Report and FEE Statement on the COP21 Agreement

On 4 December 2015 in the Climate Generations Area at COP21/CMP 11 in Paris, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) hosted a conference entitled “Climate Change as part of the curriculum from kindergarten to university”. The conference aimed at creating a platform of discussion between civil society, high profile professionals in the field of environmental education and people with real hands-on experience, so that they could share their knowledge and involvement in environmental issues.

Moreover, as FEE representatives, Lesley Jones and Daniel Schaffer, were involved in activities at the Climate Generations Area, the Blue Zone and the UNESCO Headquarters, where they discussed further how FEE helps strengthen climate education through its programmes, its campaigns, and its impact at the international, national and local level. 

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(Conference at COP21) Climate Change as part of the curriculum

FEE Statement on the COP21 Agreement

On the 12 December 2015, 195 nations reached a new global agreement in Paris for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and tackling climate change. The agreement’s main aims are to keep the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, to increase the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change, and to make consistent financial flows with a pathway towards climate-resilient development.

The Paris agreement’s most evident value is to set a regular emissions’ cut review process together with the submission of new targets, thus facilitating the process from the civil society’s side of pushing governments to not only reach their goals, but also to keep aiming for higher ones.  The Agreement also takes into account the less developed countries’ financial support for climate change adaptation and mitigation, together with supporting developing countries in their transition to low carbon economies.

This agreement is a very positive step in the right direction and reflects the long needed global acceptance of the problem, its causes and the urgency in which we need to act if we are to start remedying the situation.        

Nevertheless and once again, the agreement seems to lack an enforceable non-compliance mechanism, which would ensure that countries fulfil the obligations they have committed to in this Paris Agreement.

The Foundation for Environmental Education as a representative of its members, who are civil society organisations from around the world, would like to recognise the important role civil society will need to continue to play to encourage governments to fulfil their obligations towards the reduction of green house gas emissions, and also the wellbeing of their citizens and that of humanity in general.

The Foundation for Environmental Education urges governments to recognise the great importance of Climate Change Education (CCE) as a key element to bring about the needed change, as presented in the Paris Agreement.  The recognition must come in the form of continuous and increased support for both the formal and non-formal education systems, including all age groups from kindergarten to adulthood.

- Daniel Schaffer, CEO of the Foundation for Environmental Education

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The more the merrier - New members joining FEE

As of November 2015, Colombia, Switzerland and South Korea are on board!

Colombia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, whose mission is to support the entrepreneurial activity aimed at the production of goods, services and technology, as well as the touristic management of the country’s regions, is now an Affiliate Member, with the implementation of the Blue Flag programme. 

The Blue Flag programme will also be implemented in South Korea, under the Associate Membership of the Lifesaving Society Korea. The main objectives of the organisation are drowning prevention activities (public education, research, training, etc.), forming working groups to promote drowning prevention in South Korea and worldwide, to foster lifesaving sports, contribute international lifesaving movement, set lifesaving and lifeguarding standard in South Korea, and other drowning prevention related business.

 In Switzerland, the Association J’aime ma Planète, a non-profit organisation that is committed to protecting the environment and promoting a sustainable development, will be implementing the Eco-Schools programme. 

 You can find more information about the organisations in their respective websites:

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Colombia: http://www.mincit.gov.co/englishmin/

Lifesaving Society Korea: http://www.lskorea.org/spmain/spmain.php

Association J’aime ma Planète: http://www.jaimemaplanete.name

COP21 Klima March

In the build-up to this year’s COP21 in Paris, various events will be taking place in support of this mutual effort towards a political response to climate change. The Global Climate March  aims to mobilise people all over the world, call for climate justice, and help bring an end to carbon pollution.

Find an event near you: http://globalclimatemarch.org/en/join-an-event/

The Climate Action Denmark network, formed by a number of environmental NGOs across Denmark, has taken responsibility for the organisation of the Climate March here in Copenhagen on 29 November. This network is built upon four principles:

• producing 100% renewable energy
• a change towards sustainable green economy
• forward-looking policies on climate and the environment
• climate justice

The Foundation for Environmental Education would like to openly support this effort to bring people closer to the issue of combating climate change. Furthermore, we would like to express our true hope for a fruitful and constructive COP in Paris towards positive government actions, sustainable development, and a legally binding and universal agreement on climate.

