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Mar 9, 2022
Dublin, Ireland, 9th March 2022 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company™ is pleased to announce its participation in Host in Ireland’s Orchards in the Community initiative to help increase pollination and protect a declining bee population in the country.
Equinix is one of 52 pledgers – and more than 90 schools and community groups – planting 1,200 mixed fruit orchards all over Ireland as part of the wider DCs For Bees project. The project’s Pollinator Plan is an industry-first effort geared towards saving Ireland’s bee population by leveraging the strength and depth of the country’s business community and address Ireland’s biodiversity plight head-on.
Equinix is sending orchards to primary and secondary schools to help give children the unique opportunity to get involved and learn about the importance of protecting pollinators. Charities and other community organisations such as Tidy Towns and local GAA grounds in more than six counties will also benefit from the orchards pledged by Equinix.
Orchards provide vital green spaces in our cities and towns, where people are encouraged to interact with nature either through becoming custodians of the trees or by simply being around them and enjoying their shade, beauty and fruit. They are also important habitats as the natural life cycle of fruit trees provides food sources for pollinators and other species throughout the year. With “Orchards in the Community”, orchards are being planted in every single county on the island of Ireland - both in the Republic and Northern Ireland - making this an all-Ireland effort.
“The team at Equinix Ireland is very proud to support Host in Ireland’s Orchards in the Community initiative – a signature initiative geared towards saving Ireland’s bee population,” said Maurice Mortell, Equinix’s Sustainability Lead in EMEA and Managing Director for Ireland. “At Equinix, we are taking action by planting orchards and pollinator-friendly plants, while also installing bug hotels at our existing sites in Dublin where possible and building these elements into the plans of new sites. This is an initiative that we are passionate about and we look forward to continuing to support the project into the future,” he added.
“‘Orchards in the Community’ is helping to create 'pollinator pit stops’ across the island. One-third of our 99 wild bee species are at risk of extinction. Each year as they flower, these orchards will provide them with vital food. In return, by pollinating the flowers, the bees will ensure we have lots of fruits to enjoy in the autumn,” said Dr Úna FitzPatrick co-founder and project manager of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. “The scale of this initiative provides us with a unique opportunity to track change. By planting uniform orchards in multiple locations within the one growing season, we can assess which insects visit in different regions, and better understand which areas have the greatest abundance and diversity of pollinators remaining.”
“Orchards have played an important role in communities for many centuries, providing a focal point, a gathering space, and a place where people and nature successfully work together to create abundant harvests,” said Garry Connolly, founder, Host in Ireland. “That spirit of community is alive and well with ‘Orchards in the Community’ as organisations like Equinix come together with biodiversity groups, schools, colleges, Tidy Towns and others across Ireland to tackle challenges like biodiversity loss to save Ireland’s pollinators.”
Host in Ireland is an award-winning strategic global initiative created to increase awareness of the benefits of hosting digital assets in Ireland as well as Irish companies that are designing, building, and operating data centres globally.
For more information about Host in Ireland, visit www.hostinireland.com.
About Equinix
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