Towards sustainable coastal and marine tourism: Policy learnings from field projects in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean

This policy brief draws on field experience from pilot projects across the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean. It identifies six key governance conditions for advancing sustainable blue tourism and translates lessons from locally led initiatives into policy priorities, highlighting the importance of cross-sectoral coordination, community participation, adaptive governance and institutional learning to scale sustainable practices.

Mapping the Impact of Blue Tourism in the Mediterranean: Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

This report provides a spatial assessment of the vulnerability of the Mediterranean region to tourism activities linked to coastal and marine areas (i.e. blue tourism) pre and post COVID-19. This report builds on the report published under the Interreg MED Programme DestiMED PLUS project, developed by ETC-UMA for IUCN-Med and CPMR, Protected Area’s Vulnerability to Tourism Pressure Map.