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The Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS) is a private non-profit organization whose mission is the sustainable development of protected areas within the State of Amazonas in Brazil. Marriott has committed $2 million to help FAS protect The Juma Sustainable Development Reserve, which encompasses 1.4 million acres of pristine rainforest. The project supports the employment, education and healthcare of Juma's 2,500 residents, who in turn help protect the rainforest from illegal farming and logging. For more information about Amazonas Sustainable Foundation, visit www.fas-amazonas.org/en/  .
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Thirty-one of the company’s golf courses throughout North America and the Caribbean are Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries, enhancing precious natural areas and wildlife habitats. For more information about Audubon International, visit www.audubonintl.org .
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Clean Up the World is a global organization mobilizing 35 million volunteers in 120 countries. Marriott employees love to pitch in when it comes to cleaning up the environment…streets, parks, beaches, and other public spaces. Clean Up the World has helped Marriott’s employees get involved in local clean-up projects, ranging from the River Thames in London to the San Francisco Bay in California. To learn more about Clean Up the World, visit www.cleanuptheworld.org .
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Marriott, in partnership with Conservation International, has become the first major global hotel company to calculate its carbon footprint and launch an integrated environmental strategy to address climate change. The plan builds on a 20-year track record of aggressive energy and water conservation at Marriott’s hotels worldwide, and includes specific new steps the company can take in five key areas: water, waste and energy; supply chain; green buildings; helping protect the rainforest; and employee and guest engagement. To learn more about Conservation International, visit www.conservation.org . |
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 | Marriott’s conservation efforts have been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which has awarded more than 275 Marriott hotels with its ENERGY STAR® label, more than any other hotel company. The EPA also presented Marriott with its ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award and has named the company “Partner of the Year” since 2004. To learn more about the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR program, visit www.energystar.gov .
|  | Marriott is a founding member of the International Tourism Partnership…a global industry group based in the United Kingdom that promotes responsible and environmentally-conscious tourism. Participation includes contributing to the development of the “Sustainable Hotel Siting and Design Guide” and sponsoring and serving on the editorial board of Green Hotelier magazine. To learn more about International Tourism Partnership, visit www.tourismpartnership.org .
|  | The Prince’s Rainforests Project (PRP) works with governments, businesses, NGOs and individuals to increase global recognition of the contribution of tropical deforestation to climate change and to find ways to make the rainforests worth more alive than dead. The PRP has launched a global campaign, which calls for urgent action for rainforests by the end of the year. Sign up at www.rainforestsos.org/marriott to help put rainforests at the heart of the climate change debate. View Bill Marriott video
|  | U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings accessible to everyone within a generation. Today, Marriott is proud that the Inn and Conference Center at the University of Maryland in the Greater Washington, D.C., region, is LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) by the U.S. Green Building Council. To learn more about U.S. Green Building Council, visit www.usgbc.org .
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