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Sustainability Summary

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Mater Sustentable appears to focus on sustainable tourism content and examples of responsible travel practices in Latin America. The material highlights community-based tourism, environmental education, training for local suppliers, and the promotion of protected areas, natural reserves, and sustainable accommodation. It also references collaboration between tour operators, local communities, and sustainability-focused initiatives. The available content is largely descriptive and centres on tourism development linked to environmental and social practices rather than product sales.

About MATER SUSTENTABLE

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Employees
5 - 25

Country
Argentina

MATER SUSTENTABLE Sustainability Actions

TOPS founded in 2012

TOPS (Tour Operators Promoting Sustainability) was founded in 2012 as a Rainforest Alliance initiative, with a mission to promote green activities and CSR actions both environmentally and socially. There are currently 6 members: Careli Tours, Solentiname Tours, Vapues Tours, Detour Travel, Oro Travel & Nicaragua’s Best Guides.

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Trains tourism professionals

The organisation help develop good practices and train professionals involved in tour operation: guides, transport contractors, local community leaders and providers of food, handicraft, guiding, lodging and suppliers. It also represents the country internationally presenting tour operators best practices and sustainability success stories to a global audience.

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Eco-Schools project created

Careli Tours created in 2007 the Eco-Schools project, together with Hotel Plaza Colón y Fondo Natura, an annual environmental and educational program. Since the program started, they have managed to provide environmental education to 2,500 children with an impact on 10,000 people.

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Community travel experiences

Vapues Tours pioneered taking groups of travellers to live alongside rural communities in Nicaragua. Rather than being traditional tourists, they can participate in the community´s daily activities, which in turn allow them to experience the real Nicaragua. Vapues presents an annual “Sustainability Education” program with staff, providers and clients, as well as the immediate community.

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Sustainable tourism map

Solentiname Tours – Discover Nicaragua created the “Nicaragua Tourism Map – Traveling Sustainably“ featuring protected areas, private natural reserves, sustainable accommodation and 29 “Points of Life”. Each “Point of Life” offers participation in tourism development to cooperatives, artisans and local families; often socially excluded, with low income and single mothers.

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MATER SUSTENTABLE Sustainability Commitments

2012

TOPS mission established

TOPS was founded in 2012 as a Rainforest Alliance initiative, with a mission to promote green activities and CSR actions both environmentally and socially.

2024

Expand community projects

The training program started with a pilot group of only 3 communities, but it is being replicated across the country, hoping to involve a total of 14 community-based tourism projects in the near future.