Webinar: Cities and Businesses Tackling the Tourism Plastic Crisis

Tuesday, 21 May 2024 | 10.00 – 12.00 CEST

Everyday, plastic flows into our natural environment at an unprecedented rate, posing a threat to land and marine ecosystems, local economies and human health.

The tourism sector, including destinations and business, has an important role in contributing to the solution for plastic pollution. Tourism is responsible for up to 40% increase of marine litter in some areas like the Mediterranean and at the same time, plastic damages the aesthetic of tourist destinations resulting in major economic costs and losses in tourism-related incomes.

Many cities and tourist operators are already acting to reduce plastic consumption and pollution.

We would like to invite you to a discussion on the policies and initiatives that destinations and businesses can develop to keep plastic away from our sea and nature.

Agenda

• Opening: WWF Mediterranean & WWF’s Plastic Smart Cities
• UN Global Tourism Plastics Initiative Introduction
• Cities’ Representatives:
  • Paris, France – Leading the way for large sport events without plastic
  • Barcelona, Spain – The Zero Plastic Commitment
  • Trogir, Croatia – Tackling single use in public events
  • Sentosa Island, Singapore – A Playbook for Reducing Disposables
• Tourism businesses:
  • Costa Navarino, Greece – Solutions to tackle single use plastics
  • Jaya House River Park, Cambodia – The Refill not Landfill Initiative
  • Tourism Promotion and Development Agency, Türkiye – Sustainable destination management in Türkiye and measures to reduce single use in the sector
• Discussion

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