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our guests, but also have a positive legacy for the environment.”
Regenerative tourism, Raed says, goes beyond just minimising negative impacts, seeking to actively restore and enhance the environment and local communities.
“ For example, rather than just reducing our carbon emissions, we aim to operate entirely on renewable energy,” he shares.“ Instead of just protecting existing ecosystems, we actively restore and enhance them through mangrove planting, coral cultivation and seagrass transplantation. Instead of just providing jobs, we empower local communities through training programmes and partnerships with local businesses.
“ We are leading the shift in the tourism industry from a focus on just sustainability to true regeneration, setting the groundwork and laying the cornerstone for a future where tourism plays an inextricable role in the solution by protecting and enhancing the planet.”
RSG has already planted more than 600,000 mangrove seedlings, is working to conserve seagrass meadows and is supporting wildlife conservation efforts. It has deployed 30 artificial nesting sites across 14 islands to help boost the population of the Sooty Falcon and grows more than five million plants in its Landscape Nursery.
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