This resort utilizes solar energy, maintains an on-site garden, and prioritizes local sourcing. It actively reduces plastic usage and uses traditional ox carts for some transportation and beach cleaning. Accommodations are sustainably built from coconut palm trees with natural ventilation.
Demonstrates a strong commitment to sustainability through significant solar power usage, eliminating plastic water bottles for guests, using metal straws, and sourcing organic produce from their gardens and local farms.
Actively involved in mangrove plantation projects and regular beach clean-ups with community involvement. The resort has significantly reduced single-use plastics by eliminating plastic bottles and using stainless steel straws, and provides filtered water in recyclable containers.
Questionnaire
Do you utilise any renewable energy sources to produce energy on the hotel/accommodation premises?
Solar radiation
What makes your hotel/accommodation eco-friendly?
Engaged in eco-friendly initiatives (i.e. reforestation, wildlife conservation)
LED lighting throughout the premises
Signs in the rooms informing guests that towels will only be changed upon request
Is there anything that you would like to highlight, add or clarify?We are moving on to Regenerative Tourism which talks about communities that are developed through tourism.
Holds a Travel Sustainable Level 2 certification and implements practices focused on a sustainable stay. Meals are prepared following ayurvedic principles using fresh organic ingredients from their own farms and contracted organic sources, with an aim towards "Zero Emission."
Designed with sustainable living spaces that blend traditional Sri Lankan aesthetics with contemporary design, utilizing natural and locally sourced materials like eco-Cajun and illuk for roofing. The resort aims to minimize its environmental footprint and sources meals from the local village and its own garden.
Supported a mangrove restoration project in the Gin Oya Estuary, highlighting involvement in local environmental conservation. The resort also invests a percentage of its revenue back into community projects or sustainability initiatives.
Anawasal operates on principles of environmental consciousness, using natural materials and minimizing waste. They also promote a sustainable approach to dolphin watching tours.