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Cozumel .- The headlines and links seven municipal government agencies, held a follow-up meeting to work on plans for integrated water management and waste management to be certified as “Clean Tourist Destination”, which aims achieved with the support of the hospitality industry, announced the coordinator of this project, Sofia Inuit Suburban.
During the workshop, Inuit Suburban told employees of the city council that this project is aimed at the premise of the mayor, Aurelio Joaquin Gonzalez, who is caring for the environment and the welfare of the general public.
Suburban Inuit said that Cozumel is one of eight municipalities seeking certification with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Protean), for which it must meet guidelines based on action plans for water and waste.
He said that the municipalities that applied for this certification are Itapúa, Guerrero, Guayas, Sonora; Cuatrocienegas, Coahuila, Puerto Pensacola, Sonora, San Miguel de Aliened, Guanajuato, Huánuco, Oaxaca, Cozumel, Quintana Room, Morelia, Michoacán, abounding that this latter is significant progress. “But our town has much in favor, as the landfill, as well as the plan of action is lower.”
After explaining the audit process and delivery of records which should work immediately, the coordinator of Clean Certificate Municipality said that to achieve this recognition requires the union of two certifications, that is the hotel industry (75 percent of hotels in Cozumel) obtained the certificate “Environmental Quality Tourism”, while the council must obtain the “Environmental Quality Council”, for which they must meet a comprehensive water management and waste.
Urged to join hands to work on violations that dropped the first audit (23 plan water and waste management 26) whenever the next meeting to monitor progress of actions, is the first of August, as it claims that about three months to run the next audit.
Finally, he reported that having the certification of “Tourist Destination” Clean, Cozumel will have different benefits, and actions conducive to sustainable development, the return of tourism, added value, attracting affluent markets, promoting investment, preference of the international market and promote tourism at international level for about a year.