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Eco-benin

Eco-Benin is the pioneer of ecological and fair tourism promotion in Benin, and has 20 years experience in offering ecotouristic itineraries to encounter the country and its inhabitants, combined with local development and preservation of biodiversity. Eco-Benin uses ecotourism as a lever for economical development of the local communities that manage themselves. It offers technical collaboration from the start-up of projects to their extension with the help of about 30 professionals of diverse disciplines. From South to North, about fifteen ecotouristic villages were developed where villagers give us a warm welcome and offer lodging, food, guided tours, and sales of handicrafts and local products. These activities complement their income. Over three hundred villagers benefit already. Eco-Benin is also active in environmental protection. Key projects include the planting of mangroves to create a biological reserve of 10,000 hectares in the South, and the promotion of fuel-saving ‘Wanrou’ cooking stoves in the North. Eco-Benin is an active member of the ‘International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International social tourism organisation (ISTO) and of ‘Altervoyages’.

Calavi 1% for the Planet

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Headquarters
Calavi
Website
www.ecobenin.org
Focus
Bioregion
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