Conservation Award

Open to any tourism business, organisation or attraction, including lodges, hotels or tour operators, able to demonstrate that their tourism development and operations have made a tangible contribution to the conservation of natural heritage. This includes, but is not limited to, the protection of wildlife, expanding and restoring natural habitat, and supporting biodiversity conservation.

Finalists in this category must demonstrate:

• support for conservation and protection of nature in the areas visited,
• specific policies and activities in place to achieve conservation and have implemented those successfully,
• direct, tangible links, where possible, between nature conservation and the economic well-being of local people,
• support for cultural heritage,
• and local stakeholders and guests education about conservation efforts in the areas visited.