Thursday, February 28, 2013

Eco luxe concept hotel: Sanbona Wildlife Reserve


Sanbona is all about habitat preservation and wildlife conservation.

People

  • Provide significant employment opportunities to local community
  • Specific support to black community
  • Great educational programmes - with local schools
  • Local purchasing and promotion of local crafts
  • Donate second hand items to local community and arrange for local schools to visit the park at no charge


Animals & nature

  • 3 differents biomes provide habitats for a wide diversity of animals
  • Around 20% of the 200sq mile reserve has been left as a wilderness area with hands off management
  • Many of the larger animals had not been seen in the area for hundreds of years before their reintroduction
  • Careful management of the risk  of soil and water contamination during the process of rehabilitation of former farmland
  • Sanbona are involved in a range of research projects and have reintroduced white lions
  • A respect is shown for animals and menus have a good vegetarians options
  • PETA assessment of cruelty free credentials of cleaning products and toiletries to come

Environment & buildings

  • Careful environmental management with clear targets to reduce water and energy consumption - accredited by the Green Leaf Environment Standard
  • Careful environment impact assesment prior to any construction
  • The new construction, a small welcome lounge has 100% renewable electricity, a composting toilet and low impact
  • Majority of other lodges and staff accomodation make use of green building principles, e.g. solar thermal hot water
  • Almost all roofs have rainwater collection, sustainable materials are being used increasingly, e.g. thatched roofs and straw bale walls


Check here for more information about the hotel.

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