“The hotel industry has grown from year to year”

How to traditional hotels affect the environment?

•Destruction of vegetation which in turn affects the fauna of the area. •Is on exploiting natural resources for Sightseeing.•Hotels on the beach: all the sewage water produced goes to the ocean.•The hotels use lots of energy and water.•The hotels use many toxic products.• Gas and toxic waste.•They produce noise pollution.•And many more.

Actually the hotel industry and tourists themselves are growing increasingly aware of the negative impacts that tourism has on the environment.

There are a few foundations or organizations which have a hard work and vision in developing the quality of the environment with the tourism industry

The Green Leaf Foundation was officially founded and registered on the 17th of March 1998.

The visionary organizations are composed of:

The idea is to promote environmental awareness in tourism industryCertificate ranging form 1 to 5 leaves, 5 denoting the most practiced hotel in environmental management.

CRITERIA FOR GREEN LEAF CERTIFICATION

•Policy and Standards on Environmental Practice •Waste management•Efficient use of energy and water •Environmentally-friendly products purchase •In-door Air quality •Air pollution

•Noise Pollution•Water Quality•Recycling •The storage and management of fuel, gas, and toxic waste •Ecological impact •Cooperation with Community and Local Organizations/Community relations•Communication •Management support •Training

GREEN LEAF PROGRAMS

A total of 80 Thai hotels have passed the Green Leaf Certificate. In 2003

“Green Hotels Fair & Seminars”, have been attended by more than 1,000 hotels nationwide, a certification program called Green Leaf

Officially registered in 1998.

It purpose is to bring together hotels interested in environmental issues.

Its catalog of environmental products

•Printed Cards•Water Savings•Recycling•Books•Giveaways•Traveler's Cards

This association put emphasize in

•Environmental products and services offered •BUYING of ecological products •Researched environmentally-friendly energy•Water-saving products

MEMBER 482

This is real problem so there are many hotels that don´t belong to such association need stricter laws and these laws need to be implemented.

We know with the destruction of flora always comes the depletion of fauna, the ecology is in great danger we need to protect and save our environment in order to preserve the flora and fauna around the world.

It doesn´t matter if is a person, industry, Small Business, medium company, great company all need to do something to preserve our planet in any place around the world.