Sustainable PH destinations

The Philippines is grabbing the world’s attention for its sustainability efforts. Two local municipalities and one second class component city made it to the 2018 Sustainable Destinations Top 100, a list that celebrates the efforts of destinations towards a more responsible and sustainable tourism.

The list—which was made available in December last year on the website of non-profit group Green Destinations— included Bojo, Aloguinsan in Cebu; Lio Estate, El Nido in Palawan; and San Carlos City in Negros Occidental.

“The Top 100 initiative aims to recognize tourism destinations that have worked hard to make a difference and take sustainability seriously. Nevertheless, no destination is fully sustainable. In all selected des- tinations important issues remain to be solved,” a statement by Green Destinations read.

This was the fourth time that the Sustainable Destinations Global Top 100 competition was organized by 10 leading sustainable tourism organizations and networks.

Included were 100 destinations from 42 countries, which were assessed based on 30 core criteria including cultural heritage conservation, tourism policy, waste separation, nature protection, energy consumption reduction, protection of people, animal ethics, protection of landscape and scenery, real estate exploitation, promoting local products and services, wastewater treatment, and respecting authenticity, among other criteria.

Here are those three Philippine destinations and why they deserve a spot on the list, according to Green Destinations.