Tag: Ecotourism

A $13,000 Caribbean Private Island Resort Vacation Package for Two Being Raffled Off by St. John Land Conservancy

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Feb 3, 2023

CRUZ BAY, Virgin Islands (U.S.), February 3, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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St. John Land Conservancy (SJLC), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community organization dedicated to the preservation of the natural and historic resources of the island, is raffling a Caribbean private island resort vacation package for two, valued at over $13,000. Supporters are entered to win when they make a $59 donation to support the St. John Land Conservancy’s mission of protecting paradise. All are welcome to join the raffle.

The vacation features:

Enter St. John Land Conservancy’s 2nd Annual Love for the Land Fundraiser here: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/L4L2023

St. John Land Conservancy (SJLC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community organization dedicated to the preservation of the natural and historic resources of the island of St. John, in the United States Virgin Islands.

Right now, on St John, in the United States Virgin Islands, SJLC is quietly working to protect two threatened parcels of land, at Catherinberg and on Bordeaux Mountain, both of which contain important resources for the island. Each parcel is home to native plants, trees, birds and animals. Preserving this land keeps the watershed intact and protects the coral reefs.

Heavy machinery is stripping away tropical forest and all its creatures. Watersheds and views will be irreversibly changed. Endangered species will be lost. Artifacts and ruins lie degrading, losing valuable history in their story. Gates, walls and signs go up, never to allow access again, and changing the feel of the island.

The annual Love for the Land raffle raises vital funds and, in 2022, raised over $85,000. The lucky winner last year enjoyed a private villa vacation with airfare, boat trips, and local dining.

Check out St. John Land Conservancy: www.stjohnlandconservancy.org

Source: St. John Land Conservancy

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February 3, 2023
Cat. 3 Hurricane Orlene heads for Mexico’s Pacific coast

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MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Orlene lost some punch, but remained a dangerous Category 3 storm on Sunday as it headed toward Mexico’s northwest Pacific coast between the tourist towns of Mazatlan and San Blas.

After growing into a hurricane Saturday, Orlene quickly added power, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) early Sunday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. But winds slipped back to 115 mph (185 kph) by late Sunday.

The storm was moving over or near the Islas Marias, a former prison colony being developed as a tourist draw. The island is sparsely populated by government employees and buildings there are made of brick or concrete.

Orlene was forecast to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast sometime Monday along a sparsely populated, lagoon-dotted stretch of mainland south of Mazatlan by late Monday.

By late Sunday, Orlene was centered about 80 miles (125 kilometers) west-northwest of Cabo Corrientes — a point of land that juts into the Pacific just south of Puerto Vallarta — and was headed north at 8 mph (13 kph) early Sunday.

A hurricane warning was in effect from San Blas to Mazatlan.

The government of Jalisco state, where Puerto Vallarta is located, suspended classes Monday in towns and cities along the coast.

The state civil defense office posted video of large waves crashing on a dock at Cabo Corrientes.

In Sinaloa, where Mazatlan is located, some emergency shelters were opened.

The center said the storm would likely begin weakening as its moved closer to land. But it was still projected to hit as a hurricane.

It could bring flood-inducing rainfall of up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) in some places, as well as coastal flooding and dangerous surf.

The ports of Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta were closed to ships and Mexico’s navy announced that ports including Mazatlan, San Blas and Nuevo Vallarta were closed to small craft.

Mexico’s National Water Commission said Orlene could cause “mudslides, rising river and stream levels, and flooding in low-lying areas.”

The hurricane center said hurricane-force winds extended out about 15 miles (30 kilometers) from the center and tropical storm-force winds out to 70 miles (110 kilometers).

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October 2, 2022
Vladimir Potanin’s Tourism Projects Are Named as Most Ambitious by a Global Ranking

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Oct 27, 2021

MOSCOW, October 27, 2021 (Newswire.com)
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The US edition of Forbes magazine has just included four projects of Vladimir Potanin among the most ambitious tourism projects in the world. Seen as a reflection on the whole concept by Vladimir Potanin, the head of Interros – to create a series of world-class tourism projects from the Arctic belt to the subtropics of the North Caucasus in Russia, it puts unique tourism destinations in Russia on the global map. The journalists noted that most of them are being developed in the remote regions of the Arctic and the Far East, where tourists will be able to receive first-class service in combination with the unique natural attractions of these parts of Russia.

These projects include the year-round balneological resort “Park Three Volcanoes” in Kamchatka, where tourists can take thermal baths, ski and wander through the black volcanic sand, the mountain resort “Valley Vasta,” which will create up to 5 thousand jobs in the region and will attract up to 1.5 million tourists a year, and two more projects that will be built in the attractive but hard-to-reach depths of the Russian Arctic – on the Rybachiy Peninsula in the Murmansk region and on Taimyr near the famous Putorana plateau. The development of these projects is carried out with a new set of stringent ESG requirements for construction and use, the Green Code, that mandates a minimal ecological footprint and interferences into the surrounding natural ecosystem, and guarantees preservation and wellbeing for the natural habitat.

About Interros

The Interros Group is one of the largest private investment companies in Russia, founded by Vladimir Potanin in 1990. Since its inception, Interros has successfully completed more than 25 investment projects. Drawing on decades of successful experience in the Russian market and shareholder’s assets, Interros invests in high-tech innovative projects aimed at developing Russia and improving people’s lives, in line with Vladimir Potanin’s vision of transferring capital to the benefit of society. Interros’s diversified portfolio includes investments in metals & mining, real estate development, sports and tourism, pharmaceuticals and private equity.

Contact: press@interros.ru

Source: Interros

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