VENICE: Banning large cruise ships through cityItaly announced on Tuesday that it was banning
VENICE: Banning large cruise ships through cityItaly announced on Tuesday that it was banning large cruise ships from entering Venice’s waters and was also declaring the city’s lagoon a national monument, in a move to protect the fragile ecosystem from the downsides of mass tourism. The ban will take effect on August 1st after much demand from environmentalists and locals. In 2019, UNESCO warned Venice about the “damage caused by a steady stream of cruise ships.” UNESCO formed a committee set to begin research efforts this week that would have potentially added Venice to their “World Heritage in Danger” list, if not for this ban and decree that recognized Venice’s waterways as a national monument. This map depicts the current and new routes for cruise ships to approach Venice, Italy. Click on the map to learn more.Further Reading: New York Times, CBS, Reuters, USA Today, American Geographical Society (AGS)Graphic Source: Insider -- source link
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