Sainte-Marie Tourism Office in partnership with CORDIO East Africa, within the Blue Tourism Initiative, launched the Sainte-Marie EcoLabel certification and 14 tourism operators in Sainte-Marie were officially awarded.

As part of the Blue Tourism Initiative, the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is supporting the development of a local ecotourism ecosystem in Al Hoceima National Park by strengthening the capacities of the Local Ecotourism Cluster.

The Blue Tourism Initiative, in collaboration with Cordio East Africa, validate the Tourism Stakeholder Collaboration in Kwale County, Kenya.

The Blue Tourism Initiative, in collaboration with CANARI, awarded 17 grants worth over USD 100,000 to support community-led tourism enterprises strengthening sustainable coastal tourism and the blue economy across Tobago, Trinidad, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The meeting brought together project partners, pilot implementers, and experts from the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Western Indian Ocean to exchange knowledge on eco-labelling and certification in tourism. It provided a space to share lessons from pilot experiences, discuss practical challenges, and explore how eco-labelling can strengthen sustainability and resilience in coastal and island tourism destinations.

On January 2026, the third Steering Committee Meeting was a key milestone for the Blue Tourism Initiative, confirming strong progress and a shared vision for scaling impact across regions.

As part of the Blue Tourism Initiative, the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, in collaboration with the Association Jlij de l’Environnement Marin (AJEM), supported the organisation of a two-day capacity-building workshop in Ras Rmal, on the island of Djerba island in Tunisia.

The Blue Tourism Initiative in collaboration with Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) announces the project’s milestones in the Caribbean in the 2025.

The Blue Tourism Initiative in collaboration with IUCN Cooperation for the Mediterranean shares the project’s milestones in the Mediterranean in the 2025.

The Blue Tourism Initiative in collaboration with CORDIO East Africa announces the project’s milestones in the Western Indian Ocean achieved in the 2025.