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Sustainable Tourism and Eco-Lodge Environmental Management

Africa's tourism industry depends on the natural environments it operates in, yet lodges, camps and hotels can strain water, energy and waste systems in sensitive areas. This course helps hospitality and conservation teams reduce their environmental footprint while enhancing guest experience and community benefit. Delegates learn to run operations that protect the very landscapes that attract visitors.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify the key environmental pressures of tourism operations in sensitive areas.
  • Apply water, energy and waste efficiency measures suited to remote lodges.
  • Design responsible sourcing and low impact operating practices.
  • Integrate community benefit and biodiversity protection into operations.
  • Communicate sustainability credentials honestly to guests and partners.
  • Develop a sustainability plan for a tourism property or operation.

Course outline

  1. 01Tourism and Its Environmental Footprint
  2. 02Water and Energy in Remote Operations
  3. 03Waste and Wastewater Management
  4. 04Responsible Sourcing and Operations
  5. 05Community Benefit and Biodiversity
  6. 06Communicating Sustainability to Guests
  7. 07Building a Tourism Sustainability Plan

Who should attend

This course is designed for lodge and hotel managers, tourism operators, conservation staff and hospitality sustainability coordinators.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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