Details
- Mission objective
- Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversityObjective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplasticsEnabler 2b - Raising awareness
- Lighthouse
- Mediterranean Sea basin
- Sector
- Environmental protection and regeneration
- Topic(s)
- Environmental protectionNautical tourismLand-based tourismMarine litterCoastal maritime tourism
- Type of action
- Outreach, awareness raising and participatory approaches
- Type of knowledge output
- Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
- Solution owner
- MARLESS
- Country
- Italy
Description
This report presents the findings from efforts in engaging stakeholders in tourism, such as hotel companies, in actively participating in marine litter assessments and implementing conservation measures based on data analysis results from project MARLESS Monitoring activities. The report shows results from training hotel company employees in simplified marine litter collection methodologies. The report makes recommendations for best practices and spread awareness.
