The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and The Ocean Cleanup have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation on sustainable tourism and promote responsible plastic and waste management. The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration between the two organizations, bringing together their respective expertise and networks to support greater awareness and knowledge sharing among tourism stakeholders.
Nisha Bakker, Director of New Market Development at The Ocean Cleanup, and Randy Durband, GSTC CEO, signed the MOU.
The Ocean Cleanup is a global nonprofit established under the laws of the Netherlands with a mission to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. It does this through research and development of technologies and solutions for the environmentally friendly, large-scale, and efficient extraction of waste (mainly plastics) from rivers and oceans.
Plastic pollution is a major environmental challenge for the tourism industry, especially in coastal and marine destinations where healthy ecosystems support biodiversity, local communities, and tourism activities. Addressing this challenge requires cross-sector cooperation, responsible waste managemen...