We are very proud to inform you that as part of government policy to introduce sustainable tourism in the Amazon area our TIWA Amazonas Resort will serve as an example for all future developments. The resort was set up in close consultation and with the personal attention of Governor Eduardo Braga and his staff. The construction of our resort has very little impact on the environment and as soon as this starts to have an impact the original natural situation will be restored. Streams of resources, raw materials and people will be kept to a minimum, both during the construction phase and in the exploitation phase. In practice this means that energy, water and people are sourced locally or recruited on the basis of the philosophy that prevention (of pollution, impact on the environment etc.) is better than cure. Where possible we will give our property the status of Reservado Particular, which will mean that we will be in an even better position to protect the environment. A programme is being developed which will enable students from Brazil and the Netherlands to draw up the necessary inventories to use the knowledge gained for educational purposes. Some of our employees are now part of a team whose task it is to convince everyone of the importance of this philosophy, which at the moment is largely unknown in Brazil. In order to motivate the local population even more we have undertaken to pay our local employees considerably more than the legal minimum set by the state and with which the major part of the population of the state of Amazonas has to manage. Finally, the TIWA Amazonas Resort will donate an annual amount to a fund that initiates and monitors sustainable projects.