ENVIRONMENT BECOMING KEY
IN THE NATION OF GOLF
Fife, in Scotland, has become the first local authority to have
all of its council owned golf courses gain certification from the
Golf Environment Organisation (GEO). A registered charity,
Fife Golf Trust (FGT) manages and operates the seven public
courses.
To gain the certification the Trust has created habitat
by bringing in rough management and creating ponds,
naturalised its watercourses and drainage works and invited
in schoolchildren form the local area to help plat wildflower
meadows for pollinators.
Steve Isaac, director of Sustainability at The R&A said, “Our
congratulations to Fife Golf Trust in achieving GEO Certified®
for all seven of the courses it is responsible for, setting a
wonderful example that we hope many others will follow.
Using OnCourse® to provide the evidence for certification
also delivers a platform to turn sustainability theory into
practice, making a positive difference to course condition and
profitability.”
For information on the environmental and financial benefits of
becoming GEO Certified®, visit the Future of Golf website.
Why is sustainability important
to golf, why do we need to
consider the future? Why is golf
seen by many as a negative
use of land? Why don’t we talk
more about our value to nature
and communities, and why
should we? Explore what golfs
positives and negatives are and
why we should all take action to
safeguard our future.
How can we find out where we
are and where we want to get
to? How do we share our positive
impacts and gain credible
recognition for our actions?
Discover golfs sustainability
programme and internationally
acclaimed eco-labels.
What does sustainable golf look
like? what are the benefits, the
opportunities and challenges?
What are others doing? Discuss
the practicalities and read
through some real results and
practical examples of sustainable
golf in action.
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