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TunisiaDevelopment of sustainable tourism: EU-funded Co-Evolve4BG holds info day in Lebanon
On 5 November, and within the framework of implementing Co-Evolve4BG project activities, the Lebanese partners “Ministry of Public Works and Transport” (MPWT) and “Al-Midan NGO”, held their first info day in Batroun, North Lebanon, where the Co-Evolve4BG pilot action will take place. The meeting was attended by Batroun’s key stakeholders representatives.
The project’s activities and objectives were introduced, together with the socioeconomics, missions and bases on which the project activities will be implemented.
The growth of tourism in the Mediterranean, especially in coastal areas, and the effects of climate change will continue to affect landscapes, soil and coasts stability/erosion, put pressure on species and water resources, and increase waste and pollution discharges into the sea. In this context, the Co-Evolve4BG project aims at analyzing and promoting the co-evolution of human activities and natural eco-systems in touristic coastal areas, towards sustainable development of tourist activities based on the principles of Integrated Coast Zone Management (ICZM) and Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), promoting at the same time Blue Growth in the Mediterranean. Co-Evolve4BG is part of a wider project, “Med Coast for Blue Growth” labelled by the 43 Countries of the Union for the Mediterranean.
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