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Project AGORA Sustainable Tourism Development
in the Baltic Sea Region www.agora-tourism.net

• Project partner 2nd meeting
• Time June 14-17, 2006
• Venue SPA un konference hotel Jurmala
• Working language EN
• Programme
• June 14 seminar On Impact A and Spatial
  Planning for Tourism
• June 15 open for public
• - project progress and achievements
• - rural tourism, farm toruism, ecotourism,
  European rural tourism trends and perspectives
• Information http//www.agora-tourism.net/document
  s/secondmeeting.htm

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Projec AGORA improvement of RT criteria (2005.
- 2007.)

• Sustainability criteria included in RT quality
  scheme
• Maintain RT resources (nature, clean environment,
  healthy food, rural ambience)
• Maintain individual character of RT, prevent from
  becoming a mass tourism product
• Target long-term competitiveness

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Sustainability and RT marketing
Leading to ecolables (if all the
sustainability criteria met)

• The message of RT criteria
• Environment friendly
• Nature friendly
• Healthy
• Traditionally Latvian

RT business can apply for
European Centre for Eco and Agro tourism
www.eceat.org
The Green Certificatewww.eko.celotajs.lv
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The Green Certificate how to apply

• Application to the office of LC
• (application form and GC criteria requirements in
  www.kvalitate.celotajs.lv or www.eko.celotajs.lv
  or from the office of LC)
• 2. Inspection visit, Decision by the
  Certification Commission, Awarding the Green
  Certificate

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Sustainability criteria, affecting the category
of quality

1. Environment friendly behaviour code exposed for
   guests in the house.
2. Locally produced foods offered to guests.
3. Environment and health friendly materials used in
   building.
4. The buildings are in harmony with the local
   landscape and local architectural traditions.
5. Disposable tableware not used.
6. Waste management according to the local
   regulations.
7. Cooperation with local producers of food,
   souvenirs, etc.
8. Self-assessment of environmental impact,
   improvement of environment protection measures.

See the criteria requirements http//www.celotajs
.lv/cont/prof/quality/categories_lv.htm
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RT Quality Scheme Butterfly
Inspection request and the description of the
quality categories found in www.kvalitate.celota
js.lv Or in the Associations office (Riga, Kugu
11, tel. [phone])