The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative has welcomed a further 21 signatories, taking the total number past 110. The new signatories have been announced alongside...
At the intersection of greater environmental awareness, stricter public health measures and the return of the tourism industry lies an enduring threat: plastic pollution.
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As the travel industry slowly emerges from the pandemic, it will soon have to re-engage with dropping single-use plastics because regulators aren’t waiting until the travel sector’s profitability recovers to tighten laws.
After almost all the coral was destroyed due to tourist traffic, Thailand had to close down its famous cove, Maya Bay. Dive teams have now planted 20,000 coral fragments in the bay to help rehabilitate the reef. When the bay will open again will be uncertain, but it will be a different experience than it was before.
A new sustainable development initiative in Italy aims to recover waste biomass from rivers and beaches to transform it into renewable energy and natural fertiliser. The project will help protect riparian communities during regular flooding and will feed into the transformation towards a more circular economy.
