The annual Blue Flag Awards celebrated the sustained partnerships that WESSA has built with key municipalities as well as committed private entities around the country. These Municipalities and private entities have recognised the value of Blue Flag not only to environmental management and education, but also to tourism, economic development and job creation.
First Blue Flag boats in the Southern Hemisphere
Shark Friendly Marina Initiative, Puerto del Rey Marina, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Trinidad and Tobago engages in Responsible Pet Ownership Project to control the stray animal population
The first Russian Blue Flag beach provides comfortable vacation for people with disabilities
Morocco organised a three day training for the local technical managers responsible for the management of the Blue Flag beaches
A job with teeth – South Africa’s Blue Flag National Operator shares his extraordinary control visit on a shark cage diving boat.
For testing the feasibility of Blue Flag’s new criteria for sustainable boating tourism operators, Vincent Shacks, Blue Flag National Operator in South Africa visited a shark cage diving tour operator in False Bay. Although the encounter with the Great White Sharks was the highlight of his tour, the professional insights he gained into the industry were of equal value for him.
