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UN Will Include Tourism Employment in Sustainable Development Goals

Dillon Gerrity -
Tourism employment will now be officially integrated into the deliberations of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, including the UN...

European Economic and Social Committee Urges Stronger Efforts toward Regenerative Tourism

Susan Lahey -
Tourism in Europe is surging. The estimated number of nights spent at tourist accommodations in 2024 was nearly three billion, exceeding the previous year...

Balearic Islands Take Steps to Increase Sustainable Tourism

Susan Lahey -
The Balearic Islands, encompassing Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera, have passed new measures to benefit sustainable tourism. Among them, the islands will raise...

BLUE FINANCE

Sumitomo Corporation to Generate 34 Million Tons of Carbon Credits through African Mangrove Reforestation

Susan Lahey -
Sumitomo Corporation has entered into carbon credit projects for mangrove reforestation in Madagascar and Mozambique, Africa. The projects aim to generate carbon credits equivalent...

Crown Estate to Invest £15 Million Into Offshore Wind Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure

Susan Lahey -
The Crown Estate has allocated £15 million for the next round of the Supply Chain Accelerator which it launched last year to accelerate and...

Mitsui O.S.K. Invests in Ocean Carbon Capture Startup Captura, Signs Offtake Agreement for Carbon Credits

Susan Lahey -
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Captura have signed a large-volume offtake agreement for the permanent removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using Captura's Direct...

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At SOS Ocean, European Council President António Costa Says Europe Must Ratify High Seas Treaty

During his speech at the opening session of the SOS Ocean international conference in Paris, President of the European Council António Costa called for...

OECD Report Says International Cooperation is Essential to Protecting Value of the Ocean Economy

A new report by the The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says that while the ocean economy doubled in real terms, from...

New Study Reports Bottom Trawling in EU Costs Society Up to €11 Billion a Year

A study to measure the full economic cost of bottom trawling in the EU, UK, Norway and Iceland shows that the fishing practice imposes...

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