Presentation
Building on the Blue Tourism Initiative, this report presents six governance conditions that can enable a swifter transition to sustainable blue tourism in various destinations (Caribbean, Mediterranean, Western Indian Ocean) and provides recommendations on how they can inform wider policy reform across diverse marine regions.
Key Messages
- Sustainable blue tourism requires coordinated governance across multiple levels and sectors.
- Locally-led sustainable blue tourism solutions are the foundation for governance transformation.
- Communities are key governance partners of sustainable blue tourism.
- Governance infrastructure is as important as physical facilities.
- Replication and scaling up of sustainable blue tourism is grounded in institutional learning and capacity building.
