Emirates starts its major habitat regeneration in Australia

Emirates has officially started its major habitat regeneration project at Australia’s Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, their first luxury conservation resort in the country.

Over 1,000 indigenous trees were planted by international volunteer and local residents, starting the long-term conservation program, where the reforestation is part of Emirates Hotels and Resorts’ carbon offsetting initiative.

The program will introduce indigenous species to the 4,000 acre site that the Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa occupies and the collective group of indigenous trees planted will be called Wollemi Grove.

The conservation team at Emirates has worked closely with Mr David Noble, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Officer, the discoverer of the rare Wollemi Pine.

“Having recently completed the first phase of our conservation programme, with the removal of invasive noxious plants, weeds and non-indigenous flora, we can now enter the positive phases of the programme with the planting over a thousand native trees” said Tony Williams, Senior Vice President of Emirates Hotels & Resorts.