Environment

Red Frog's Environmental Preservation Plan & Community Outreach Plan

The entire team at Red Frog Beach is absolutely committed to preserving the pristine environment and amazing community that drew us all to Bocas. From the founding partners to each and every employee, the company culture of environmental preservation is a key governing principle.

Make no mistake; we do not take what nature has bestowed to all of us for granted. Our development plan works with the environment and community, not against it. Our commitment to our visitors, buyers, and neighbors is to deliver the most responsible resort community in all of Panama. We have made, and will continue to make, considerable investments in the environment and community to sustain, and even improve, its existing condition.

We have specifically planned for the vast majority of all homes and condos to be built on existing pasture land or in former Teak plantations. Therefore, the natural jungle will be left virtually untouched and preserved for the future. Our plans call for massive reforestation efforts in these pasture and plantation areas to restore them to their natural beauty. Our Environmental and Community plan highlights:

Maintaining preserves that will never be altered of over 60% of our entire property.
Reforesting over 100 acres of previously decimated rainforest with over 10,000 trees
Maintaining an onsite team of enviornmental scientists.
Creating culverts under the roads for the red frogs
Strict preservation efforts to protect the frogs during construction
Building set backs of at least 150' from the beach to preserve the pristine beach setting
keeping all roads to under 12' to preserve rainforest
Creating a turtle nesting zone to protect turtles during nesting season
Creating walking trails within preserve for environmental education
Creating a museum to highlight archeological findings on Isla Bastimentos
Creating a trash removal system for the entire town of Bastimentos with over 500 villagers
Using the highest tech sewer treatment systems that are 4 times more strict than normal standards
Using low noise power augmented with the renewable energy of solar power
Will be employing over 1,000 local people once Resort is in place with all types of jobs
Training all local employees on new resort management standards and construction practices
Developed Red Frog Foundation

Red Frog Foundation

Mission
To work with the local community of Isla Bastimentos and Bocas Del Toro, including governmental leaders, residents, and expatriates to improve and sustain the delicate eco-system to improve the quality of living for the local community on Isla Bastimentos.

Goals of the Foundation:

Environmental

To protect the delicate eco-system on Isla Bastimentos during and after development in perpetuity of Red Frog Beach
To protect and preserve, specifically, the indigenous Red frogs on Isla Bastimentos during and after development in perpetuity
To protect and preserve the other wildlife species specifically on the property of Red Frog Beach
To protect and preserve plant species on Red Frog Beach and Bastimentos
To educate visitors and residents and create awareness on the delicate nature of the rainforest at Red Frog Beach and Bastimentos
To create Preserve areas within Red Frog Beach and Bastimentos where wildlife and plant life can be viewed by visitors and residents without any adverse effect on the environment

Walk-ways and trails
Educational points of interest (EPI's)

To protect and preserve the water quality in and around Red Frog Beach and Isla Bastimentos
To protect and preserve the marine life in and around Red Frog Beach and Isla Bastimentos

Community

To provide education and training for work related skills during the development of Red Frog Beach
To assist in offering a worker pool to local developers of skilled men and women.
To create a system of trash removal in the village of Bastimentos
To work with Pillar Panama to assess and assist in improving the water and sanitary system in Bastimentos village
To educate the residents of Bastimentos on the positive effects of keeping the village clean and helping them improve their sanitary and water systems
To create a maritime safety outline for the marine waters around Isla Bastimentos
To assess and assist with improving the living conditions of the people of Bahia Honda
To improve the children's education system in Bahia Honda and Bastimentos village
To educate the local community on the positive and negative impacts of tourism
To preserve the heritage and culture of Isla Bastimentos

Beneficiaries of the Foundation

The community Isla Bastimentos
The community of Bocas Del Toro
Visitors
Residents
Fauna and Flora
Panama in General