Originally Posted by
MaldivesFreak
How many years ago?
According to your own post from Feb 2017,
#3661 , i guess there was canadian lobster until 2016.
Note that now all lobster is local and they don't have Canadian or other, imported lobster.
[ARCHIVE 2014 to 2017] Conrad Maldives Rangali Island {MDV}
Originally Posted by
MaldivesFreak
Re:
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/56361515.pdf I appreciate the link but I'm not going to read 209 pages from a thesis done 10 years ago.
As far as Rangali goes, they have most of their vegetables grown on a nearby island, not grown on the staff island BTW (obviously not anywhere enough room for that). And there are other resorts which do the same thing.
Yes, let's hope so. It will help decrease the carbon footprint.
I do apologise as I meant to emphasize that Rangali, as an example, has most of its veges grown locally. I was told that there are other resorts doing this as well, where they can. Obviously it's better to save money, support the locals and go greener.
Shangri-La’s support to local farmers has been recognized with the World Responsible Tourism Award 2015 in the Best Hotel for Local Sourcing category.
Supporting 50 local farming households to provide about 10-15 percent of the hotel’s monthly consumption of fruits and vegetables.
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/...df?MOD=AJPERES