GREEN can mean many different things. It can mean energy efficient, or it can mean entirely reliant on green fuels. It can mean environmentally friendly, but it can also mean community-friendly. When it comes to tourism, green means everything from using local produce to emphasizing local culture. So while things like Green Globe certification are great, the ways hotels interact with their communities are also important. Keeping that in mind, we’ve put together a list of the 10 greenest hotels and resorts in the Caribbean for 2013 — the properties that understand the combination of factors that makes a property green. What’s your favourite green resort? Tell us in the comments section.

Rosalie Bay Resort – Dominica

How many Caribbean hotels have their own wind turbine? This Green Globe property has its own 225-kilowatt wind turbine and 300 solar panels to generate energy. Rosalie Bay also features organic cuisine, its own sea turtle programme and even UV-filtered spring water.