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The Association

Charter

Charter presented at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon in June 2022 and ratified at the General Assembly of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays at the congress in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on 10 December 2022.

THE MEMBER BAYS OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BAYS ASSOCIATION AGREE ON THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:

  • Raise awareness, nationally and globally, of the importance of bays and of the sustainable management of coastlines
  • Work to preserve the quality of the marine environment
  • Prevent and ensure the proper management of the challenges posed by pollution and by all kinds of stranded waste, especially plastics
  • Protect the rich natural heritage of bays by promoting action to maintain biodiversity in bays
  • Raise awareness of the issue of population and tourism pressure along the coastline and in bays, in order to guarantee residents and visitors the best living conditions and well-being
  • Strengthen the ties between member bays as places for exchanging and sharing good practices through inclusive partnerships
  • Encourage and share scientific research and innovation in the protection of marine and coastal areas
  • Promote actions and initiatives that allow bays to remain places to live and places for enriching and memorable experiences
  • Ensure that bays contribute to the global effort, under the aegis of the UN, to revitalise the oceans in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems.