USAID Turizam has encouraged and facilitated Trebinje’s application for the “Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories”, providing key support during the process of applying and advising on the necessary documentation. The aim was to promote Bosnia and Herzegovina as a country of unique and sustainable destinations.
After winning the first place in the international competition „Green Destinations Story Awards – Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories” at the ITB Berlin, the largest tourism fair in the world, City of Trebinje and Herzeg House and local agricultural producers have received significant recognition and encouragement for further development of sustainable tourism.
USAID Turizam continued its technical support to the City of Trebinje for the Green Destination Top 100 Award. Trebinje has completed the procedure for the 2022 Top 100 competition with additional 15 criteria (30 in total) for the Sustainability Check and submitted 2 stories, for the Good Practice Story Award Competition, that was organized in Athens in October, at the Green Destination 2022 & Future of Tourism Summit.
The story of Orjen Nature Park – Protected Area for Tourism and Sustainable Development was enlisted among 100 sustainable development stories. The Orjen and Bijela Gora Nature Park was established not just to protect the environment but also to achieve a balance between environmental preservation and the local economy’s growth through resource consumption and the creation of new jobs.
Read full story by clicking the Nature Park “Orjen” – a protected area in the service of improving the tourist offer and sustainable development
Photo Credit: Jasmin Agović
Photo Credit: Jasmin Agović
