed up in our Environmental
Mission Statement below:
Amaryllis Beach Resort resolves to continually review
our operations and policies to ensure that we maintain
optimal efficiency. We are committed to ensuring that all
our practices are benficial to the local environment and
community. We will abide by all laws and regulations that
have been established by our government. We will practice
the efficient utilization of our resources and we will
continually educate staff and guests on the need to protect
the earth that we occupy.
The beach at Amaryllis Beach
Resort is one of the most important turtle nesting sites
for the endangered Hawksbill species. We have repositioned
our lights and changed to yellow ‘turtle-friendly'
lighting outside our beachfront restaurants. Guests are free
to watch the turtles nesting or hatching. Please do not disturb
them or take pictures using flash. If you are the only one
on the beach when there is nesting or hatching please inform
Reception immediately. They will call the McGill University/University
of The West Indies teams so that the turtles can be monitored.
Did
you know that only one turtle in hundreds that hatch will
survive to adulthood? Did you know that one a turtle hatches
on the beach of the resort that she will come back to this
each to lay her eggs when she reaches adulthood?
We
care about our environment and we are working to preserve
it.”
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