Partnerships and Awards

Horizontes has a long history of working closely with conservation- related not-for-profit organizations through outreach, collaboration and support. Currently, we have partnered with the New-York based Rainforest Alliance in an awareness campaign directed at our affiliated hotels and outfitters. We are motivating their participation in workshops run by the Rainforest Alliance where participants learn the nuts and bolts of best practices including methods for recycling, reducing waste and ensuring that local communities benefit from tourist dollars.

We are proud to have received the following awards:

  • 2006 Corporate Green Globe, Rainforest Alliance
  • 2005 Archie Carr Tour Operator Award, CANATUR
  • 2005 Best Tour Operator, Latin Trade Magazine
  • 2004 Best Sustainable Tourism website, GTZ Germany
Memberships:

Horizontes is fully licensed with the Costa Rican Tourist Board (ICT) and is also an active member of the following international and local tourism chambers and professional associations:

International:
  • TIES (The Internacional Ecotourism Society) www.ecotourism.org TIES promotes responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people by: creating an international network of individuals, institutions and the tourism industry, educating tourists and tourism professionals, influencing the tourism industry, public institutions and donors to integrate the principles of ecotourism into their operations and policies
  • WWF (World Wildlife Fund) www.wwf.org To stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by: conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
  • The Nature Conservancy: www.tnc.org The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
  • Sierra Club: http://www.sierraclub.org/inside/ Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth, Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources, Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
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