Check the Facebook event for the programme of the demonstration on 29 November 2015: https://www.facebook.com/events/1632204977029248/

Conference at COP21: Climate change as part of the curriculum from kindergarten to university

During COP21/CMP 11, the Foundation for Environmental Education will be hosting a Conference titled “Climate change as part of the curriculum from kindergarten to university”, at the Climate Generations Area on 4 December 2015, from 15:00-16:30.

The conference is meant to provide debate rooms for civil society events accessible to the public. The civil society area is seen as an international space for debates and exchanges linked to the ecological transition on the one hand, and the discovery of solutions to address climate disruption, provided by civil society, on the other.

In accordance with the wishes expressed by the French presidency of COP21/CMP11, the Climate Generation Area will be open to the public, free of charge, from the 1 December until the 11 December, with the exception of Sunday the 6 December, from 10:30 to 19:00.

Full security will be ensured throughout the area.

The conference:

There is little or no doubt any more that Climate Change is the most important, urgent and complex challenge facing humanity. This challenge requires each and every one of us to act responsibly, make changes in our perception and behaviour and be willing to make sacrifices for the good of those who will follow us. Education is recognised as an essential part of any process that looks to inform and empower people to better understand any issue and to change their behaviour based on the understanding they have achieved. This behaviour change is far more likely to be achieved if the educated are truly involved and are taught through practical, hands-on and positive action-based methodology. Hence it is essential that climate change is embedded into educational systems, that it clearly becomes part of the official curriculum and that the methodology used is not only one that informs but rather a methodology that will increase positive change in people’s behaviour.

Students of all ages are powerful agents of change: their education can impact how people make use of natural resources to move towards more sustainable lifestyles, to increase the level of activism and help them to adapt to the consequences of climate change. We would like explore how this could be achieved at different educational levels, highlight some best practices, address the difficulties facing efforts to embed climate change in the curriculum and make suggestions on how to overcome these hurdles.

The Conference will be based on a presentation and panel format, where each one of the four panel members will represent experience and expertise focusing on one education age group: kindergarten, schools, higher education and informal education.

An open panel discussion and an interaction session with the public will follow.

The speakers:

Morgan Phillips, Programme developer

Insights on early years education

Education manager of Keep Britain Tidy, a leading environmental charity in the UK and the NGO responsible for delivering FEE programmes in England, particularly Eco-Schools. Dr. Phillips holds a PhD in Environmental Education and has worked as an environmental educator, community engagement manager and lecturer, representing expertise on how environmental education is embedded into the national curriculum.

Ugo Leenhardt, Secondary education professional

French science teacher at a public secondary school involved for years in the local implementation of the Eco-Schools and Young Reporters for the Environment programmes, creator of several projects on climate for students and of a growing network of teachers and persons in charge of economic and social development.

Hilligje van’t Land, Higher education expert

Director of the Membership and Programme Development at the International Association of Universities, Dr. van’t Land is in charge at IAU of thematic priorities as sustainable development and intercultural dialogue and runs the project on the Changing nature of the Doctoral programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Rizwan Jaffar, Representative for the informal education sector

Mr. Jaffar is the founder chairman of the Youth Parliament, National Commissioner for Youth Affairs at the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association and member of the program sub-committee Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of Scout Movement.

The Conference will be facilitated by Daniel Schaffer, CEO of the Foundation for Environmental Education, and will be held in Conference room number 3. Please note that the room capacity is limited to 100 people.

Full Guide

Programme - The FEE Conference is listed on page 32

COP21 / CMP11 Host country website: http://www.cop21.gouv.fr/en/ 

Please help us tweet this news using the hashtags #FEECOP21 #FEEClimateEducation

For any further information about FEE’s Conference, don’t hesitate to contact us at elisabetta@fee.global

'Replant the Planet' Denmark

In November, 15,000 students from 200 schools all over Denmark planted 33,000 trees for a better climate. Together with foresters, the students planted trees in their schools and in the forests in the hope that these trees will grow into school forests and green schoolyards. 

Rachel Boyle, International LEAF Director, was thrilled to attend the launch of 'Replant the Planet' at the Naturcenter Herstedhoje Albertslund, Denmark. Replant the Planet is an annual event, organised by our Danish LEAF National Operator, Malene Bendix and LEAF member organisation in Denmark, Skoven i Skolen. 

