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SELF ASSESSMENT – Component C

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C. Conservation of Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Landscapes

To help you through all questions, we have provided Terms & Definitions and Guidelines
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Have you implemented internal policy and/or publicly declared your commitment to protecting the local biodiversity around your hotel?

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Please choose the option that best to represent current conditions :

No, we have not implemented internal policy nor publicly declared our commitment to protect the local biodiversity around our hotel.

Yes, we have implemented internal policy to protect the local biodiversity around our hotel.

Yes, we have publicly declared our commitment to protect the local biodiversity around our hotel.

Yes, we have implemented internal policy to protect the local biodiversity around our hotel and publicly declared our commitment.

Have you implemented actions to identify and mitigate the following potential disturbing activities from your operations to the natural habitat surrounding the property?

Excessive lights (e,g, signage lights, exterior lights).
Excessive noise (e.g. crowd, music).
Excessive water usage (e.g. swimming pool, bathtub).
Excessive use of land (e.g. high building footprint).
Natural habitat intrusion (e.g. trekking to protected areas) • Irresponsible waste disposal (e.g. littering)

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Choose the option that best represent the current condition:

No, we have not identify and mitigate any of the potential disturbing activities mentioned from our operations

Yes, we identified 1 to 2 out 6 potential disturbing activities mentioned but not yet implement any mitigation actions.

Yes, we identified 3 to 4 out 6 potential disturbing activities mentioned and implement mitigation actions for 1 to 2 activities.

Yes, we identified 5 to 6 out 6 potential disturbing activities mentioned and implement mitigation actions for 3 to 4 activities.

Have you encourage your hotel guests and staff to be involved in biodiversity conservation efforts through these following activities?

Provision of information regarding biodiversity conservation efforts through promotional media (e.g. brochure, signage, handbook) or verbally (e.g. briefing, reminder).
Provision of opportunities to participate in biodiversity conservation efforts (e.g. beach clean-up, tree planting).
Provision of opportunities to educate themselves on biodiversity conservation efforts (e.g. training session, short courses).

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Choose the option that best represent the current condition:

No, we have not conducted any activities to encourage our guests and staff to be involved in biodiversity conservation efforts.

Yes, we have conducted 1 out of 3 activities mentioned to encourage our guests and staff to be involved in biodiversity conservation efforts.

Yes, we have conducted 2 out of 3 activities mentioned to encourage our guests and staff to be involved in biodiversity conservation efforts.

Yes, we have conducted all 3 activities mentioned to encourage our guests and staff to be involved in biodiversity conservation efforts

Do you implement any of the following programs and activities to manage invasive species on your property?

Site monitoring: Conduct regular site inspection and document any occurrence and/or spread of invasive species on-site (e.g. monthly site inspection).
Removal strategy: Implement actions to eliminate the presence of invasive species on-site (e.g. no-kill snake removal policy).
Reduction strategy: Implement actions to reduce the numbers of invasive species on-site (e.g. adding mulch to the garden).
Preventive strategy: Implement actions to avoid the occurrence of invasive species on site (e.g. removing plants that attract mosquitos).

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Choose the option that best represent the current condition:

No, we do not have any invasive species management programs and activities mentioned in place for our property.

Yes, we have conducted regular site monitoring and removed invasive species identified on our property.

Yes, we have conducted regular site monitoring, removed and reduced invasive species identified on our property.

Yes, we have conducted regular site monitoring, removed, reduced, and prevented the occurrence and spread of invasive species on our property.

What percentage of the landscape area of the hotel is occupied by plants that are native to the ecosystem of your property?

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Have you established internal guidelines for hotel staff and guests to minimize disturbing activities and/or negative impacts produced during their visits to natural sites? And which of the following activities have you used to communicate and enforce said guidelines?

Promotional media: Guidelines are displayed in the form of brochure, signage, handbook, and/or other promotional media.
Briefing session: Hotel offers short briefing session to guests and staff on the guidelines before activities in natural site.
Mandatory training session: Hotel requires staff to follow training sessions before assisting and/or guiding hotel guests to natural sites.

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Please choose the option that best to represent current conditions :

No, we have not established any guidelines that we used internally for our hotel guests and staff.

Yes, we have established internal guidelines for hotel staff and guests and communicate them through 1 of the 3 activities mentioned.

Yes, we have established internal guidelines for hotel staff and guests and communicate them through 2 of the 3 activities mentioned

Yes, we have established internal guidelines for hotel staff and guests and communicate them through all 3 activities mentioned.

Have you established internal policies and/or declared commitment to limit and prohibit direct interaction of hotel staff and guest with wildlife that exist surrounding your property and/or other tourism destinations? If so, what kind of wildlife interactions are limited/prohibited in your policies?

