Interview with Mr. Magino Corporan to Blue Flag International.

Mr. Magino Corporan is the Director of the National Council for Disability (CONADIS) in the Dominican Republic. The interview is produced by IDARD, Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de la Republica Dominicana, Blue Flag national operator in Dominican Republic.

One of the main values of the Blue Flag all over the world is that the beach belongs to all of us and as such should be accessible to all. 

Blue Flag is partnering with UNWTO for the International Year of Sustainable Tourism of Development. 12 months to celebrate and promote the contribution of the tourism sector to building a better world. This is the major goal of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017. 

From 15 to 17 November, Sophie Bachet Granados, Blue Flag International Director, attended the METS, international boat fair in Amsterdam and the ICOMIA World Marinas Conference. 

The OPERAs project, funded by the EU, is about moving away from what is fundamentally an academic concept (ecosystem services) towards practice.

Over 40 participants attended the two-days meeting and enjoyed excursions to Blue Flag beaches, marina and ecotourism activities in beautiful Puerto Rico.

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.

The Shark Friendly Marinas Initiative aims to severely reduce shark mortality and save tens of thousands of sharks per year along the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts by prohibiting the landing of any shark at participating marinas.

The Responsible Pet Ownership project was one of five environmental outreach activities completed by the TDC in order to maintain the Las Cuevas beach facility’s Blue Flag status.

The first Russian Blue Flag beach is located in the Jantarny village, Kaliningrad region, and stretches along the coast of the Baltic Sea over 300 meters with fine white sand.

For the year 2016, 120 technical managers responsible for the management of beaches within 25 wilayas and prefectures (locals’ authorities) and over 55 coastal municipalities have been trained in beach management.

Riviera Beach situated in the suburbs of Odessa city joins this year the Blue Flag sites in Ukraine.

Blue flag international announcements 2016 in Greece - thank you HSPN for the wonderful ceremony, and well done to all the 2016 awarded sites! Great work, as always! 

More than 4000 sites were awarded the world’s leading eco-label for the 2016 season by the Blue Flag International Jury on 13th April in Copenhagen, Denmark.