Ocean Eye for Conservation and Community
A tool for ecosystem valuation based on small payments made by marine tourists for each animal sighting and transferred directly to coastal communities. Project piloting in Morotai, Indonesia to help make a new marine protected area (MPA) by working with three local dive operators and three communities that are located in the centre of the […]
Towards a Future Tourism Strategy: Economic Recovery Tool for a Sustainable World Beyond the Pandemic
The Towards a Future Tourism Strategy: Economic Recovery Tool for a Sustainable World Beyond the Pandemic meeting aimed to gather experts and actors of the sector to discuss strategies, collaborations and priorities on the vision of Tourism of the Future. The session engaged city governments and stakeholders to collectively discuss recovery focusing as much on social cohesion as […]
EcoBLUE Tourism
The objectives of the “Ecoblue tourism” project are to increase entrepreneurship opportunities in blue ecotourism in coastal countries through an innovative training methodology (within the framework of EntreComp) to improve the entrepreneurial skills of long-term unemployed youngsters who wish to develop their own ideas and businesses in this sector.
Sustainable Tourism in the Context of the Blue Economy
A description of sustainable tourism in the context of the blue economy as part of the Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals book series (ENUNSDG) in the Life Below Water section.
Rising sea level and its implications on coastal tourism development in Cape Town, South Africa
This study examines the implications of rising sea level on coastal tourism in Cape Town, South Africa. Making use of mean sea level data from permanent sea level markers, remote sensing and field observations, supported by key informant interviews, the study found that coastal tourism is under threat from rising sea level as well as other extreme weather […]
Relationship between Blue Economy, Cruise Tourism, and Urban Regeneration: Case Study of Olbia, Sardinia
Using a case study of Olbia, a port of call on the island of Sardinia (Italy), this article shows the relation between cruise activity and urban regeneration process, namely the effects on city planning after the arrival of this type of tourism in port cities.
Tourism-Based Alternative Livelihoods for Small Island Communities Transitioning towards a Blue Economy
Tourism development has been promoted as an alternative livelihood to reduce the dependence of small island communities on declining marine resources. It is often central to emerging agendas around marine planning and the blue economy. However, relatively little is known about how communities perceive tourism development as an alternative and potentially sustainable livelihood in their […]
Tourism Placemaking through the Bioluminescent “Blue Tears” of Pingtan Islands, China
This peer-reviewed article presents the bioluminescent “Blue tears” of Pingtan Islands, Fujian Province of China, as a focal point to analyze the interactions of local government and tourists and the responses of the tourism sector in co-creating Pingtan as a tourism destination.
Linking Blue Carbon Ecosystems with Sustainable Tourism: Dichotomy of Urban–Rural Local Perspectives from the Philippines
This study aims to analyze communities’ perceptions of sustainable tourism and blue carbon ecosystem services by comparing household survey results between urban (Coron) and rural (Busuanga) communities in Busuanga Island, Philippines. Specifically, this work aims to determine residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts at the personal and community levels, to examine whether socio-demographic profiles, ecological consciousness, […]
UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide – Sociocultural Impacts of Covid-19, Issue 4: Indigenous Communities
UNWTO, the World Indigenous Tourism Alliance (WINTA) and OECD have joined efforts to contribute to the “UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide – Sociocultural Impacts of Covid-19, Issue 4: Indigenous Communities”, the fourth set of guidelines relating to the sociocultural impacts of COVID-19 on tourism. This set of guidelines has been developed by the UNWTO Ethics, Culture […]