Caribbean Beat - an MEP publication: Bonaire invites tourists to mind their carbon footprints
Bonaire invites tourists to mind their carbon footprints
Bonaire has made a consistent commitment to sustainable development and preserving their natural environment, and this has extended to their tourism initiatives.
Earlier this year, STINAPA Bonaire (Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire) – a non-governmental, not for profit foundation commissioned by the island government to manage the protected Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP) and Washington Slagbaai National Park (WSNP) – launched their waste reduction campaign "A Taste of Bonaire".
The campaign encourages visitors to take home their used batteries instead of disposing of them in Bonaire’s landfill, and also encourages visitors to fill reusable water bottles with tap water instead of purchasing bottled water and disposing of the empty plastic bottles in Bonaire’s landfill.
Hotels and other industry stakeholders in Bonaire have taken the initiative on board to encourage their guests and patrons to preseve the island's natural environment.
Bonaire is located 86 miles east of Aruba and forms one of the three Dutch Caribbean "ABC" islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao). The island is particularly popular for suba diving and other watersports, as well as onland eco adventures and beach holidays.
The island has won the Island Magazine/Caribbean Tourism Organization 2008 Sustainable Tourism Award and continues to lead the region in sustainable tourism.
Earlier this year, STINAPA Bonaire (Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire) – a non-governmental, not for profit foundation commissioned by the island government to manage the protected Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP) and Washington Slagbaai National Park (WSNP) – launched their waste reduction campaign "A Taste of Bonaire".
The campaign encourages visitors to take home their used batteries instead of disposing of them in Bonaire’s landfill, and also encourages visitors to fill reusable water bottles with tap water instead of purchasing bottled water and disposing of the empty plastic bottles in Bonaire’s landfill.
Hotels and other industry stakeholders in Bonaire have taken the initiative on board to encourage their guests and patrons to preseve the island's natural environment.
Bonaire is located 86 miles east of Aruba and forms one of the three Dutch Caribbean "ABC" islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao). The island is particularly popular for suba diving and other watersports, as well as onland eco adventures and beach holidays.
The island has won the Island Magazine/Caribbean Tourism Organization 2008 Sustainable Tourism Award and continues to lead the region in sustainable tourism.
