Tourism and sustainability in the Mediterranean: key facts and trends

This working document starts with a general overview on tourism activities, products, and destinations in the Mediterranean, providing with recent data analysis. In addition, tourism impacts are clustered following environmental, economic, social and cultural components in order to sort the priority issues and challenges the tourism products and destinations face in terms of sustainability.

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Green Finance: A Strategic Lever for Resilience and Sustainability in the Mediterranean

Green Finance: A Strategic Lever for Resilience and Sustainability in the Mediterranean Building on our work on Environmentally Harmful Subsidies (EHS), Plan Bleu is proud

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10/10/25

Plan Bleu 2024–2025: Year of the Ocean

Plan Bleu, Regional Activity Centre of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP/UNEP), is pleased to publish its Special Report 2024–2025, an exceptional edition dedicated to the

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06/08/25

Nature-based Solutions in the Mediterranean: How can Nature Help Tackle the Growing Air Pollution Crisis?

Air pollution is a growing concern in Mediterranean cities, with two-thirds of countries in the region exceeding air quality standards set by the European Union

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