Replant the Planet was launched, in the finest possible way! The Danish Crown Princess Mary planted the first tree of the campaign, an Oak tree, the first tree in the new forest “The Forest of the Princess”. After planting the Oak, the Crown Princess continued planting a long row of beech trees together with many proud students. Click here to watch a short movie of the Crown Princess Mary planting and speaking about Replant the Planet. 
 
120 students, 4 Mayors and many other guests planted trees and engaged in four different workshops. They learned about photosynthesis, sketched climate drawings, carved nameplates for their trees in wood, planted young trees in pots they made from newspaper and pressed apples into juice.
 
As a part of Replant the Planet, new teaching material about forest, wood and climate was developed, a booklet and poster called “Replant the Planet: The Tree Circle – and the Climate”. Participating schools were given 50 trees and the new teaching material. 

Green Key Hotels in Madeira support reforestation initiative

The Four Views Hotels Group and the Madeira Natural Park together with students from Caniço School joined hands and set up a reforestation project.

3 November 2015 was marked by an Environmental initiative, the Reforestation in Cais do Sardinha, an area set in the protected zone of the Natural Park in Ponta de São Lourenço, the area more to the east of our island of Madeira, Portugal.

It was a joint activity between the Four Views Hotels Group and the Madeira Natural Park, with the partnership of students of Caniço School and with the special support of Hotel Quinta do Lorde, which provided an area to organise a barbecue offered to those involved in this initiative.  The Travel agency Mbtravel, provide the entire transportation logistics to the site of Reforestation.

This was undoubtedly an activity marked by noble sentiment of everyone wanting to contribute with something positive to the ecosystem of the Island and it engaged young people to take responsibility to protect what belongs to us and what surrounds us ... Nature!

The success of this activity increased the desire between the organisations involved, to engage in more initiatives for the sake of the good ecological health and nature of the Island.

International Conference 'Education as a Driver for Sustainable Development Goals'

The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) has demonstrated that education can play a vital role leading to sustainable development. The UN DESD closed with an International Conference in Nagoya, Japan in November 2014 with the declaration of the Global Action Programme (GAP). The GAP has identified five priority areas to advance the Education for Sustainable Development agenda and enable strategic focus and foster stakeholder commitment. CEE is a key GAP partner to the priority area ‘Advancing Policy’. Every country and region would need to develop their own GAP agenda bringing in local perspectives and initiative.  

In September 2015, the UN also launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an outcome of global consultative processes. It is important for ESD communities to look specifically at each goal and determine how education can play an effective role in helping achieve this.  

An international conference entitled 'Education as a Driver for Sustainable Development Goals' is being organised by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), in partnership with UNESCO, UNEP and the Government of India. 
The Conference will be organised from January 11-13, 2016. It aims at bringing together global experience and expertise to highlight and strengthen the role of education in realising the SDGs. It will be an opportunity to build upon the learning from the UN DESD and recognise Education as a key enabler.

The SDGs are applicable to the world as a whole. Increasingly, the emphasis has moved away from a solely economic view of development to a larger view that includes the three pillars of sustainability – environmental, social and economic. With this new emphasis comes also the recognition that policy instruments or technological solutions are not going to be enough and that behavioural change is crucial in achieving Sustainable Development. Thus the role of education in its broadest sense including training and capacity building, communication and creating public awareness, scientific research, sharing and access to information and networking; and partnerships become a key strategy for achieving the SDGs.

The objective of the Conference is to bring together the global experience and expertise of using Education as a way of achieving SDGs and showcasing the India experience in doing so.

Expected Outcomes

• To apply the learning of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development to develop programmes to achieve the SDGs

• To look at how the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD can play a major role in the SDG strategy

• To develop synergies and partnerships

For more details, contact Conference Secretariat at 
Email: esdgconference@ceeindia.org
Website: www.ceeindia.org/esdg

Green Key launched in South Africa

Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA), FEE’s member organisation in South Africa, has decided to launch Green Key in South Africa.

