QUALITY & PROFITABLE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: ECOLODGES INDONESIA’S STORY

ITB Asia: Singapore Thursday 22 October 2015

Responsible Tourism Clinics

PROFITABLE and SUSTAINABLE QUALITY TOURISM: ECOLODGES INDONESIA’S STORY

Content:

1. Introduction to the company

and ecolodges

2. Our practice with sustainability approaches

Gede Ori & Steve Noakes

Flores: We have purchased 8 ha of land at the edge of the MBeliling Forest Reserve- supporting it to become a national park

Critically endangered (IUCN Red List 2005:Flores Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris) & Bonelli’s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)

- threats to the survival of the eagle are land use change, shifting cultivation, hunting practice by policemen, collection of firewood & wood material for building + forest clearance for agriculture land. Suparman, Usep (2012) Distribution, Population, Habitat, and Ecological Aspect of Flores Hawk-eagle Nisaetus floris In and Around in Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Raptor Conservation Society & The MBZ Species Conservation Fund

Our Eco Lodge Practices - central for our core business

All Lodges are established as conservation areas. We protect over 60 ha of land with birds & animals, native plants

and special flowers to encourage butterflies.

All water and rubbish is recycled. We grow organic food for our guests.Solar energy systems progressively being installed at our lodges.

Our Eco Lodge Practices - Continued Worm farms recycle kitchen and garden waste. Training programs raise environmental awareness of staff, guests

& local community. 100% of our staff are local – regular on-the-job training Our accounts are transparent and we pay tax properly to

government. A percentage of profit is used for further environmental.

protection.

More than 200 large solar cellsMax capacity 550,000 Watt Hours Two super-premium battery banks

Pioneering green technology at Tanjung Puting National Park

Next step … solar powered local boats!

(Boats = The only way to get to Rimba)

Kelimutu Eco Lodge A Swedish / Indonesian government carbon footprint study shows that the Lodge has a 30x lower carbon foot print than the average Indonesian city hotel.

Growing our own vegetables & fruits

Hospitality and tourism management skills development for locals

Supporting development of visitor and research infrastructure

Eco-Guide Training for local people

We work to: Protect the National Parks of Indonesia Harness the power of ecotourism for biodiversity conservation

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