eco-union publishes its Winter 2025 Newsletter!❄️

New insights on #BlueTourism, #INCORE-MED, #INCITE-DEM, #BioPirineo, #LIFETOUR4CLIMA, and #Delcampalcanvi. From policy reports to local action across Europe & the Med.

👉Read the full newaletter: https://shorturl.at/DG4M9

This week I'm going to New York City. Not Florida. Not Texas.

On other words, I'm not (ever) going to Texas or Florida, but this week, I am spending my hard-earned dollars in New York City. Because my little boycott matters to me.

#bluetourism

IUCN Urges Immediate Action for Sustainable Blue Tourism in the Mediterranean | GTP Headlines The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has raised concerns regarding the sustainability of coastal and maritime tourism in the Mediterranean.

#Climate warming +20%>av + fresh #water just 3% global reserves + #Cruise & maritime traffic + #CostOfLiving + #QualityOfLife = #IUCN Urges #Mediterranean replacing mass #tourism with #community-focused #eco, #food & #cultural for #Sustainable #BlueTourism news.gtp.gr/2025/10/02/i...

📢 New #BlueTourism report highlights both the risks of business-as-usual and the opportunities for #sustainabletourism in the Med.

🔗 bit.ly/42mSrJT

Key takeaways:
✅ Accelerate decarbonisation
✅ Prioritise low-impact, community-rooted models
✅ Strengthen MPAs

🌊The #Mediterranean hosted 360M tourists in 2024, projected to reach 635M by 2025.

Ecological vulnerability to tourism is rising across Med waters. Can #BlueTourism shift to a sustainable path?

Read the #BlueTourismInitiative report 👉 shorturl.at/vgPqz

@iddri.bsky.social @cordioea.bsky.social

🌊 #BlueTourism makes up 69% of the Western Indian Ocean’s blue economy, supports 24M jobs & impacts 60M coastal people

Can it become a catalyst for resilience, equity & environmental protection?

👉Read the report by the #BlueTourismInitiative: rb.gy/jdvjmv

@iddri.bsky.social @cordioea.bsky.social

🌊How can #BlueTourism help achieve the #SDGs?

👉Join our event! We will explore how blue #tourism governance can advance:
🔹Protecting marine ecosystems
🔹Advancing gender equality in the tourism sector
🔹Creating sustainable jobs

📢 Register now: www.ecounion.eu/en/fostering...

@iddri.bsky.social

🚀eco-union to unveil the #BlueTourism Flagship Initiative at the #MCSD Meeting in #Istanbul!

Key goals:
✅Sustainable tourism policies
✅Regional collaboration
✅Blue tourism pilot sites
✅Reduce plastic waste
✅Youth & stakeholder engagement

📌 shorturl.at/n2hdR

@iddri.bsky.social @unep.org