The Blue Flag awards for the 2022/23 Summer Season have just been announced and once again the Western Cape Beaches have come out tops! Have a look at which beaches are now Blue Flag awarded:
The iconic Blue Flag is one of the world’s most recognised voluntary eco-labels that are awarded to beaches after a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety, and accessibility criteria are met and maintained under the discerning eye of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa , and once again, the Western Cape is dominating the upper tier.
Blue Flag has been operational in South Africa since 2001 and has municipal, marina and tourism boat partners in 18 coastal municipalities around the country. There are four key factors that allow for an in-depth analysis: water quality, environmental management, environmental education, and safety. Universal access , control of domestic animals , availability of interpretive signage, effective waste management, water quality samples, beach control visits, and the like all form part of the stringent assessment.
Of the full list in South Africa , the Western Cape had 33 full-status beaches and five pilot beaches.Full Beaches:Camps Bay – City of Cape TownMnandi – City of Cape TownKleinmond – Overstrand
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