EcoResort

Remote Resort Promises Guilt-Free Investment

Filed under: Green, Real Estate Developments

The Cacao Pearl, Palawan promises to be the world's first non-profit and luxury eco-resort community. The Cacao Pearl will occupy a private island with 124 acres of rainforest at the northernmost tip of the Palawan Biosphere Reserve in the Philippines. Cacao Resorts has promised to commit 100 per cent of operating profits from the resort to environmental protection and social improvements.

The boutique resort will have offer homes for sale and the property includes an infinity pool, spa, organic gardens, bar, restaurant, private media rooms and touts itself as a "guilt-free investment." Former film art director, Antonio Calvo ("Love Actually," "Alexander", "Pride & Prejudice".) has designed 60 private residences with green features like solar panels, low flow toilets and passive cooling.

As Treehugger pointed out last month it will take a lot of energy just to get to the remote island and they questioned whether or not the kindest thing for the environment would be to let the island exist in its untouched state.

Two bedrooms villas are being listed for $260,129.

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Richard Branson Plans An Eco Island

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Green

Richard Branson, the charismatic chairman of the Virgin Group of companies, is planning a new eco-friendly resort on Mosquito Island. The island, which is part of the British Virgin Islands, is one of two Branson owns in the Caribbean. His Necker Island is already a private retreat for the wealthy and famous, even hosting the wedding of Google co-founder Larry Page. Mosquito Island is a tiny piece of land off the island of Virgin Gorda and within view of Necker Island. Branson's dream is to plop down 20 villas and a beachfront restaurant powered by wind turbines and solar panels on the uninhabited land. The buildings would capture cool thermal airflows, eliminating the need for air conditioners, an organic orchard would provide food and beach buggies would run on biofuels.

The British Virgin Islands planning department is currently reviewing Branson's design plans for the Mosquito resort. The government response seems positive so far and they are especially impressed by the green angle. Branson is also planning to launch a consulting group, Virgin Green Owls, which will advise governments and corporations on carbon neutral projects this August.

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