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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28/11/25

A groundbreaking report for sustainable desalination in the Mediterranean

Facing a future marked by increasing water scarcity, Plan Bleu has published a new report entitled « Towards Sustainable Desalination in the Mediterranean: Integrating Environmental,

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14/11/25

Socio-Economic Impact Study on Implementing Conservation Measures for Cartilaginous Species in the Gulf of Sirte, Libya

This comprehensive socio-economic impact assessment was commissioned by Plan Bleu/RAC and developed in close collaboration with SPA/RAC. It evaluates the potential impacts of implementing conservation

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14/11/25

Towards a Mediterranean NECA: Contextual Foundations and Sectoral Implications for Fisheries and Tourism

The report “Towards a Mediterranean NECA: Contextual Foundations and Sectoral Implications for Fisheries and Tourism”, developed by Plan Bleu, complements the REMPEC technical and feasibility

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