{"id":19945,"date":"2018-08-22T13:29:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T11:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=19945"},"modified":"2018-08-18T13:29:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T11:29:54","slug":"green-scheme-slovenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/green-scheme-slovenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Scheme: the new Slovenian strategy for eco-tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>Slovenia has always been fighting on the front line for sustainability and has now found the perfect solution to promote sustainable tourism among destinations and tourism services. Its name is &#8216;Green Scheme&#8217;: let&#8217;s discover what it is!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Slovenia was\u00a0nominated the European green capital and even when tourism is concerned, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/trip-green-slovenia\/\" target=\"_blank\">it&#8217;s all about sustainability<\/a>.\u00a0<strong><em>Green Scheme<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is the tool especially designed to encourage <strong>eco-friendly tourism<\/strong> in the country. But what is this Green Scheme?<\/p>\n<h2>Slovenian tourism&#8217;s ace in the hole<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_34671\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34671\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.it\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/27220830251_09fc978394_k.jpg\" alt=\"Slovenia\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1022\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Slovenian natural beauties,\u00a0photo by\u00a0Tom Mrazek via flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Green Scheme<\/strong>\u00a0(GSST &#8211; Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism) is a <strong>national certification tool<\/strong>\u00a0suggested by Slovenia Green. It was born a couple of yeas ago, when they noticed that 85% of travelers, most of them coming from abroad, chose Slovenia because of it unspoiled nature (<a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/slovenia-1\/guide\" target=\"_blank\">here you can find the <strong>green guide<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability is not only a life style, but also a potential key attractive factor. And so why not encouraging this love for the environment even more? Here&#8217;s when our Green Scheme comes into play: this certification invites both <strong>destinations and tourism services<\/strong> (as hotels, agencies&#8230;) to adopt the standards of sustainability. Green Scheme provides them all the necessary things to conquer the certificate and\u00a0regularly checks their work and standards.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19945 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/green-scheme-slovenia\/jason-thomas-669283-unsplash\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/jason-thomas-669283-unsplash-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cities Green Scheme certified\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19948\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19948'>\n\t\t\t\tLake Bled, photo by Jason Thomas via unsplash\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/green-scheme-slovenia\/26441869129_1ee08a1661_k-270x200\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/26441869129_1ee08a1661_k-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19950\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19950'>\n\t\t\t\tKoper, photo by Antonio Marano via flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/green-scheme-slovenia\/ljubljana_slovenia_19392222130\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Ljubljana_Slovenia_19392222130-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19949\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19949'>\n\t\t\t\tLjubljana, photo by Sami C via flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>How can you get this certificate? Destinations need to satisfy different criteria, among them there are the so called\u00a0<strong>GDS<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Green Destination Standards (destination management, nature and landscape, climate and environment, tradition and culture, hospitality and business). These are then evaluated and annually checked, plus a project and a report need to be presented every year. There are three possible levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GOLD<\/strong>\u00a0members conquer the first place: there is the capital, Ljubljana (which by the way, was the European Green Capital) and enchanting Alpine Pearl <strong>Bled<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/bled-slovenia\/\" target=\"_blank\">in this article<\/a> you can find all the eco-friendly activities to do in Bled and by its lake);<\/li>\n<li>SILVER members,\u00a0as Kranjska Gora and Koper;<\/li>\n<li>BRONZE member,\u00a0like La\u0161ko.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Slovenia green: not only destinations<\/h2>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34669\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.it\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/Slovenia-green1.jpg\" alt=\"Green Scheme Slovenia\" width=\"2574\" height=\"1016\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Green Scheme is also for tourism services, not just destinations! <strong>Hotel, agencies and natural parks<\/strong> for example, can obtain the Green Scheme certificate through different\u00a0other certifications, as Eco-Label,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/partners\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green Key<\/a>\u00a0or Biohotels. Among the many hotels,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/SI-municipality-of-kamnik\/resort\/the-snovik-thermal-spa\/rpFnm\" target=\"_blank\">The Snovik Thermal Spa<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/SI-bled\/hotel\/astoria-bled\/BjnZR\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Astoria Bled<\/a>\u00a0offer their guests an eco-stay that cares for the environment. National Parks are the greatest of the country, as the Triglav National Park, the Kozjansko Regional Park and the karstic caves in \u0160kocjan.<\/p>\n<p>One of the Green Scheme agencies is\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lab-goodplace.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Good Place<\/a><\/strong>, which is responsible for <em>green<\/em> tourism promotion, product development and marketing consultancy&#8230; and it&#8217;s also one of Ecobnb&#8217;s partners!<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0<strong>37 destinations, 22 eco-structures, 3 National Parcks and 2 agencies<\/strong>\u00a0that worked hard to get this Green Scheme certificate, Slovenia leads the field of sustainability. With hard work and constant effort, 96% of all international sustainability criteria are satisfied by Slovenia, though it aims at reaching 100% and perfection.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable tourism <strong>is drawing\u00a0increasing attention<\/strong>, both from institution and from tourists. The aim should always be to welcome guests while respecting the environment: Slovenia knows it and its strategy is definitely a winning one!<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: photo by Felix Russell Saw via unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/exploring-bled-surroundings-farms-specialties\/\" target=\"_blank\">Exploring Bled and its surroundings: discovering a local farm\u2019s specialties<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/karst-slovenia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Let\u2019s discover Karst region in Slovenia<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovenia has always been fighting on the front line for sustainability and has now found the perfect solution to promote sustainable tourism among destinations and tourism services. 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