Survey Commences To Define PMA Boundaries

Under the Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Transport, The Renewable Energy Sector Development Project (RESDP), in conjunction with the Office of the Pitons Management Area, has engaged the services of Land Surveyors to survey the limits of the Pitons Management Area (PMA). The survey, which commenced on November 30, 2023, will continue for a nine-month period and will define the boundaries and coordinates of the Piton Management Area and the Green Buffer Zone. The survey will include both the local coordinate system and the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the boundary lines and will be registered with the Survey and Mapping Section of the Department of Physical Development and Urban Renewal on completion. The purpose of this project is to set up a green boundary, or a green buffer zone, for protecting the character of the PMA, a World Heritage Site, prior to commencing the geothermal exploration. For Saint Lucia, The Pitons Management Area (The PMA) is an area of outstanding natural beauty in Soufriere, with spectacular geological features and is a highly sensitive biological resource area.  In 2018, the World Heritage Committee urged Saint Lucia to formally establish a buffer zone for the UNESCO World Heritage Site (the...