The European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas (CETS), is an instrument that can be likened to a certification pathway, enabling better management of protected areas for sustainable tourism development. The core element of CETS is collaboration among all stakeholders to develop a common strategy and action plan for tourism development, based on a thorough analysis of the local situation.
To adhere to CETS, interested parks are moving in three directions: choosing a strategic approach, adopting the ethos of sustainable tourism, and prioritizing partnership.
In other words, to adopt CETS is to concretely promote the approach of durable and sustainable tourism development.
Specifically: carry out a shared territorial diagnosis, consult and involve partners in the area, establish strategic goals for tourism promotion and territorial protection, and carry out a program of precise actions.
Adherence to the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, as evidenced by numerous national and international experiences, makes it possible to harmonize and enhance the economic forces in the area and ensure an adequate quality of life for the local population.
The Palazzo is one of the C.E.T.S. certified facilities within the protected area of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (P.N.A.L.M.). As an accommodation facility, adhering to C.E.T.S. means committing to implement a series of actions indicated in the specification signed with the Park, which can be summarized in :
- Attention to energy and water resource waste (LED lamps, water flow reducers, room thermostats, etc.);
- Separate waste collection and composting;
- use of environmentally friendly detergents, use of loose products rather than single-dose products, reduction in the use of plastic products;
- Use of typical and 0-km food products;
- Use, as far as possible, of renewable energy sources;
- Collection of Park information and tour guides available to guests;
- Commitment to the dissemination of the culture of environmental protection in the broadest sense.
Compliance with all actions is monitored and certified annually by P.N.A.L.M. staff in charge.