Figure 3. El Nido Resort’s diving course for tourists in one of the Philippines’ richest reserves of marine life. Nido Resorts’ bimonthly e-newsletter that reaches 17,000 subscribers. Print materials produced by the department include the book “A Guide to the Birds of El Nido, Northern Palawan, Philippines”, kids’ activity sheets and placemats, and signage for the passenger lounges of El Nido Airport. Celebrating the Environment Every year, El Nido Resorts joins the world in celebrating Earth Day, World Ocean Day, and the International Coastal Cleanup Day, through coastal and underwater cleanups, presentations from the Environment Team and film showings. El Nido Resorts also promotes awareness of the need to take action on climate change by participating in Earth Hour. Investing in Environment-friendly Technologies In addition to providing world-class amenities to guests, TKDC has also invested in scale-appropriate technologies in order to mitigate the resorts’ impacts on the environment: sewage treatment plants, desalination plants, materials recovery facility, rainwater catchment system, reed beds, fuel-efficient generators and boat engines, energy-efficient lighting, and solar panels. 82 THE ASIA REGIONAL FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY Successes in Conservation By being actively and responsibly present within the areas of high biodiversity, resort operations have discouraged environmentally destructive and illegal activities, such as wildlife poaching, blast fishing, illegal logging, and other forms of wildlife extraction. By investing in infrastructure and people, negative impacts of resort operations are mitigated. Through good corporate governance and fiscal discipline, TKDC has continued to enjoy financial profitability. Training staff and providing educational opportunities for visitors and the local community continues to expand the base of partnerships for conservation. This has also resulted in consistently favorable reviews from guests in the enjoyment of nature and nature-based activities, as well as in the quality of nature interpretation. Sharing and communicating with online communities encourage others to duplicate best practices. Joining competitions has allowed TKDC to benchmark itself against others in the same industry. Recognitions Received Just over the past five years, TKDC has received the following awards: • Pacific Asia Travel Association (“PATA”) Gold Award for Environmental Education
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