Tripadvisor Banff - Blue Flag - Enjoy the Quality of Beaches and Marinas

Environmental and sustainable development industries, the Blue Flag is a reference in the tourism, nowadays. This organization rewards the beaches and marinas that pursue a policy regarding researches and applications in support of the quality environment, each year. The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), this award has been created in 1985 by a not-for-profit organization. Asia and America, africa, oceania, 300 beaches and marinas in 2009 across 39 countries in Europe, this flag rewarded more than 3. The Blue Flag - ? Pavillon bleu ? in French - is an award given to beaches and marinas regarding the environment.

The beaches and marinas must fill the four following requirements to obtain the Blue Flag: nowadays, The FEE changed the standards for the achievement of the Blue Flag due to the success of the program and also the environmental changes. Only two criteria were needed to obtain the Blue Flag: the water quality and the decontamination, with the support of the Environmental Minister. It extended quickly to the world, the label concerned only French beaches and French marinas but due to its success, in 1985.

- Environmental Education and Information

- Water Quality

- Environmental Management

- Safety and services

Algae or other vegetation must be left to decay on the beach unless it constitutes a nuisance. No industrial or sewage-related discharges affecting the beach area. The water quality standards for the beaches are higher, on the opposite. Litter or evidence of pollution), the water quality category only concerns visually clean water (no oil, for the marinas, for example. The only differences are inside the categories themselves.

The south has also been well rewarded like the Provence Cote d'Azur with 25 towns and the Languedoc Roussillon with 20 towns. The Atlantic coast also presents beautiful beaches: 7 towns received an award in Vendee and 8 in the Gironde department. 341 beaches in 141 towns have been rewarded for the quality of their water and their respect for the environment. There are 218 sailing boats with more and more services available in the marina such as lifting the boat or a safe anchorage, each year. In the Manche department received on May 25th its 23rd Blue Flag, carentan. 77 marinas obtained the 2010 Blue Flags. 3450 beaches and marinas globally received the Blue Flag, all across the world. Results have just been announced, for 2010.