Charter

Article 1: from now on the Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club will only accept a single bay per sea in a given country mentioned below:

 Atlantic - Channel - North Sea -Baltic Sea -Mediterranean - Adriatic -Black Sea - Red Sea - Indian Ocean - Persian Gulf - Tonkin Gulf – Andaman Sea – East China Sea, South China Sea - Sea of Japan - Gulf of Bengali - Antilles Sea - Bering Sea – Sea of Japan - Coral Sea – Arafura Sea - Tasmanian Sea - Arabian Sea - Red Sea – Barents Sea - Baltic Sea – Pacific - Gulf of Mexico - Gulf of California – Weddell Sea - Tchouktches Sea - Arctic Ocean - Norwegian Sea - North Sea - Caspian Sea – Aral Sea.

 

 

Article 2: the bay must necessarily be an indentation on the coastline and the prevailing nature of the site must be largely concave.     

 

Article 3: the bay must possess at least two features recognised by UNESCO in the cultural or natural assets categories.

      

 

 

 

CULTURAL ASSETS

Criteria

Examples

           

            A- Represents a masterpiece of human engineering

Mont Saint Michel (France)


            B – Shows considerable influences during a given period in the development of architecture and art, etc.

  Venice (Italy)


            C-provides a unique and exceptional  account of a living or past civilisation

The megaliths (Golfe du Morbihan-Bay of Quiberon France)

           
            D-Provides an example of a type of construction   or landscape illustrating a significant period in human history       

  houses in San Francisco (United States)


            E-provides an example of the occupation of   a traditional territory representing a  culture when the site has become vulnerable under the effect of irreversible change.

  Back waters (India)


            F-is directly associated with events, living traditions or significant works of art universally recognised

 

In all cases, whether it is for the design, the habitat, materials or the way in which the environment is managed, the site must meet the criteria of being unique.

       

NATURAL ASSETS

Criteria

Examples

           
            A-be a representative example of great   stages in the history of the Earth with highly interesting geological processes.

Bay of Halong

           
            B-be a representative example of continuing ecological and biological processes with the development of a remarkable and homogeneous ecosystem (plants, aquatic and terrestrial, coastal and sea animals)

Scandola nature reserve Gulf of Porto (Corsica)


            C- represents natural phenomena or is a an area of outstanding natural beauty)

Bay of Diego Suarez (Madagascar)


            D-contains natural habitats preserving the diversity of fauna and flora particularly threatened species.

Bay of Somme (France)


            E-provides a coherent and homogeneous interdependent group representing   away in which a bay works.

Bay of Rio (Brazil)


            F-has a coherent development and management plan that serves as a   reference

Bay of Tadoussac (Quebec)

In all instances, the Bay must be fully or partially Protected either legally or institutionally.

                

 

 

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