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Costa Cruises is supporting WWF Italy to help safeguard some of the most precious and endangered marine ecoregions on the planet: the Mediterranean Sea, the region of the Greater Antilles and the North-East Coast of Brazil. Each of these marine ecoregions has a wealth of unique species, but at the same time are highly vulnerable. Costa Cruises has decided to help safeguard these regions and support marine conservation, as since its fleet accompanies thousands of visitors each year on their journey to discover the treasures of the sea, we feel a responsibility to both our passengers and to nature. Thanks to the partnership between Costa Cruises and WWF Italy, today these areas of the world have something else in common: the commitment and enthusiasm from the many people who together would like to give the sea a sustainable future, and support marine biodiversity conservation.
How to support WWF together with Costa
You can now discover more about these regions on board the Costa fleet, you will also have the chance to make a donation to WWF Italy in support of a Mediterranean project for marine conservation. You will find a voucher in your cabins with which you can make a donation of 3, 5 or 10 euros. The chosen amount will be charged directly to your cruise account. A small contribution to a great project!
For our younger Guests:
Through our Squok clubs, our staff will encourage children and teenagers to take part in fun educational activities.
| SEA GAME : learning through playing. A memory game to learn the names of many of the species found in our seas. |
STICKERS : colourful and fun souvenir stickers for the brightest sparks.
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POSTER : a fun way to get to know the inhabitants of the marine kingdom
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COLOURING PICTURES : a way for our youngest guests to meet new « friends ». |
COSTA CRUISES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Costa Cruises has made a commitment to safeguarding the environment with what could be defined as the first « green » fleet in the world, as confirmed by the Green Star award obtained by Costa ships in 2005. This certifies that the technology with which the fleet was built is aimed at respecting the environment and keeping the air and sea clean. Costa's commitment is also reflected in the system of certification introduced to the company in 2004 that demonstrates respect for the best international standards in terms of Social Accountability, the Environment, Safety and Quality.
CREATING A « MARINE CULTURE »
WWF works in over 40 countries to protect the sea: creating and managing protected marine areas, striving to prevent the excessive exploitation of the sea, and promoting sustainable fishing. WWF recovery centres take care of injured animals and return them to the sea. More than any other species, marine turtles and whales are symbolic of WWFs commitment: migrating from one sea to another, they serve to remind us of the importance of crossing national borders in an attempt to protect something that belongs to all of mankind. Planet Ocean would be a more suitable name than Planet Earth: salt water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and 95% of its life-supporting space. It is estimated that up to 10 million different species live in the ocean, from enormous blue whales right through to tiny seahorses. Safeguarding the riches of the sea means preserving one of man’s most precious resources. 60% of the world’s population lives within 64 km of the sea: fish is the principal food source for a billion people. Despite this only 0.5% of the sea is protected.
For further information on WWF Italia-Onlus, please visite www.panda.org
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