Venice has banned large cruise ships from entering the historic centre in response to a request from UN cultural body UNESCO. Pressure to pass a ban on large vessels mounted in 2019 after a cruise ship crashed into a harbour in the city, injuring five people. Large ships will now have to dock at the city's industrial port until a permanent solution is found.
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.
Tourism ventures need to balance the needs of guests and staff with the needs of surrounding communities. Researchers in Southern Africa suggest using water-use benchmarks to provide targets for water usage and to serve as a planning tool for future wildlife tourism developments in the region.
Belize has approved a plan to set aside 10% of its territorial waters as no-take marine protected areas (MPAs), tripling the size of its existing zones.
Scheme provides Seychelles with innovative financial tools to restructure its debt and support climate change adaptation and marine conservation activities that benefit their fisheries and tourism industries, and ultimately the livelihoods of their citizens.
