The Untamed life and Climate Society of South Africa (WESSA) has reported that 51 Blue Banners will be flown at South Africa’s sea shores this year, joined by four marinas and two feasible the travel industry boats.
The gathering has distributed its true rundown of Blue Banner sea shores for the 2022/23 period,
Nineteen Pilot destinations got acknowledgment for their endeavors in pursuing the base necessities for Blue Banner Status.
The Blue Banner program is centered around the protection of marine and seaside natural surroundings and is intended to raise ecological training and mindfulness and increment sound ecological practices among sightseers, neighborhood populaces and ocean side administration.
To accomplish Blue Banner status, upwards of 33 distinct standards traversing four parts of seaside the executives should be met and kept up with: water quality, ecological instruction and data, natural administration, and wellbeing and administrations.
A large portion of the Blue Banner sea shores are in the Western Cape, with 33 sea shores recorded in 2022. This is trailed by the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal, with nine sea shores each.
Outstandingly, none of the sea shores in eThekwini (Durban) has been conceded Blue Banner status this year following the serious flood in the area, which prompted sewage and other waste flooding into the ocean.
On top of the full-status sea shores, 20 sea shores will likewise be pilot locales for Blue Banners this year.
The famous Blue Banner is one of the world’s most perceived deliberate eco-marks granted to sea shores, marinas, and supportable drifting the travel industry administrators.
In South Africa, Blue Banner has been functional starting around 2001 and has glad civil, marina and the travel industry boat accomplices in 18 waterfront districts around the country.
Blue Banner is willful, which shows an exceptionally impressive obligation to natural supportability from those districts, marinas and visit boat administrators that are granted yearly. All properties and organizations that apply for the Blue Banner honor are surveyed by a South African Public Jury as well as by the Blue Banner Global Jury in Europe.
These are the Blue Banner sea shores for 2022/23:
Safest beaches in Western Cape
| Beach | Region |
|---|---|
| Silwerstroomstrand | Western Cape |
| Clifton 4th | Western Cape |
| Camps Bay | Western Cape |
| Llandudno | Western Cape |
| Muizenberg | Western Cape |
| Bikini | Western Cape |
| Melkbosstrand | Western Cape |
| FishHoek | Western Cape |
| Onrus | Western Cape |
| Kleinmond | Western Cape |
| Hawston | Western Cape |
| Grotto | Western Cape |
| Castle Beach | Western Cape |
| Struisbaai | Western Cape |
| Witsand | Western Cape |
| Preekstoel | Western Cape |
| Lappiesbaai | Western Cape |
| Jongensfontein | Western Cape |
| Gouritzmond | Western Cape |
| Stilbaai Wes | Western Cape |
| De Bakke | Western Cape |
| Hartenbos | Western Cape |
| Klein Brak | Western Cape |
| Santos | Western Cape |
| Glentana | Western Cape |
| Wilderness | Western Cape |
| Herold’s Bay | Western Cape |
| Robberg 5 | Western Cape |
| The Waves – Keurboomstrand | Western Cape |
| Nature’s Valley | Western Cape |
| Lookout | Western Cape |
| The Dunes | Western Cape |
| Singing Kettle | Western Cape |
Safest beaches in KZN
| Beach | Region |
|---|---|
| Marina | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Trafalgar | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Southport | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Umzumbe | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Hibberdene | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Ramsgate | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Thompson’s Bay | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Willard | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Blythedale | KwaZulu-Natal |
Safest beaches in Eastern Cape
| Beach | Region |
|---|---|
| Cape St Francis | Eastern Cape |
| Dolphin | Eastern Cape |
| Marina Martinique | Eastern Cape |
| Humewood | Eastern Cape |
| Hobie | Eastern Cape |
| Kings | Eastern Cape |
| Kariega | Eastern Cape |
| Kelly’s | Eastern Cape |
| Middle Kenton on Sea | Eastern Cape |
Leave a Reply