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Saving the Spinners: Fernando de Noronha Knows How

Another winner from the Top 100 – Every year, the global Green Destinations Top 100 competition invites candidates to submit stories about sustainable management of tourism and its impacts. In this selection from Brazil, strict regulation, research, and education enable protection of a lively species of dolphins. Synopsis by Ailin

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Uxua’s Tale – Coping with Political Hostility

You are creating a sustainable, lovely, fair-labor beach resort in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Unfortunately, a less-than-fair local establishment doesn’t appreciate it – stressing their point with an act of demolition. The Uxua hotel’s co-owner Bob Shevlin describes the process then needed to rework community relations. “Going it Alone”

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Redefining Tradition: How Diamantina’s Carnival Embraced Change

Another winner from the Top 100 – Every year, Green Destinations organizes the Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories competition, which invites submissions from around the world – a vetted collection of stories spotlighting local and regional destinations that are making progress toward sustainable management of tourism and its impacts. From

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