Eco-responsible tourism facilitator
Association
TERA
Our history
The association was born from the meeting between a trainer and learners in tourism equivalent Bac +3 Responsible for Territorial Tourism Development - Maria, Evie, Murielle, Bahia and Raude.
Through a common thread project, a real lack was identified and, as and when, practical cases carried out projects germinated to become the future missions of the TERA association.
While the territory has not yet taken its ecological transition turn, it is obvious that the tourist industry of Saint-Martin, the economic heart of the Caribbean island, must be the engine of this new path.
In a spirit of collegiality, the beginnings of an associative collaboration were formed.
And it is by taking into account this common vision annexed to the intrinsic skills of each that TERA was born.
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Since then, TERA has been growing and building with the arrival of Jérôme, director of development.
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Our values
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To exploit in an optimum way the resources of the environment which constitute a key element of the tourist development, by preserving the essential ecological processes and by helping to safeguard the natural resources and the biodiversity.
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Respect the socio-cultural authenticity of communities and contribute to intercultural understanding and tolerance
Ensure a viable long-term economic activity that provides all stakeholders with equitably distributed socio-economic benefits, including stable jobs, profit opportunities and social services for host communities, and thus contributes to poverty reduction
Our missions
The island of Saint-Martin, located north of the Caribbean arc, offers a rich biodiversity capable of promoting nature-based tourism.
After a diagnosis, we find that, in a territory whose economic lung is the tourist industry, too few forms of ecotourism are practiced.
The protection of our environment is essential for:
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our island security in the face of climatic events
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our economic development through the lever of attractiveness
It is on this second point that Tera wishes to accentuate her actions.
For this the association wants to be the "Facilitator of Eco-Tourism".
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And it is in this sense that we focus our actions in the short, medium and long term on 3 axes:​