ENVIRONMENT POLICY
1. OVERVIEW

Bhutan has some of the strictest environmental conservation law in the world. According to the 2008 constitution at least 60% of the country`s land must be covered by the forest in perpetuity, and it is strictly illegal to kill or tap any wild animals or collect forest product. Bhutan is an un spoilt haven for biodiversity as conservation of environment also includes in one of the pillar of Gross National Happiness. Taksa Tours and Travel is committed to maintain the protection of the natural environment as a significant component in all our travel related business strategies. As Taksa Tours and Travel is responsible company, we bear a responsibility to consider the impacts of our actions and how they affect the environment both directly in terms of our own operation, and indirectly through our purchasing decision. We are committed to minimizing the impact of our operations on the environment and to demonstrating leadership by integrating environment considerations into all our travel related business practices.

2. SCOPE

The requirement of this policy apply to all entities, employees, sub service provider and any individual availing or rendering service of Taksa Tours and Travel, and the primary audience for this policy is those responsible for its implementation.

3. COMMITMENT FROM TAKSA TOURS AND TRAVEL

We want our products, services and production to be part of sustainable tourism product. So, we are committed to protect the venerable environment.

a). Environment Protection commitments

 Taksa Tours and Travel will protect the environment including preventing the pollution and pledge to operate business strategy in an environmentally conscious manner that pro-actively cares and protect the natural environment from damage.

 We will give appropriate weight to this environment policy when making future planning and travel decision.

 We will plan activities to reduce their adverse environmental impact in production, use and disposal.

 We reduce unnecessary resources consumption, waste and pollution in our company`s operations.

b) Commitment from Service User

 I/we not only comply environmental policy but also actively take part in promoting sustainable eco-tourism and minimize the negative impact from the daily travel activities.

 We are committed to apply ourselves to the Governmental environmental protection laws and requirement.

 We will reduce unnecessary resource consumption, waste and pollution in our echo system by complying company`s environmental policy and further more Governmental environment policy in general.

c) Commitment from the Service provider (Guide, Driver, trekking staff)

 We (guide, driver, trekking staff) are fully committed to company`s environmental friendly policy.

 We will execute all travel related activities under the compliance of environmental policy to reduce the impact in environmental.

 We are committed to use those designated places, trail and route to preserve and to minimize the foot print in natural environment.

 We are fully committed not only company`s environmental friendly policies but also we are strictly committed to Governmental environmental requirements and regulations.

Compliance

a) Taksa Tour and travel will comply with, or exceed, our environment obligations, including taking part actively to protect the natural environment from travel related business.

b) I/we (Clients or individuals) hereby comply with company environmental policy and Government environment regulation or policy so as to protect and benefit around the globe.

c) We (Guide, driver, trekking staff) will not only comply with the company`s policy and Government`s policy to protect the sustainable eco-tourism and environment but will also take part in minimizing the negative impact.

I/we hereby understood the company`s environmental policy and will comply as per the Company`s Policy, should there be any one who fails to comply will be dealt as per the Company`s Policy, Tourism Council of Bhutan`s Policy and in general environmental Policy of Bhutan.

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