Nature conservation instead of climate protection: the green roots of the right
stern.de, 21st June 2024 (in German)
News publ. 15. May 2014
STREAM is considered to be an exemplary project within the development of climate-friendly tourism. Thanks to its comprehensive expertise in energy, adelphi helped to foster this success. During the final stage of the project, the participants classified the results on an international scale and
The aim of STREAM - Sustainable Tourism through Energy Efficiency with Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Pangandaran was to construct a sustainable infrastructure for climate friendly tourism in Pangandaran, Indonesia. Over the previous years, effective climate protection and adaptive measures were conceived and implemented in collaboration with local groups working towards sustainable tourism development, as well as with the Destination Management Organisation (DMO). In addition, it should raise awareness and skills in as many of the participants as possible, as well as developing best-practice examples.
During the course of the project, various individual schemes were initiated that led to hotels and restaurants adopting energy-efficient measures, as well as implementing renewable energies for the development of sustainable tourism and services (see all of the individual measures here). Aside from this, severely damaged mangrove and coral ecosystems in Pangandaran, Indonesia, were partially restored and a sustainable foundation was developed to ensure their conservation and cultivation.
The participation of local stakeholders and organisations was, in particular, a great success: More than 2000 local inhabitants collaborated in the conservation and cultivation of the mangroves, amongst which 450 pupils from 18 schools were involved. As of April 2014, local partners will be responsible for the continued management or coordination of many of the initiatives begun during the project.
adelphi’s experts provided support during the STREAM project, mainly through capacity development the facilitation of adaptive and climate protection measures and also remained on hand as technical consultants to answer questions on energy efficiency and renewable energy. In addition, a new method of analysis, based on a comprehensive collection of data, was implemented to assess the tourist sector’s emission sources, the results of which have formed the basis of specially developed software. This software will, from now on, be utilized in training sessions, and will give decision makers a better understanding of an area’s emissions profile, as well as to enable the facilitation of realistic emission reduction goals.