Towards sustainable blue tourism: Trends, challenges and policy pathways
Information
Authors:
Giulia Balestracci (Eco-union) and Angelo Sciacca (IDDRI)
Coordinators:
Jérémie Fosse (Eco-union)
Julien Rochette (IDDRI)
Contributors & Reviewers:
Arnau Teixidor Costa (IUCN)
Nicole Leotaud (CANARI)
Samson Obiene (CORDIO)
YEAR
September 2023
The Executive Summary highlights the main outcomes of the main report: Towards sustainable blue tourism: trends, challenges, and policy pathways.
It offers an overview on the blue tourism governance aspects, the sector’s institutional framework and its main market segments.
Special attention has been given to the blue tourism trends, challenges, and opportunities, focusing on the policy pathways to reorient the sector towards a more sustainable and resilient future.
The Executive summary is now available in English, French, and Spanish as the main working languages of the project.
Towards sustainable Blue Tourism: Trends, challenges and policy pathways
Information
Authors:
Giulia Balestracci (Eco-union) and Angelo Sciacca (IDDRI)
Coordinators:
Jérémie Fosse (Eco-union)
Julien Rochette (IDDRI)
Contributors & Reviewers:
Arnau Teixidor Costa (IUCN)
Nicole Leotaud (CANARI)
Samson Obiene (CORDIO)
YEAR
June 2023
This report examines the current situation of coastal and maritime tourism and identifies the challenges and opportunities faced by stakeholders today toward the development of a more sustainable blue tourism sector.
It introduces blue tourism, the main factors characterizing this tourism sub-sector, its governance, and the legal and institutional framework. Moreover, blue tourism’s main market segments are examined, followed by a review of tourism impacts, and the current global issues that affect the sector. Drawing from a review of the key challenges and opportunities for a more sustainable blue tourism economy, policy pathways are recommended to reorient the sector towards a more sustainable and resilient future.
Summary and key outtakes: Webinar Pathways for sustainable Blue Tourism in the Western Indian Ocean
Information
Authors: Angelo Sciacca (Iddri), Giulia Balestracci (ecounion)
Contributors & Reviewers: Jeremie Fosse (Eco-union), Yvonne Waweru (OBF, ROGS).
YEAR
April 2023
Acknowledgments: This publication has been made possible through the online webinar that took place in April 2023 We would therefore like to thank the stakeholders from WIO for contributing to the event and allow the sharing of their presentation. Their contributions were highly appreciated and helpful.
State of play of tourism in the Mediterranean. A Roadmap for a Greener, Inclusive & Resilient Tourism in the Mediterranean
Information
Authors: Paula Castillo, Jérémie Fosse (Eco-union) and Gloria Lázaro (Plan Bleu UNEP/MAP)
Contributors & Reviewers: Joana Argemí, Alejandro González and Florence Mabille (Eco-union) and Arnaud Terrisse (Plan Bleu UNEP/MAP)
Under the coordination of Gloria Lázaro, Programme officer (Plan Bleu UNEP/MAP)
Editors: François Guerquin, Gloria Lázaro
YEAR
November 2022
Acknowledgments: This publication has been made possible through the survey available at the end of the document. We would therefore like to thank the stakeholders for contributing to this report. Their contributions were highly appreciated and helpful.
Blue Tourism Initiative. Towards sustainable coastal and maritime tourism around marine regions.
Information
Core partners:
Iddri and Eco Union
Associate partners:
IUCN Centre for the Mediterranean
CANARI (Caribbean Natural Resources Institute)
CORDIO East Africa
YEAR September 2022
This initiative promotes a holistic vision of maritime and coastal management in line with worldwide efforts to deliver the 2030 Agenda around marine regions. It supports exchanges of knowledge, good practices, projects, and experiences between three major marine regions sharing similar social and environmental challenges related to coastal and maritime tourism: the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea.
This initiative aims to improve the governance of blue tourism to ensure sustainable, inclusive, and resilient development, and address the associated health, environmental, and socio-economic challenges.
The initiative has three main components based on a bottom-up approach through fieldwork at local pilot sites, which are then integrated into global and regional sustainability strategies.
1. Diagnosis and State of Play
2. Field Deployment in the pilot sites
3. Knowledge sharing, Outreach and awareness raising.
Blue Solidarity Economy
Information
Authors:
Raúl Almendro, Salvador Klarwein and Laia Segura (eco-union)
Coordination:
Jéremie Fosse (eco-union):
jeremie.fosse@ecounion.eu
Contribution:
Lea Meltz, Ioana Kosmas (eco-union)
Version 2.0
Adapted from a Report on Blue Solidarity Economy in Catalonia published in 2020.
Blue Tourism
Information
Promotor, developer and coordinator:
eco-union
Strategic support:
Institute for Sustainable Development
and International Relations
Funder:
ADEME
Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Énergie
Citation:
Tonazzini, D., Fosse, J., Morales, E., González, A., Klarwein,
S., Moukaddem, K., Louveau, O. (2019) Blue Tourism.
Towards a sustainable coastal and maritime tourism in
world marine regions. Edited by eco-union. Barcelona.
Towards a Sustainable Blue Tourism in the Mediterranean
Information
Authors:
Jeremie Fosse, Salvador Klarwein, Ioanna Kosmas (eco-union)
Reviewers:
Alejandro Gonzalez & Lea Meltz (eco-union)
Coordinators:
Jeremie Fosse
Please refer to this report as:
Fosse J., Klarwein S., Kosmas I. & Gonzalez A. (2021). Ecosystem Approach for a sustainable coastal and maritime Tourism in the Mediterranean. eco-union.
Construire un tourisme bleu durable adapté à un monde en crise dans le contexte Covid
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Authors:
Secrétariat du Fonds Français pour l’Environnement
Mondial
Comité de pilotage du FFEM
Member Institution
Project Leader:
Ministère de la Transition écologique
Contribution:
GIZ, PNUE, UICN Méditerranée, Partenariat pour la gouvernance régionale de
l’océan (PROG), Eco-Union, CANARI, CORDIO
