Sea Breeze continued the tradition of planting pomegranate trees

On November 16, Sea Breeze Resort planted a pomegranate boulevard, planting 150 young trees from Geychey, where the largest and juiciest pomegranates in the country grow. This environmental initiative is becoming an annual tradition: the first 100 pomegranate trees were planted in Sea Breeze as part of COP29 and became a legacy of the climate conference.

Sea Breeze Deputy Director Gambar Benenyarly welcomed the participants, noting the importance of this initiative for society and the relevance of green policy for Sea Breeze. Landscape designer John-Calvin Wiedemann said, "We do not inherit the Earth from our children — we borrow it from them. And everything we do now is for the future. In five years, this will be the longest pomegranate alley in the world. People will no longer travel to Japan to see the cherry blossoms — they will come here to see the pomegranates in bloom. It's a very beautiful tradition."

The Odlar Yurdu dance ensemble, led by People's Artist Tarana Muradova, opened the event with graceful dances with pomegranates, after which the guests planted seedlings and received wooden key rings with a GPS code that will allow them to track the growth of the trees. The event was attended by Vugar Kerimov, Deputy Minister of Ecology, Murad Dadashov, actor, producer, and TV presenter, and many others. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, personally planted a pomegranate tree.

Sea Breeze is developing based on the principles of environmental sustainability. Currently, around 11 million trees and plants have been planted in the resort town. The project undergoes environmental assessment at every stage of construction. Water and soil are regularly analyzed, and all engineering systems are monitored. In 2024, the resort was connected to a centralized sewage system covering not only the Sea Breeze territory itself, but also the entire 50-kilometer coastal zone and surrounding areas. Previously, more than a hundred local treatment facilities were used here. Now fresh water comes from centralized sources, and wastewater is drained into modern collectors without polluting the sea. Thanks to a systematic approach and environmentally-oriented infrastructure, Sea Breeze beaches are recognized as some of the cleanest on the coast of Azerbaijan.