Vincent Shacks, new Green Key operator for South Africa explains: “Building on the success of the Blue Flag and Eco-Schools programmes in South Africa, WESSA has been carefully evaluating the possibility for introducing Green Key in our country. Knowing the success of the programme globally, we have concluded that there is a good potential for Green Key here. I would therefore encourage any hotel, eco-lodge and other tourism establishment interested in pursuing the Green Key label to contact us in WESSA”

Finn Bolding Thomsen, International Green Key Director adds: “I am pleased that WESSA has decided to make the Green Key programme now also easily available to tourism establishments in South Africa, and with WESSA being in charge of the work, I am very confident that Green Key will become a success in South Africa.”

Global Action Days November 2015

It’s that time of the year again. Time to act and help the environment! The Global Action Days is a campaign by the Foundation for Environmental Education to activate students and teachers to lead the change for a more sustainable world by getting involved in fun-filled, informative, activities.

Participating in constructive, meaningful actions helps young people to see the point of being involved, and aids their understanding of what they can do themselves to help the environment.

It’s all very simple. Plan your action, document the action by taking pictures, making a video or writing an article, register your school online and SHARE with the rest of the world on our Global Action Days Facebook group in the week of 9-15 November 2015.

Remember to ask your schools to include your country name or some other code in their posts, so you can then find everything happening in your country when using the search field! 

The chosen theme for Global Days of Action 2015 is Climate Change because of the Climate Conference known as COP21 which takes place in Paris later this year. The conference is about all governments agreeing to a deal to significantly reduce man-made Climate Change. As Climate Change is such a huge topic, FEE believes it is the ideal theme to focus on in 2015. 

All information on how to join this action can be found at www.ecoschools.global/global-action-days

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Slovenia launch the Learning about Forests programme September 2015

The Learning about Forests programme is going from strength to strength! Monday 28 September, our FEE member organisation, Društvo DOVES - FEE Slovenia, launched the Learning about Forests programme. 

Rachel Boyle, International LEAF Director, welcomed Slovenia on board and looks forward to watching the programme grow in Slovenia!

The programme was launched at the annual conference of the Eco-Schools programme . Over 450 eco-coordinators from 285 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and faculties participated at the Conference. Guests of honour at the conference were: Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Mr. Dejan Zidan, and Ambassador of the Netherlands, Mr. Bart Twaalfhoven.
 
Lek Pharmaceuticals will help support the programme in Slovenia. Ms. Katarina Klemenc, LEK/Sandoz group; director of Corporate Communications attended the launch.
 
The Learning about Forests (LEAF) programme, run by FEE International, was presented by Rachel Boyle, International Director of the programme. It is expected that kindergartens and schools will participate in the programme as forest is included as a topic within main themes of the Eco-Schools programme in Slovenia and many activities already related or even focus on forests. The main purpose of launching the LEAF programme in Slovenia is therefore to make the topic of forest systematically approached and consequently more visible and exposed.  This is important as 60 % of Slovenian territory is covered with forests which puts it on the third place in Europe.

FEE joins Global Alliance of higher education sustainability networks in Open Letter to Cop 21 Ministers

The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students will be heard at COP21 when the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris, France during the first week of December.

A global alliance of tertiary and higher education sustainability networks today jointly issued an Open Letter urging Ministers and Governments to acknowledge and strengthen the research and education role that universities and colleges play in addressing climate change. With networks on every continent pledging signatures, the global alliance already represents more than 3000 universities and colleges worldwide.

The Open Letter celebrates and confirms the critical role universities and colleges play in finding and implementing solutions towards climate change mitigation and adaptation and places it in the context of addressing wider issues of sustainability, including social and economic policies and practices.

Addressed to COP21 Ministers and Governments the letter also calls for more specific measures to be taken such as showcasing universities and colleges as living laboratories for climate change adaptation and mitigation, increasing support for trans-disciplinary learning, teaching and research approaches, and using university and college campuses and operations as a leverage agent to accelerate the transition to clean energy sources.

The Open Letter from the global alliance will be handed to COP21 General Secretary Pierre Henri Guignard on 14 October at the UNESCO Headquarters during the Higher Education for Climate Change Action Event. The event is hosted by The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative- HESI which was created by a consortium of UN entities UNESCO, UN-DESA, UNEP, Global Compact and UNU.

If you represent a university or college sustainability related network and wish to become a signatory to the Open Letter, please email john.north@grli.org or ipatton@eauc.org.uk before 9 October.

