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The Slovenian Tourist Board in 2015 developed the Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism, a special programme used to assess the sustainable operations of Slovenian destinations and operators. The first winner of the Slovenia Green quality label was Ljubljana, European Green Capital 2016. Slovenia is the first country in the world to be comprehensively rated according to international sustainability criteria.
In Slovenia, forests cover 58.4% of its area, making it the third most forested country in Europe and 36% of its area is within the Natura 2000 network. One fifth of its coast is protected, and it is one of the richest European countries with regard to the amount of river water per capita.
By adopting the Green Strategy of Slovenian tourism 2012–2016, Slovenia committed to the sustainable development of tourism and the respect of its green character. Within the Green Scheme, it developed the Slovenia Green quality label based on the Green Destinations Standard, the global standard for assessing the sustainable operations of tourist destinations, and the ETIS indicator system.
12 destinations and 10 operators have joined the Green Scheme since 2015. The first destination to be given the Slovenia Green Destination label was Ljubljana, while other holders of the quality label include Kamnik, Idrija, Rogla-Zreče, Radlje ob Dravi, Cerkno, Laško, Žalec, Celje, Velenje, Nova Gorica, and Maribor. The holders of the Slovenia Green Accommodation label are the Thermana Park Hotel in Laško, the Koren Camp in Kobarid, the Terme Snovik Spa, the Urška Tourist Farm, Ortenia– Apartments in Nature, the Trnulja Estate, the Park Hotel in Ljubljana, the Celica Hostel, Pr’ Gavedarjo Design Rooms, and the Jožef Hotel in Idrija. The assessment process now includes 16 destinations.
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