Charting a New Course for Environmentally Responsible Tourism

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Charting a New Course for Environmentally
Responsible Tourism

• Oceans Blue FoundationsCruise Ship Stewardship
  Initiative

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CSSI Objective

• Preserve and enhance ecological social
  integrity of coastal environments from the
  potential environmental social impacts of
  cruise tourism.

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CSSI Mandate of the Process

• Co-develop third party accreditation body with
  high standard certification
• Recognition for leaders and innovators in
  environmental and social performance

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CSSI Principles

• Corporate Responsibility to Protect and Preserve
  the Marine Environment

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CSSI Principles

• Best Available Technologyon Cruise Ships

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CSSI Principles

• Voluntary Initiative Exceeding Regulatory
  Standards

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UNEP REPORT
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Oceans Blue Response to UNEP Report
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THREE KEY MESSAGES

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OCEANS BLUE TO RIO 10Responsible Tourism in
DestinationsCape Town, South AfricaAugust 21
23, 2002World Summit on Sustainable
DevelopmentJohannesburg, South AfricaAugust 26
September 4, 2002
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CRUISE CONTACTS

• Program seastar_at_oceansblue.org
• Research research_at_oceansblue.org