Meta tags:
description=Blue Flag is an internationally recognised programme for beaches, marinas and tourism boats meeting environmental, educational, safety and accessibility requirements.;

Headings (most frequently used words):

and, blue, flag, the, is, sites, be, of, for, safety, accessibility, must, compliance, what, around, word, latest, news, part, global, network, iconic, an, internationally, recognised, voluntary, sustainability, programme, beaches, marinas, tourism, boats, in, order, to, qualify, comprehensive, set, environmental, educational, met, operators, demonstrate, with, applicable, criteria, maintain, during, award, period, education, high, bathing, water, quality, well, managed, coasts,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
blue (33), flag (33), 2026 (25), and (22), the (22), our (20), news (11), international (11), more (11), for (9), july (9), national (9), read (8), fee (7), #programme (7), sites (7), back (7), folder (7), #environmental (6), about (6), june (6), contact (6), projects (6), campaigns (6), partners (6), education (5), policy (5), criteria (5), private (4), office (4), join (4), global (4), network (4), academy (4), may (4), good (4), september (4), offices (4), educational (4), operators (4), menu (4), foundation (3), registered (3), with (3), close (3), first (3), storage (3), support (3), award (3), information (3), must (3), get (3), involved (3), internship (3), scheme (3), vacancies (3), head (3), subscribe (3), action (3), days (3), practices (3), publications (3), tools (3), resources (3), sail (3), training (3), other (3), partner (3), organisations (3), corporate (3), institutional (3), controllers (3), jury (3), boat (3), owners (3), principles (3), structure (3), history (3), gaia (3), strategy (3), company (2), number (2), you (2), name (2), from (2), newsletter (2), block (2), gdpr (2), equality (2), sustainability (2), sustainable (2), development (2), goals (2), activities (2), türkiye (2), its (2), ceremony (2), european (2), latest (2), beaches (2), marinas (2), tourism (2), boats (2), learn (2), site (2), around (2), safety (2), accessibility (2), their (2), compliance (2), open (2), 2023, scandiagade, 2450, copenhagen, denmark, limited, guarantee, england, wales, 04752279, norwich, norfolk, nr1, 4dr, charity, 1148274, thank, respect, your, privacy, sign, email, address, last, mailing, list, receive, updates, community, part, this, signup, form, needs, option, edit, enter, location, via, tab, faq, careers, internships, cookie, whistleblower, gender, diversity, inclusion, can, efforts, clicking, sdgs, download, publication, below, here, progress, towards, several, view, fullsize, practice, competition, results, northern, hemisphere, evaluation, highlighted, wuf, azerbaijan, shares, experience, wit, kyrgyzstan, issyk, kul, initiative, china, holds, beach, welcomes, parliament, future, important, union, directive, 2024, 825, arrangements, featured, encourage, visitors, consult, members, webpages, detailed, explore, interactive, map, find, awarded, each, discover, world, word, update, operated, high, bathing, water, quality, well, managed, coasts, central, ideals, aim, connecting, public, surroundings, encouraging, them, environment, such, offered, promoted, addition, permanent, display, relevant, terms, biodiversity, ecosystems, phenomena, order, qualify, comprehensive, set, met, demonstrate, applicable, maintain, during, period, iconic, internationally, recognised, voluntary, what, skip, content,

Text of the page (random words):
blue flag 0 skip to content about us our programme gaia 20 30 strategy our history our structure educational principles join blue flag criteria private boat owners blue flag sites our network national operators international jury international controllers institutional partners corporate partners other partner organisations sail training international tools resources publications fee academy good practices campaigns and projects global action days blue flag campaigns projects news blue flag news subscribe to our news contact contact us head office national offices vacancies fee internship scheme get involved open menu close menu about us our programme gaia 20 30 strategy our history our structure educational principles join blue flag criteria private boat owners blue flag sites our network national operators international jury international controllers institutional partners corporate partners other partner organisations sail training international tools resources publications fee academy good practices campaigns and projects global action days blue flag campaigns projects news blue flag news subscribe to our news contact contact us head office national offices vacancies fee internship scheme get involved open menu close menu folder about us back our programme gaia 20 30 strategy our history our structure educational principles folder join blue flag back criteria private boat owners blue flag sites folder our network back national operators international jury international controllers institutional partners corporate partners other partner organisations sail training international folder tools resources back publications fee academy good practices folder campaigns and projects back global action days blue flag campaigns projects folder news back blue flag news subscribe to our news folder contact back contact us head office national offices vacancies fee internship scheme get involved what is blue flag the iconic blue flag is an internationally recognised voluntary sustainability programme for beaches marinas and tourism boats in order to qualify for the blue flag a comprehensive set of environmental educational safety and accessibility must be met sites and operators must demonstrate compliance with applicable criteria and maintain compliance during the award period central to the ideals of the blue flag programme is the aim of connecting the public with their surroundings and encouraging them to learn more about their environment as such environmental education activities must be offered and promoted in addition to a permanent display of information relevant to the site in terms of biodiversity ecosystems and environmental phenomena education high bathing water quality well managed coasts safety and accessibility operated by foundation for environmental education latest update may 2026 blue flag sites around the word discover blue flag around the world explore our interactive map to find awarded beaches marinas and tourism boats and learn more about each blue flag site we encourage visitors to consult our national members webpages for more detailed information national offices blue flag blue flag sites latest news featured 24 september 2026 important information for blue flag sites in the european union directive eu 2024 825 blue flag arrangements from 27 september 2026 24 september 2026 read more 24 september 2026 23 july 2026 blue flag welcomes european parliament support for the future of the programme 23 july 2026 read more 23 july 2026 13 july 2026 türkiye s national blue flag award ceremony 2026 13 july 2026 read more 13 july 2026 13 july 2026 china holds its first blue flag beach award ceremony 13 july 2026 read more 13 july 2026 30 june 2026 türkiye shares its blue flag experience wit kyrgyzstan to support the issyk kul blue flag initiative 30 june 2026 read more 30 june 2026 10 june 2026 blue flag programme highlighted at wuf 13 in azerbaijan 10 june 2026 read more 10 june 2026 28 may 2026 good practice competition results for the northern hemisphere 2026 international evaluation 28 may 2026 read more 28 may 2026 view fullsize blue flag s criteria and activities support progress towards several un sustainable development goals you can read more about our efforts by clicking on the sdgs here and download our publication below blue flag and the sustainable development goals sustainability policy equality diversity and inclusion policy gender equality gdpr fee academy gdpr policy whistleblower policy cookie policy internships careers faq newsletter block this newsletter signup form needs a storage option edit the block and enter a storage location via the storage tab be part of a global network join our mailing list and be the first to receive news and updates from the international blue flag community first name last name email address sign up we respect your privacy thank you foundation for environmental education is a private company limited by guarantee and registered in england wales with company number 04752279 and registered office at 74 the close norwich norfolk nr1 4dr registered charity number 1148274 c 2023 foundation for environmental education scandiagade 13 2450 copenhagen sv denmark