Gamma Investments S.A. Recovery of Beaches in the Caribbean
Over 20 projects for the recovering of beaches in Cuba, Cancun, Riviera Maya, Dominican Republic and Jamaica have been carried out in the previous years by this Cuban company, which is very well known internationally in the field of application of science and technology in terms of tourism and sustainable development.
A wide portfolio of services and projects to carry out in the coastal area of the main of sun-and-sand destinations of the region enhances the work of Gamma Investments, SA. The company fights coastal erosion and works on beach recovery with a staff of high-level experts hailing from various environmental research centers with over 30 years of experience in this field. As part of Gamma Investments SA, the company conducts the mapping of beach profiles and renders compatible native sand with the one to be extracted from undersea deposits formed by natural processes of sediment transported from the coast. From 1987 to 2010, a dozen campaigns have been successfully carried through, dumping sand on the beach of Varadero, a token of sustainability and the major tourist destination in Cuba, which has meant to be an increase in the sunny areas and has reduced vulnerability of the beach that faces the onslaught of tides and erosion. Remarkable results have also been reported after the interventions in beaches of the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cancun and the Riviera Maya, where Gamma Investments SA has brought back beaches that had completely vanished.
This Cuba’s leading company in the application of science and technology to the entertainment industry and its main destination in the Caribbean. “Sun and Sand” product is an important benchmark in the search for comprehensive solutions and services addressed to the effects of coastal erosion and the need to restore beaches that have been affected for one reason or another.
The images contained in these pages bear out the benefits of this service with a high value added. The plans in the coastal zone include: • Research on the functioning of coastal systems. • Preparation of final design for the recovery, preservation and creation of beaches. • Design of engineering solutions for the protection of the coastal area from the effect of waves. • Monitoring the effectiveness of projects implemented.
The graphic shows the profile before and after the dumping of sand in the beach area, covering Bella Costa Hotel-Tuxpan Hotel in Varadero, Cuba. Coastal erosion, a natural process in the Caribbean beaches, has been exacerbated by factors such as mightier tropical storms with destructive effect, continuous sea level rise caused by climate change and the wrong action of man in removing sand or building facilities in areas not suitable for construction, thus favoring the deterioration of these ecosystems.
Gamma Investments Calle 14 # 308 e/ 3ra y 5ta, Miramar, Playa, Havana, Cuba Tel: (53 7) 204 9117 204 7449, 202 2515 202 2525 Fax: (53 7) 204 4189 E-mail: gamma@gamma.com.cu www.gamma.com.cu
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