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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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Community training programme

Detour Viajes is creating on-going training programs with local communities on issues such as waste management, climate change, customer service or biodiversity conservation. The goal is to have community-based tourism suppliers aligned with the sustainability values of the company, but also to train them in terms of market access so that they can reach potential clients by themselves, without having to depend on third parties.

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  • 5 - 25
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  • Argentina

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