Comments on: Green airport for the Galapagos? http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Diver’s Bucket List: 6 Rare Marine Creatures and Where to See Them http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-71401 Diver’s Bucket List: 6 Rare Marine Creatures and Where to See Them Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:59:35 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-71401 [...] Island or Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador When: June – November Get there: The Galapagos are 620 miles off the coast of Ecuador. Tourism is strictly but randomly controlled and regulations [...] [...] Island or Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador When: June – November Get there: The Galapagos are 620 miles off the coast of Ecuador. Tourism is strictly but randomly controlled and regulations [...]

]]> By: Solitario George http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-71193 Solitario George Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:00:28 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-71193 The new airport at Baltra will be an "ecological" airport in name only. There are discussions of receiving more flights and more tourists, but there is no plan to change the infrastructure on the island to accommodate more people. The busses from the airport to the canal or the cruise ships will not be green, nor will those that transport people 45 minutes from the airport to Puerto Ayora. There is no plan to process the human waste (garbage and waste water) that results from the airport (a water treatment facility is not in the current plans). A critical look at the plan for the new airport will show that it is eco-friendly in name only... The new airport at Baltra will be an “ecological” airport in name only. There are discussions of receiving more flights and more tourists, but there is no plan to change the infrastructure on the island to accommodate more people.

The busses from the airport to the canal or the cruise ships will not be green, nor will those that transport people 45 minutes from the airport to Puerto Ayora.

There is no plan to process the human waste (garbage and waste water) that results from the airport (a water treatment facility is not in the current plans).

A critical look at the plan for the new airport will show that it is eco-friendly in name only…

]]> By: Jorge_M http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68863 Jorge_M Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:57:30 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68863 Dear friends, This airport will be built over the current one. The left overs of the old one will be reused for the new one according to the latest green building practices. The new airport will not necessarily bring more tourists to the islands. The flow of tourist are controlled by the National Park. This new airport will be constructed with galapagos friendly and safe materials, will be operated wisely saving energy and using natural energy, Solar and eolic. Also will be operated in a sustainable way taking care of the the environment and the animals. Dear friends, This airport will be built over the current one. The left overs of the old one will be reused for the new one according to the latest green building practices. The new airport will not necessarily bring more tourists to the islands. The flow of tourist are controlled by the National Park. This new airport will be constructed with galapagos friendly and safe materials, will be operated wisely saving energy and using natural energy, Solar and eolic. Also will be operated in a sustainable way taking care of the the environment and the animals.

]]> By: Jorge http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68862 Jorge Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:40:30 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68862 Dear friends, If you have being in the Galapagos, you must agree that the Islands need better air facilities. The devlopment of a new airport over the current one will only give better facilities to the tourist taking absolutelly care on the environment. There will be a new green building with sustainable operations. The airport by itself will not increase the tourists which are regulated by the National Park. Additionally, The leftovers of the old airport will be used for the construction of this new airport Dear friends, If you have being in the Galapagos, you must agree that the Islands need better air facilities. The devlopment of a new airport over the current one will only give better facilities to the tourist taking absolutelly care on the environment. There will be a new green building with sustainable operations. The airport by itself will not increase the tourists which are regulated by the National Park. Additionally, The leftovers of the old airport will be used for the construction of this new airport

]]> By: collazoprojects http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68859 collazoprojects Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:09:57 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68859 John and Peggy- Thanks for the local information. The original report didn't mention anything about the new airport replacing the old one. My question for the planners would be: how do they plan to dispose of the materials from the demolition of the existing airport and/or repurposing the existing structure? And the point remains: what's being done to mitigate the negative effects of the overtouristed islands? John and Peggy- Thanks for the local information. The original report didn't mention anything about the new airport replacing the old one. My question for the planners would be: how do they plan to dispose of the materials from the demolition of the existing airport and/or repurposing the existing structure? And the point remains: what's being done to mitigate the negative effects of the overtouristed islands?

]]> By: Peggy http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68861 Peggy Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:06:52 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68861 This new airport will REPLACE the current one on Baltra. they are not adding another airport. Only Baltra & San Cristobal receive flights directly from mainland of Ecuador. This new airport will REPLACE the current one on Baltra. they are not adding another airport. Only Baltra & San Cristobal receive flights directly from mainland of Ecuador.

]]> By: John http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68860 John Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:44:58 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68860 There are 3 airports in Galapagos, 1 in Baltra another in San Cristobal, and the newest one is on the Island of Isabela. I lived there for 4 years. There are 3 airports in Galapagos, 1 in Baltra another in San Cristobal, and the newest one is on the Island of Isabela. I lived there for 4 years.

]]> By: Hal http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68858 Hal Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:39:50 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68858 Too bad all those planes that'll be using the new airport won't be running on wind and solar. It's hard to even imagine a time when "green" and "air travel industry" will cease to be polar opposites. Too bad all those planes that'll be using the new airport won't be running on wind and solar. It's hard to even imagine a time when "green" and "air travel industry" will cease to be polar opposites.

]]> By: collazoprojects http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68857 collazoprojects Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:49 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68857 Eva- You're absolutely right...the tourists are going to keep coming and so if another airport is being built, might as well be "green." BUT--and the big but--is that building another airport isn't really the biggest priority (at least from this outsider's perspective). The big priority for sustainable development in the Galapagos is establishing a better plan for managing the flow of tourists in a way that will protect the reasons people go there in the first place. Eva- You're absolutely right…the tourists are going to keep coming and so if another airport is being built, might as well be "green." BUT–and the big but–is that building another airport isn't really the biggest priority (at least from this outsider's perspective). The big priority for sustainable development in the Galapagos is establishing a better plan for managing the flow of tourists in a way that will protect the reasons people go there in the first place.

]]> By: Eva http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/green-airport-for-the-galapagos/#comment-68856 Eva Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:21:30 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=238#comment-68856 Took the words out of my mouth, Julie. I'm not sure another airport - eco or otherwise - is what the Galapagos Islands need... That being said, I guess if the tourists are going to keep coming either way, better to minimize their impact - and it's nice that Ecuador has some awareness of that, right? Took the words out of my mouth, Julie. I'm not sure another airport – eco or otherwise – is what the Galapagos Islands need… That being said, I guess if the tourists are going to keep coming either way, better to minimize their impact – and it's nice that Ecuador has some awareness of that, right?

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