b'Our Corporate Environmental ResponsibilityAt Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa our management and executive team believe we are not just caretakers of our resorts 85 acres but also of our expansive stretch of coastline, which is home to three species of nesting sea turtles and neighbor to Saint Lucias Maria Islands Nature Reserve. The Maria Islands Nature Reserve along with our mile-long beach are part of the Pointe Sables Environmental Protection Area, Saint Lucias largest seascape of interconnected coral reef, seagrass and mangroves.Turtle ScoutsFrom March to November each year, Coconut Bays beautiful mile of beach is a nesting ground for three species of endangered sea turtles: the mighty Leatherback, the colourful Hawksbill and the grass-eating Green sea turtle.Since our resorts opening in 2005 we have worked with local orga-nizations and preservationists to educate our staff and guests about these extraordinary crea-tures and support turtle conservation efforts. Coconut Bay partnered with the Saint Lucia National Trust and Department of Fisheries to hold frequent workshops for our staff educat-ing them on the importance of turtles to the marine ecosystem just off our shores. Over the years multiple staff trainings led to the launch of our Turtle Scouts Program where staff from multiple departments were trained to identify turtle species and tracks, nesting patterns,Skip the Straw, Save a Turtlemonitoring and how to share documentationWith the cooperation of ouras well as information on the life cycle of seavalued staff and guests, since turtles. These trainings have empowered our2018 Coconut Bay has been staff to advance our conservation policies atable to reduce the use of single the resort including responding to nesting activity as well as retrieval and release ofuse plastics throughout the resort endangered hatchlings.which began with our Skip the Straw, Save a Turtle initiative To further advance turtle conservation efforts in addition to the training for our staff,eliminating the use of plastic Coconut Bay also initiated a program to educate all our international guests aboutstraws at our beachfront bars as the struggling turtle population by adding multiple signs and posters about the threepart of our ongoing commitment species of turtles that nest on our beach and steps guests can take to assist in turtleto turtle conservation efforts and conservation. Each year during the active nesting season, Coconut Bay staff sharesreducing this litter item across our their knowledge with guests of all ages through our Turtle Scouts program, assistsresort and on our beach - which with marking nests and invites our guest to participate in safe releases of recentcan be deadly to the marine life hatchlings that call our beach home.off our shores.26 COCONUT BAY - 2025'