This year, the United Nations proclaimed 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development — aiming to help promote hotels and resorts that are both environmentaly friendly and socially conscious.
For its current, June and July issue, National Geographic Traveler magazine is celebrating the best of the best eco-friendly resorts across the world.
Below, ten of our favorites from their "21 Places to stay if you care about the planet" round-up. Captions by National Geographic Traveler.
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The Brando: Located in French Polynesia, is late actor Marlon Brando's eco-dream brought to life, the private island is run on 100% renewable energy sources, including solar power and coconut oil. Guests can join naturalist guides to explore Tetiaroa atoll, once the sacred retreat of Tahitian royalty, with giant coconut crabs and temples. The Obama's and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, along with his wife Miranda Kerr have all recently been spotted there.
Coral Caye: Director Francis Ford Coppola opened Coral Caye last year in Belize, surrounded by a rainbow of sea life.
Jetwing Vil Uyana: Nature reigns at Jetwing Vil Uyana in Sri Lanka’s famed Cultural Triangle, home to the gray slender loris, among the world's tiniest primates.
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