The eThekwini Municipality launched the campaign to encourage more than 500 accommodation facilities in the greater Durban area to go green.
Currently, there are only 11 accommodation establishments that are certified and graded under one of the "responsible" or "green" tourism standards in South Africa
"The eThekwini Municipality is in the process of evaluating the Responsible Accommodation Campaign Forums. It is anticipated that an in-depth evaluation of the campaign will take place post COP17 in 2012.
"The COP17/CMP7 Responsible Accommodation Campaign is seen as the beginning of a long term engagement with this sector as they play an important role in the City's ability to secure major events and the promotion of Durban as a Green Events Destination," said Manisha Hassan, an environmentalist at the eThekwini Municipality.
Over the past two months, campaign forums were held to assist accommodation owners and operators with knowledge development, as well as ideas and tools for going green. Read the full report here.
Source: Kemantha Govender, All Africa.com, Durban.
