Launch of "Destinations" project in Tunisia

Tunisia was the first of the three participating countries to officially launch the "Destinations" project, which has been co-financed by LIFE - Third countries programme of the European Commission. The project was launched during a workshop organised by the national partner - Agency for Coastal Protection and Management (APAL), in Tunis, on May 10, 2007. The workshop was opened my Mr. Nadhir Hamada, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development in Tunisia, who stressed the importance of this project for enrichment of a sustainable tourism culture, as the only guarantee for the durability of the tourism activity. The workshop brought together 70 participants representing national institutions active both in the domain of environment and tourism, the local authorities of Nabeul Governorate and its municipalities, NGOs as partners in the project, several projects in Tunisia, which have been financed by EU and other international sponsors, universities, media, etc. The next day was reserved for the project working group, which gathered, as suggested by the minister, in the premises of APAL, at the shore of the Korba lagoon, at the Cap Bon peninsula.