The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez Zuluaga, received the Rainforest Alliance certification in Sustainable Tourism awarded to Arví Park Corporation for its best practices in decreasing the environmental footprint and its commitment to the communities of interest.
The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-governmental organization working for the conservation of biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods. In addition to the Rainforest Alliance Certification (green frog) the Arví Park Corporation will be included in the tourism offer search system where it will appear in the Shop The Frog section and in the new interactive map of the Rainforest Alliance website. The corporation will also make part of Trip Advisor’s Green Leaders Program.
The Arví Park Corporation is the first Colombian organization to be certificated by the Rainforest Alliance in Sustainable Tourism. In addition to Arví, this seal has been awarded to other tour operators from all around the world, such as Lima Tours (Peru), Careli Tours (Nicaragua), Explore, ecotourism and adventure (Mexico), among others.
“We acknowledge the efforts of the Arví Park team and the leadership the company has assumed in the implementation of sustainability practices. Today, this has allowed them to become the first Rainforest Alliance Certified tourism company in Colombia,”said Freddy Peña, Certification Manager of the Rainforest Alliance for South America.
Its teamwork, commitment to neighboring communities and the social impact of the model of human and sustainable development are some of the actions which grant them this certification.
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