Blue Flag Certification : New Addition
Kerala’s famed Kappad beach in Kozhikode and Chal beach in Kannur have been bestowed with the coveted Blue Flag certification by Denmark-based Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
- Blue Flag Certification is a globally recognized eco-label accorded by the Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark (FEE).
- The Blue Flag programme was started in France in 1985 and in areas out of Europe in 2001.
- It is one of the world’s most recognised voluntary awards for beaches, marinas, and sustainable tourism boats.
- It promotes sustainable development in freshwater and marine areas through four main criteria:water quality, environmental management, environmental education and safety.
- The mission of Blue Flag is to promote sustainability in the tourism sector, through environmental education, environmental protection and other sustainable development practices.
- The other Indian beaches in the blue list are Shivrajpur-Gujarat, Ghoghla-Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri-Karnataka, Kappad-Kerala, Rushikonda- Andhra Pradesh, Golden-Odisha, Radhanagar- Andaman and Nicobar, Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry beaches, Minicoy Thundi Beach, Lakshadweep, Kadmat Beach, Lakshadweep.