We hope you will join us in the effort and look forward to your response. You can view the letter here.

Blue Flag's 30th anniversary in France

Born from a French idea in 1985, Blue Flag turned 30 this year in its mother country!

It is with great pride that our French municipalities came to this special anniversary event,  to receive their flag and to exchange ideas amongst each other.

The municipality of St Nazaire, receiving Blue Flag for the first time, was hosting the event which included a discussion panel with experts and partners of Blue Flag France: Eco Maires, Fédération Francaise des Ports de Plaisance, Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux PACA, Villes de France, Eco-emballages. Jan Eriksen, FEE President, as well as Sophie Bachet Granados, Blue Flag Internationa Director, were also part of this discussion panel.

"I was there when the Blue Flag was created, and I am very glad I could be here today, to this special 30th anniversary of Blue Flag in France. To have witnessed the birth of this international programme and the development  throughout these past thirty years is one of the many reasons I believe that the Foundation for Environmental Education brings a real change to our world." says Jan Eriksen, whilst addressing the assembly.

"Today I am proud of what France has achieved in the past 30 years, and the tremendous work the French Blue Flag team has done to get there. It is important we know our past, so that our roots are deep in the ground, feeding on our huge experience. This enables our head to reach high in the sky, above and beyond what we know and imagine. Blue Flag has 30 years of experience, and thanks to all those working with us, Blue Flag has a bright future ahead, with many more exciting challenges." adds Sophie.

First establishment in Sint Maarten awarded with the Green Key eco-label

Through the Green Key certification scheme, Princess Heights Luxury Boutique Condo Hotel has worked on streamlining its procedures towards obtaining a high level of environmental standards without compromising the quality of the establishment. At a ceremony on 2 February 2015 the Green Key award was celebrated at the hotel with representatives from the national authorities, the hospitality sector, NGOs and the press from Sint Maarten attending the event.

Emil Lee, General Manager of Princess Heights Luxury Boutique Condo Hotel expressed his satisfaction with the achievement, and highlighted that the work could not have been completed without the environmental manager, Marlyn Wessels, leading the work and the involvement of all staff at the hotel. 

"The steps we have taken to change from single dose shampoo bottles to dispensers in the bathrooms, implementation of an integrated pest management programme, installation of energy efficient lighting and modifying other procedures to become more efficient with electricty and water have not only resulted in reduced impacts to the environment, but have also helped us to reduce our operational expenses. Any truly sustainable projects must be financially sustainable as well. We are delighted with our win/win partnership with FEE and EPIC", says Emil Lee.

Rueben Thompson, programme manager from the organisation EPIC (Environmental Protection in the Caribbean) in charge of the Green Key and Blue Flag programmes in Sint Maarten, complimented the hotel with the achievement and expressed his hope that Princess Heights Luxury Boutique Condo Hotel would serve as the role model for other establishments in Sint Maarten also interested in implementing the Green Key programme.

Finn Bolding Thomsen, International Green Key Director, attended the event and welcomed Princess Heights Luxury Boutique Condo Hotel to the Green Key family of more than 2,300 awarded sites in now 47 countries. He was very happy to observe the excellent work with environmental management and awareness raising of staff and guests at the hotel. He expressed his expectation that the first Green Key award in Sint Maarten as well as the recent signing of a cooperation agreement with the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association would lead to a continued increase in the presence of Green Key in the Caribbean region.

Green Key Netherlands celebrates awarded sites

The President of KMVK (Stichting voor Keurmerk, Milieu, Veiligheid en Kwaliteit), Derk Jan Verstand, welcomed the 200 participants to this yearly event and thanked everyone for the efforts they make every day to create a more sustainable business, even in these economical difficult times. He emphasized the work that is being done on communication and the website within Green Key Netherlands and the revision of the criteria in 2015. He also proudly announced that the first corporate restaurant was certified last week and talked about the great potential in this area. He finished with the number of Green Key awarded hotels which has reached up to 603.

George Stander, the proud manager of Conference Centre Bovendonk talked about the history of the building which used to be a monastery and seminary to train new priests. The Conference centre has recently earned their first bronze award and they are very motivated to earn the golden award in the near future.

