GNA has a strong commitment to
socio-environmental responsibility
GNA has a strong commitment to social and environmental responsibility. The
company meets the requirements of environmental licensing and funding agencies,
such as IFC (International Financial Corporation), member of the World Bank
Group.
To reinforce the commitment to the protection and sustainable management of
natural resources, GNA has a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) and develops and
implements several environmental monitoring programs, both in coastal ecosystems
such as freshwater ecosystems and terrestrial. Among them are:
Air Quality Monitoring
This action aims to monitor the level of pollutants in the atmosphere. In
order to expanding the monitoring of in the region, GNA installed air
quality monitoring stations in the areas of direct influence of the
project.
Forest Recomposition Program
Through its environmental licensing process, GNA committed to carry out
the forest restoration related to the vegetation suppressed during the
project’s installation phase. GNA performs the restoration of resting
vegetation at RPPN Caruara, a conservation unit of 4,000 hectares. By
the end of 2020, of the 56.45 hectares to be compensated, GNA has
already planted 34.36 hectares (60.8% of the total). During the
vegetation suppression, GNA performs the management of fauna and flora
in the area where the thermal power plants and other project are being
built, as well as its monitoring after the construction phase.
Desalination Plant
GNA’s plants and the company’s offices in Port of Açu will use sea water
for the cooling and supply process. This was only possible because from
the initial phase of the project was planned to install a seawater
desalination plant. This initiative indicates that GNA will not use
groundwater resources in its energy generation process.
Special panting for FSRU BW MAGNA
The painting of the vessel FSRU BW MAGNA was changed from green to nay
blue in order to reduce the attention of sea turtles. São João da Barra
is a well-known sea turtle spawning area and when they are born, the
young turtle must return to the ocean for their survival and they use
the light as a guide. The navy-blue color reduces the reflection of the
vessel’s lights.