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MEASURES INVENTORY FICHE

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONSE

Response Title
Blue Flag Scheme organised by the Federation of Environmental Education in Europe
Location of the response
Europe Wide, southern Africa and Caribbean
Country of the response
EU27, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the Bahamas, French islands of Martinique/Guadeloupe, South Africa
Application to PERSEUS´s Pilot Case Studies
All

TARGET OF THE RESPONSE

Impacted Ecosystem
Marine
Users (sectors)/ driving forces
Tourism / Recreation
Active or not in the Mediterranean Sea
Active
Active or not in the Black Sea
Active
Activity
Bathing Zones
Pressure
Other physical disturbance
Impact (environmental)
Marine litter

RESPONSE/MEASURE

Type of Programme of Measures
CAC measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Economic measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Technical , technological and research-oriented measures:No
Type of Programme of Measures
Social measures:X
Type of measure
Labelling and certification
Sub-type of measure
Voluntarily driven
Example explanation
The Blue Flag Award was developed initially on a European level to include areas of environmental management, such as waste management and coastal planning and protection. Besides beaches, marinas also became eligible for the Blue Flag.
Info sources
Link
Keywords
Public Involvement, participation, labelling and certification