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The 2020 State of the Cruise Industry report takes an in-depth look at the impact of cruising and the trends
we are witnessing across the industry, including environmental sustainability, responsible tourism and unique passenger offerings.

This Marine Insight article describes the different types of pollution caused by ships including: ballast water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, greywater pollution, blackwater/sewage pollution, chemical pollution, oil/bilge oil pollution, and solid waste pollution.

This WRI article highlights 8 ways to build back with a stronger blue economy post-COVID including bluer blue tourism, reducing shipping emissions, avoid squandering a post-COVID-19 fish bounty, supporting mariners, stay the course on ocean parks, farming the sea to feed billions, digitizing the ocean, and not preying on the moment.

This Concept Paper reviews how the COVID-19 crisis can potentially be alleviated in Southeast Asia and the Pacific via a destination-focused sustainable finance program that is developed to enable a sustainable recovery, address ailing destination infrastructure, and reequip tourism SMEs as value creators.

This One Planet guide provides information on the impacts of the environment, the rationale for good practice and suggestions on how to reduce the impacts related to boat operation, maintenance and during marine excursions. A self-assessment checklist is inserted to promote among marine recreation providers the practice of evaluating environmental performance.

This Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia tool provides a simple online self-assessment for tourism operators to measure their own practices and work toward improvements, and includes ideas and best practices to enhance competitiveness.

This High Level Panel of a Sustainable Ocean Economy report examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ocean economy and the role of ocean-based solutions in supporting sustainable and equitable recovery to the crisis.

This Seychelles Research Journal article explores the focus on Blue Economy goals in the Indian Ocean, examines the role that law can play in supporting them, and highlights key areas for future research.

This Routledge book, created for tourism academics and for professionals involved in managing adventure tourism enterprises, examines the adventure tourism product, the adventure tourist profile, and provides a deeper analysis of issues including supply, geography and sustainability through a variety of case studies.

This CDIA article, focused on Baguio City in the Philippines, highlights improved wastewater management together with flood and drainage initiatives which are derived from a pre-feasibility study in the destinations by CDIA.