They presented the "Green Beaches" at a conference in Ayia Napa (PICTURES)

A conference on "Green Beaches: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Tourism in Cyprus" was organized at the Nissi Beach Hotel by the European Parliament Information Office in Cyprus, the Office of the Environment Commissioner and the Sustainable Tourism Association.

Dr. Eleni Theocharous MEP (ESM) presented the topic "The importance of investing in sustainable tourism", Mr. Filippos Drousiotis, President of the Cyprus Association of Sustainable Tourism presented the topic "Green Beaches Program: Experiences and Prospects Environment" while Ms. Epipro. Ioanna Panagiotou presented the topic "Opportunities and Challenges for the Beaches of Cyprus". An open discussion followed and at the end a beach cleaning campaign.

Andreas Kettis, Head of the Information Office of the European Parliament, Giannis Karousos, Mayor of Ayia Napa addressed the meeting.

The event was under the auspices of the Honorable Mayor of Ayia Napa and was held with the support of the Cyprus Tourism Organization, the Open University of Cyprus, and the Association of Environmental Engineers of Cyprus.

Mr. followedcleaning of Nissi Beach Green Beach.

During her speech, the MEP and President of the "Solidarity" Movement, Ms. Eleni Theocharous, called on all actors to invest in sustainable tourism, confirming, as he said, the slogan of the Cyprus Association of Sustainable Tourism: "Sustainable development means development that meets the needs of the present without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. »

In his greeting, Mr. Karousos stated that through the implementation of the Strategic Planning of Ayia Napa, the goal of the Municipality is Green Development. The green beaches he added are a prerequisite for sustainable tourism as an alternative tourism product.

"Unfortunately in Cyprus we ignored the sustainability in the development of tourism in our country," he noted. The Municipality of Ayia Napa continued, with its primary concern the respect for the Environment implements a plan, making actions and actions that will respect the visitor and the environment and "will help us to claim so that we turn into a green destination".

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