RT Report
T1 Awards for Improving the Coastal Environment: The Example of the Blue Flag
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 World Tourism Organization, 
A1 Foundation for Environmental Education, 
A2 Andersen, Lene
A2 Clarke, Robin
K1 coastal zone management
K1 economic aspect
K1 environmental education
K1 environmental information
K1 environmental monitoring
K1 inland water
K1 institutional machinery
K1 legislative process
K1 coastal area
K1 social aspect
K1 water quality management
SN 92-807-1625-5
YR 1996
FD 1996
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26310
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26310
NO This publication describes one way in which tourism is being better integrated with the coastal environment: the European Blue Flag campaign. Now a decade old, the Blue Flag campaign is an award system in which European beaches that fulfil a number of exacting criteria in relation to factors such as the quality of bathing water, cleanliness and safety are given the right to fly the Blue Flag. With the generous financial and moral support of the European Commission, this flag has become a European symbol of coastal environmental quality. It is much sought after by local authorities throughout Europe for the status it confers on them and the attraction it has for beach tourists. In 1995, 1463 European beaches were awarded Blue Flags.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026