Project Summary
AIM:
Protecting and promoting Mediterranean natural and cultural resources
Programme specific objective: To enhance sustainable development policies for more efficient valorisation of natural resources and cultural heritage in coastal and adjacent maritime areas of a sustainable and responsible coastal and maritime tourism in the MED Area.
Role of NECSTouR:
NECSTouR is responsible of the transferring of the main Project outputs (set of indicators to support the policy-makers towards the adoption of Sustainable Coastal and Maritime Tourism policy, and an open platform for policy benchmarking, a green beach model,...) to other Coastal and Maritime Destinations.
The network is also supporting the capitalisation of the final Mediterranean Coastal and Maritime Tourism Management Model.
Besides NECSTouR, five other NECSTouR members are in the Partnership Consortium: Tuscany Region (lead Partners), CNR-IBIMET, IPTPO (HR), Tourism and Sport of Andalusia (ES) and the University of Girona (ES).
News and Best Practices
NECSTouR President presents the benefits of digitalization at ELEC/LECE annual conference at Baelaric Islands
Patrick Torrent, President of NECSTouR, was invited to take part of ELEC-LECE Mediterranean Commission annual conference « promoting Blue Tourism » held at the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, a NECSTouR Member.
Best Practices from MITOMED+ and NECSTouR Members Inspire EcoSTRIM Workshop by Tuscany Region
Various experiences from NECSTouR and its members have been showcased at the “@ttrazione Mare” Workshop. That event has been organised on the 22 October in Livorno by Tuscany Region (NECSTouR founding Region) to identifying good practices and cross-border strategies towards a new sustainable approach for the innovation of the maritime and coastal tourist offer.
NECSTouR Brings its Results on Fostering Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean Area
Mr Tomaso Comazzi, NECSTouR Communication and Membership Manager, presented the perspective of NECSTouR and the MITOMED+ Project with the occasion of the conference "Fostering Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean Region" jointly organised by Adriatic Ionian Euroregion and Arco Latino, on behalf of the Bleutourmed project, on October 9th 2019 at the Tuscany Region Delegation Office in Brussels.
MITOMED+ Project Meeting in Marbella
The 12th project meeting of MITOMED+ Project has been held in Marbella (ES), on the 8th May 2019.
The event has been attended by NECSTouR Permanent Secretariat and representatives from the other Members involved in this project – Tuscany Region, Andalusia, Poreç Institute of Agriculture and Tourism and the University of Girona.
NECSTouR Regional Cases for Data Measurement presented in Berlin
NECSTouR Project Officer, Mrs. Marta Domper, presented the NECSTouR experience on data measurement to better manage destinations at the International Conference "Measuring Sustainability in Tourism – Opportunities and Limitations".
The two initiatives presented are implemented in the framework of the NECSTouR Working Group on Indicators:
NECSTouR Contributes to the MED Policy Recommendations on Sustainable Tourism
As part of the MITOMED+ Project, NECSTouR Secretariat and some of its members (Andalusia, Insittute of Agriculte and Tourism in Porec and CNR-IBIMET) attended the Workshop of the MED Sustainability Community "Towards Policy Recommendations on Sustainable Tourism: Shaping the Results of the MED Community".
MITOMED+ Project Meeting in Girona
The 11th project meeting of MITOMED+ Project has been held in Girona (ES), on the 24th and 25th of January 2019.
The event has been attended by NECSTouR Permanent Secretariat and representatives from the other Members involved in this project – Tuscany Region, Andalusia, Poreç Institute of Agriculture and Tourism and the University of Girona.
Survey to Evaluate the "European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism"
Most European policies and economic activities directly or indirectly influence Coastal and Maritime Tourism (C&M), which can be a driver for economic growth. Moreover, the 72 percent of NECStouR Regions are C&M Tourism Destinations.
For both that reasons, C&M Tourism is a key priority within the strategy of NECSTouR.
The Athens Declaration for a Sustainable Tourism
The Mediterranean region is welcoming millions of tourists every year. Though the tourism sector represents almost 11% of the region GDP and almost the 12% of the employment, its growth is stagnating while the consequences on the environment and the socio-economic fabrics are becoming more severe.