Paradise Polluted: Strategies for Sustainable Tourism

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Tropical Islands Partnering on Solutions (TIPS) for Marine Debris is a bimonthly online webinar series hosted by the NOAA Marine Debris Program. The goal of the series is to help island communities connect and share perspectives from across the tropics on common marine debris issues and proposed solutions. Each webinar will feature stakeholders from federal, state/territorial, and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and industry. Discussions will include topics such as outreach and education, policy, debris management and successes as well as challenges under normal and storm conditions.

Tourism is an important part of island economies, but at times, can also pose threats to the health of ecosystem resources. Implementing strategies to relieve this burden on essential environments is critical to preserving these valuable resources. In our next webinar, speakers will discuss the successes and challenges of various approaches to shift towards responsible tourism.