Finn Bolding Thomson, the international Green Key director, thanked all the Green Key sites owners for their hard work and gave an update on the new international development on an international level through a video message.

Erik Van Dijk, Green Key national operator in the Netherlands, informed the site owners about the tool on the national website to calculate and immediately compare the ecological footprint of their enterprise with those of other Green Key holders. Further on he also went through the calendar of sharing and learning events for the next year.

In the afternoon the participants could sign up for two workshops concerning different related subjects such as waste management, Green Key criteria, tourism in future, etc. All through the day, the break time moments were open to share ideas and knowledge on an info market where different businesses and organisations presented their products or projects. An ecological quiz was held between different session to test the knowledge of the site owners and to lighting up the mood.   

As icing on the cake, Maurits Groen, Sustainable entrepreneur, gave a fantastic lecture about the Waka-Waka project. Afterwards he handed over the official Green Key certificate 2015 to all the awarded sites owners present.  

Green Key icon Erik Van Dijk featured as Sustainable Leader

As part of a cooperation between Green Key and Sustainable-Leaders, one Green Key ambassador will be featured on Sustainable-Leaders.com each month. Sustainability Leaders connects sustainable tourism thinkers, shakers and doers. It offers sustainability insights, case studies and examples of environmental leadership and best practice in travel and tourism. First Green ambassador to be represented is Erik Van Dijk, Green Key national operator in the Netherlands. 

A few quotes from the interview with Erik Van Dijk

Why is sustainability in tourism so important?

“Sustainable development is very important for public spaces, but also for the sustainability of accommodation providers, for instance. As developer of tourism destinations, I know about the challenge to serve private and public sector interests, both of which constitute a destination. Apart from sustainability, public places within destinations – such as coastal areas with their parks, dunes, etc – must also fulfill quality criteria, such as parking space and accessibility.”

Which achievement(s) at Green Key are you most proud of?

“The fact that we have been able to help change the tourism supply chain by connecting our Green Key certified accommodations with suppliers of sustainable goods and services. That we can support entrepreneurs and small business owners and managers, thanks to our intermediary function in The Netherlands. And of course I’m very proud that we increased the number of Green Key certified accommodations: When I started in 2008 as national operator, we had 165 affiliated hotels. Now we are aiming for 600 certified hotels in 2016!”

Why should tourism professionals choose Green Key?

“Because it is a program by an independent NGO which collaborates with institutions such as WHO and UNEP. We don’t have commercial goals and Green Key is absolutely independent. And I think that our USP [unique selling proposition] is that we try to build a lasting, personal, and supportive relationship with the managers of certified accommodations and companies providing the right products and services.”

You can read the full article here

Le Meridien N’FIS in Morocco – A Green Key Hotel with a mission

To celebrate the partnership between Green Key and Starwood, Green Key International will publish a monthly feature of a Green Key awarded Starwood hotel. In March we showcase Le Meridien N’FIS in Morocco, a hotel that sets high environmental standards and innovates to reduce their ecological footprint. 

Le Meridien N’FIS has obtained the international green key label “cle verte internationale” for 3 consecutive years since 2012, delivered by the “Fondation Mohammed VI pour la Protection de l’Environnement”. Only a few hotels have obtained this prestigious label in Marrakech.

Ideally located in 5,5 ha of luxurious gardens facing the snow-capped peaks of the Atlas mountains, close to main city attractions and four of the most famous golf courses in Marrakech, Le Meridien N’Fis offers 277 rooms including 12 suites comfortably featured with all conveniences you expect in a deluxe hotel.

At your disposal, an overflowing swimming pool of 650 m2, a clay tennis court, a fitness center & spa, 2 bars, 3 restaurants with various culinary delights & entertainment, and finally a conference area including 4 meeting rooms with a capacity from 20 to 150 people, duly equipped to accommodate all your needs.

Being a Brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Le Meridien N'fis as well as all Starwood hotels in the world, has been involved for several years in the group’s environmental policy and has implemented many green initiatives respecting both national and international standards. The hotel maintains an innovative strategy for Citizen Responsibility and Sustainable Development, the program includes several environmental aspects: energy and water savings, minimizing waste, recycling, awareness and engagement, etc ...

The goal is to do more to consume less. Reducing water consumption by 30% and electricity by 20% by 2020.