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The Réunion Invasive Species Group presented on March 12 its new communication campaign for the preservation of the island’s natural heritage.. In 2020, the GEIR had carried out a study on the opinions of Reunion Islanders about invasive species. The results showed a strong awareness of the problem of invasive species among the population, more...

By inaugurating the Oasis Garden, a new landscaped space of 6,000 m2 in the shape of an amphitheater, the mayor of the Port, Olivier Hoarau, recalled on March 15 the ambition of his municipality for this district of the city. Located between the heart of the historic city, the Ocean Mall and the new exchange hub, le projet du triangle de l’Oasis alliera...

Air Austral failed to rectify the situation during the first financial year (April 2023-March 2024) following its rescue by the injection of 55 million euros by private and public shareholders. All the lights are red again and the company's cash flow was bloodless, early March, quand les actionnaires ont « mis au pot » 10 millions d’euros...

The Réutiliz association moved up a gear in March by acquiring a semi-industrial bottle washer. Costing 92,000 euros, the Italian-made machine was co-financed by Ademe and Deets. It will allow Réutiliz to ramp up its glass bottle collection activity., ensuite remises aux embouteilleurs...

Air Austral’s flight program for the new air season (from April 1 to October 27) is marked by the context of crisis and search for savings. Interruptions of loss-making lines have thus been decided : those which until now linked Reunion to the Seychelles and southern Madagascar (Fort-Dauphin and Tuléar) sont fermées à compter du 1er...

Arriving air traffic has been entirely switched to the new terminal at Roland-Garros airport since March 26, after processing a few first test flights. Launched in October 2021, construction work on the new terminal was completed at the end of 2023, the beginning of 2024 was devoted to the final adjustments. A new treatment system....

Port Réunion traffic recorded a 9% drop in 2023 compared to the previous year, with 5,156 million tonnes processed. This is the lowest level since the end of the extension work on the Eastern port in 2015 and the acquisition of the first overpanamax gantries (capable of handling vessels up to 42 meters wide, either...

The regional council of Reunion wanted to strike a big blow, as a preamble to the International Agricultural Show (IS) 2024, by organizing an event to promote Reunionese products in Paris. The Orangery, reception room near the Roland-Garros stadium, took on Creole colors on the evening of February 22, by hosting “La Réunion à la carte”. La grosse trentaine...

Delivery of the floating dock, which will allow the drying of all boats based in Port Réunion (palangriers, pot holder for lobster, units of the National Navy, tugs…) with the exception of the Marion Dufresne, is planned for the end of 2024. The Grand Maritime Port, with the support of the State and Europe, invested 19,5 millions d’euros dans cet équipement structurant pour...

Réunion Pêche Australe is the first Reunion company specializing in toothfish fishing in the French Southern and Antarctic lands to obtain the French Sustainable Fishing eco-label. “We are proud to be able to say that RPA is also the first fishery practicing “frozen on board” to benefit from it at the national level”, explains Sébastien Camus, president of Réunion Pêche Australe. L’écolabel...