Beaches in The Netherlands make for extremely popular destinations, which requires heavy maintenance, often at the detriment of nature. Through effective cooperation between municipality, local communities and NGOs, which often “speak different local”, a new way of biodiverse beach maintenance was created. In 2021, Goerree-Overflakkee was awarded the first Green Beach with a Green Beach Pennant in The Netherlands and worldwide. And two new Green Beaches are “under construction”
Keywords: Sustainable beach, Coss-sector collaboration, Nature protection, Coastal destinations Nautical tourism, Coastal tourism Stakeholder involvement, Nature conservation, Tourism impacts on nature, Natural resource protection, Landscape & Scenery, Wildlife protection, Nature & wildlife interactions, Community involvement in planning, Stakeholder contributions, Sustainability standards
