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1 BUILDING AND OPERATING BIODIVERSITY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN THE CARIBBEAN Giulia Carbone Deputy Head Global Business and Biodiversity Programme IUCN

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3 IUCN AT A GLANCE A unique democratic union of more than 1,200 member organizations (89 States, 124 government agencies and 1018 non governmental organizations) in 160 countries With a mission to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable 11,000 scientists in six commissions of expertise 1,000 staff in 45 offices worldwide A neutral forum for governments, NGOs, scientists, business and local communities to find pragmatic solutions UN Observer Status

4 IUCN CARIBBEAN INITIATIVE A work programme for IUCN in the Insular Caribbean for It analyzes issues, trends and needs in the region, and sets out a list of expected results. IUCN Caribbean region has 25 member organizations. The members are also represented by a Regional Committee of Caribbean Members that combines six members from both Spanish-speaking and Englishspeaking islands. Member organizations are from the following countries: Barbados, Bahamas, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago Contacts: Téa García-Huidobro, Coordinadora de Programa UICN - Mesoamérica e Iniciativa Caribe Tel: (+506)

5 BIODIVERSITY? Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part: this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems - Convention on Biological Diversity

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7 IUCN: Biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation for all the reasons Provisioning: food, water, fibre, fuel, medicines Regulating: climate regulation, water, disease Supporting: primary production, soil formation Cultural: spiritual, aesthetic, existential, religious, recreation, education, wellbeing All of these have economic value! And of course there is also the Intrinsic value of nature.

8 TOURISM AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS IMPACTS Habitat change related to tourism developments and recreation activities (coastal areas, forests, coral reefs..) Depletion of natural resources (water and energy resources..) Pollution (water, air, noise and waste) and climate change Introduction of invasive species From individual to cumulative impacts

9 TOURISM AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS DEPENDENCIES The tourism industry directly benefits from healthy ecosystems recreation as one of the cultural services Tourism industry also benefits from many of the other services: Regulating services: erosion protection, protection from natural hazards, water purification Provisioning services: food, fibers, fresh water Nature is therefore an asset for the tourism industry

10 TOURISM AND BIODIVERISTY IN THE CARIBBEAN The Caribbean region is one of the world s 34 Biodiversity Hotspots The Caribbean region hosts a very high level of endemism (e.g. 95% of all reptiles and 72% of terrestrial plants in the Caribbean can not be found anywhere else) 290 Key Biodiversity Areas have been identified in the Caribbean The nature of the product in the Caribbean makes the tourism industry highlight dependent on pristine nature and ecosystem goods and services The economic value linked to tourism of natural resources has been assessed in some islands and indicate that up to 15% of GDP is linked to natural resources (WRI studies in Tobago and Saint Lucia)

11 BIODIVERSITY IN HOTELS LIFE CYCLE

12 SITING AND DESIGN IMPACTS AND SOLUTIONS

13 BIODIVERSITY PRINCIPLES Principle 1: Adopt an ecosystem-based approach in tourism development planning Hotel and resort planners and governmental agencies consider the dynamics of ecosystems, their services and interconnectivity when developing new hotels and resorts, and take into account the impacts that the development(s) could have on all components of the ecosystems concerned. Principle 2: Manage impacts on biodiversity from hotel development and attempt to achieve an overall positive contribution Hotel and resort developers make all efforts to avoid negative impacts on biodiversity and associated livelihoods from siting, design and construction. When impacts are unavoidable, efforts are made to avoid the areas of greatest biodiversity value, minimise the extent of development impacts, restore affected ecosystems and biodiversity to the greatest extent possible, and invest in additional conservation actions within the vicinity of the development. Hotel and resort developers should aim to achieve a demonstrable, overall positive contribution to the conservation of local biodiversity.

14 BIODIVERSITY PRINCIPLES Principle 3: Design with nature and adopt nature-based solutions Where possible, hotels and resorts blend into their natural landscape, enhance it, and use nature as a source of inspiration in design and in operations. Principle 4: Respect, involve and support local communities Hotel and resort developments contribute positively to local community development, respect land rights and land-use rights of local stakeholders and involve them in decision making. Principle 5: Build collaboration among stakeholders Reconciling hotel and resort development and biodiversity conservation can only be achieved with the participation of all parties concerned. Tourism development practitioners and national government authorities develop mechanisms ad hoc and long-term to support collaborative efforts that mobilize and foster the knowledge and capacities of all stakeholders.

15 OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AND SOLUTIONS

16 action in hotel restaurants Use sustainably produced foods Adapt menus Purchase from local producers where possible Inform guests about food sources

17 action in guest rooms and public spaces Use sustainable sources for: ornamental plants and animals wood or furniture and building projects aromatic plants used in amenity and spa products

18 action in hotel souvenir shops Avoid souvenirs produced from threatened or protected species Promote local products action in the destination Promote responsible recreation activities and excursions Support local biodiversity conservation efforts

19 action in hotel grounds and gardens Use indigenous plants for landscaping Minimize light and noise Create habitats for wildlife Establish conservation zones

20 What information sources can help hotels to use biological resources sustainably? Hoteliers need the right information to make the right choices of biological resources. The guide provides factsheets giving additional detailed information to support hotels in taking action. IUCN is a key source for this, and maintains updated information on: major Protected Areas species protected under the international CITES agreement the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species National conservation and environment ministries can also provide detailed information for individual countries.

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23 For further information and copies of the reports you can contact : Giulia Carbone Deputy Head Global Business and Biodiversity Programme IUCN Giulia.carbone@iucn.org

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27 How do we balance the needs of people with the needs of the planet that supports us?

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