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Work plan for Paraty: The Brazilian partners (the
Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Tourism) have
partnered with a committee composed of community leaders,
local politicians and representatives of the region's tourism
sectors to develop a work plan. The Green Passport 's work
plan
- supports the implementation of structured actions to
improve the sustainability of the destination,
- strengthens the local agenda 21,
- promotes capacity-building, environmental education,
community-based ecotourism initiatives and
- develops waste reduction schemes
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Paraty,
a city in the Rio de Janeiro State was chosen as the first tourism
destination to implement the Green Passport campaign at the local
level due to its natural and cultural features as well as the
local commitment for sustainable tourism development.
