

Night drive at Khoisan Karoo Conservancy, Northern Cape, South Africa

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Night drive at Khoisan Karoo Conservancy, Northern Cape, South Africa
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OUR SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES
We are continually endeavoring to improve, but this is how Sustain Safaris presently operates with sustainability in mind:
Conservation
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Our donations support 4 conservation NGOs through the Sustain Conservation Fund;
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We support a multitude of public and private protected areas through our tourism revenue spend;
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We provide sightings and research data to institutions as a citizen science contribution;
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We book accommodation, where possible, with eco-friendly and green certified establishments who share our values.
Community
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We book and support community guides;
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We support local employment and enterprise in the areas we visit;
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We always endeavor to showcase and respect authentic contemporary indigenous cultures;
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Our guests purchase community goods and services.
Solid Waste and Emissions
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On tour, guests receive reusable tin bottles to refill with filtered drinking water in a container along our journey, to eliminate the use of single use plastics;
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We separate waste on tour between recyclables and non-recyclables in paper bags;
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Reduce carbon emissions by guiding parts of our tours on foot in many destinations when undertaking birding and biodiversity tours;
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All marketing is undertaken via electronic mediums to reduce printing of promotional materials;
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We recycle paper and plastic at office level and on tour where possible;
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We reduce and avoid printing unless necessarily.
Social Policy
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We comply with local laws;
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We pay local taxes;
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We comply with business and guide registrations;
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We are Members of a Community Tourism Organization.