The Beauty of the Beach

If you are a beach lover, then little convincing may be required in terms of enlisting your support to protect the unique and fragile habitats that border all of our planet's oceans. Everything from plants and wildlife, mammals and crustaceans, coral and water quality affect how well the ecosystems along our beaches continue to thrive and survive.

One of the largest contributors of pollution along most beaches around the world are hotels. If you go to the beach and stay at a hotel, you are playing a role in supporting how that hotel operates and affects the habitat around it.

Many hotels exist that operate in an sustainable, or earth friendly manner. By staying informed about what your preferred hotel does to preserve the local environment, conserve energy and minimize waste you are playing a POSITIVE role in protecting our beaches.

Why Go Green?

It seems the why behind the sustainability movement remains a hot topic, particularly among those industries with the greatest exposure to doing the opposite of conservation, i.e. the oil and gas industry, the internal combustion engine industry, the coal mining industry. No surprise there. But does it stand to reason that sustainability should lag in other industries, such as tourism, where conservation may not only equal a better PR campaign but also savings on extremely valuable and limited resources?

Say for example water or electricity conservation among hotels, or limiting snorkeling tours to sensitive areas where overexposure to visitor traffic may adversely affect the biodiversity. A lot of this comes down to a better understanding among travel and tourism operators on the short and long-term impacts of their businesses upon the environment they so heavily rely to attract tourism dollars.

Nonetheless, an equal amount of responsibility lies upon a better educated consumer on the effects of what ultimately comes down to be their demands on the environment. We, the public, must demand that the hotels we patronize and the tours we demand pay due diligence to preserve their local environment and communities, upon which their very existence relies. It all starts with you!


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