Feeding of wildlife: Tourists offer/leave food for wildlife.
Approaching of wildlife: Tourists do not maintain a safe distance to wildlife (e.g. crowding, flash photography).
Calling of wildlife: Tourists make sounds to attract wildlife attention.
Touching/handling of wildlife: Tourists physically touch the wildlife.
Visiting non wildlife: Tourists visit attractions that profit from irresponsible wildlife interactions.

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Please choose the option that best to represent current conditions :

No, we have not established any policies and/or commitment that we used internally for our hotel guests and staff.

Yes, we have established internal policies and/or commitment for hotel staff and guests that manage 1 to 2 interactions out of 5 wildlife interactions mentioned.

Yes, we have established internal policies and/or commitment for hotel staff and guests that manage 3 out of 4 wildlife interactions mentioned.

Yes, we have established internal policies and/or commitment for hotel staff and guests that manage all 5 wildlife interactions mentioned

Which of these following actions have you implemented in your hotel to encourage and enforce the protection of animal welfare?

Terms & Definitions

Guidelines

Hotel to choose all of actions that are implemented in their hotel

Establish commitment and policy to protect animal welfare

Hire animal caretaker or assigned employee to ensure the quality of housing, caring, and handling of hotel pets (e.g. dogs, birds, fishes).

Minimize factors that could expose hotel pets to stress, fear, pain, and suffering (e.g. overcrowding, loud noises).

Exclude tourism attractions that endanger animals (e.g. live shows of captive animal, elephant ride) from hotel’s itinerary and travel guidebook.

Establish regulation to prohibit hotel staff and guest to associate with attractions/activities that could damage animal welfare (e.g. hunting).

Support organization and participate in activities that protect animal welfare (e.g. affiliation with any organization, financial and/or manpower support).

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Biodiversity

Refers to the the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species in their natural environments.

Internal policy

Hotel develop and implement policies that are being used internally to guide the actions and operations of the hotel.

Public declaration

Hotel conveyed their support and commitment through one or more media that can be accessed by the public (e.g. website, signage, advertisement).

Identification

Hotel monitor and document any potential disturbing activities mentioned to the natural habitat from their operations.

Mitigation

Hotel implement actions to prevent/reduce/remove the potential disturbing activities mentioned from their operations (e.g. implement quiet zone/time, reduce light levels at night).

Disturbing activities to the natural habitat

Any activities from hotel operations that produced negative impacts to the local environment. Forms of negative impacts including depletion of natural resources, pollution, physical impacts, and increased vulnerability of the local ecosystem.

Biodiversity

Refers to the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species in their natural environments.

Biodiversity conservation

Refers to the protection, upliftment, and management of biodiversity in order to derive sustainable benefits for present and future generations.

Further explanation of the activities

Provision of information is to increase the awareness of hotel guests and staff on biodiversity conservation efforts.
Provision of opportunities to participate is to involve hotel guests and staff in direct efforts to conserve the biodiversity.
Provision of opportunities to educate is to improve the understanding of hotel guests and staff on biodiversity conservation efforts.

Invasive species

Invasive species are non-native plants, wild animals, or pests and other living organism that intentionally or unintentionally exist in the ecosystem and have negative impacts or may harm the environment or ecosystem.

Invasive species management

Programs and/or activities included in the hotel property landscape management.

List of Invasive Plant Species in Indonesia: Link

Landscape area

Open area that are designed to enhance the visual amenity of a property using combinations of horticultural elements and other landscape architectural elements.

Plants that are native to the ecosystem (native plants)

Indigeneous plants that have evolved and adapted to a specific location and have remained genetically unaltered by humans.

Natural site visits

Any activities (e.g. hiking, snorkeling) that require entering a natural site (e.g. forest, mountain, sea, beach). The visit may or may not be arranged by the hotel.

Internal guidelines

Hotel developed written/unwritten guidelines on what and what not to do during any visits to natural sites for their hotel guests and staff.

Disturbing activities and/or negative impacts

Activities and impacts that could cause harm to the ecosystem of the natural site (e.g. crowding, littering, picking up wildlife).

Wildlife surrounding the property and other tourism destinations

Any non-domesticated living things (e,g, mammals, birds, fishes) which habitat is located near the hotel site and/or other locations that guests and staff may visit.

Internal policies and declared commitment

Hotel developed written/unwritten policies and commitment that are being used to educate hotel guests and staff to limit and/or to prohibit their interactions with wildlife.

Animal welfare

A state where an animal is healthy, comfortable, well-nourished, safe, able to express innate behaviour, and not suffering from unpleasant states (e.g. pain, fear, and distress).

Animal welfare protection

Any actions that provide the animals with their physical and mental needs including proper housing, management, nutrition, disease prevention and treatment, responsible care, humane handling, and, when necessary, humane euthanasia.

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