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And theyve contributed to the flooding thats long plagued venice. the high tide in 2019 the worst in 50 years, inundating st marks square and devastating homes and businesses. a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast tracked for the cruise liners, but those depending on the industry are worried. translation: such a decision taken so quickly without planning is absurd. in our opinion it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima venice was called — the most serene...

Its been venices david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, damage venices ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally, victory. from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from the citys central canal. they brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness, because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, ...

They brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and, you know, about environmental and socialjustice in general. the cruise ships have been seen as symptoms of venices over—tourism. hordes of day—trippers, not the model of sustainable tourism many here want. and theyve contributed to th...

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Of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. our rome correspondent mark lowen reports. its been venices david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, damage venices ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally,...

Large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after yea rs of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. our rome correspondent mark lowen reports. its been venices david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, dam...

Taken so quickly without - planning is absurd. in our opinion it is evil and a crime against the workers. �*la serenissima venice was called — the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. joining us now is jyoti hosagrahar is deputy directorfor the world heritage centre at unesco. he thank you for coming on the programme. he thank you for coming on the progra...

And where they will be moored, because we dont have these details yet. and so while we very much appreciate the willingness to find solutions, there does need to be a clear plan on how these will be moored to be able to assess what impact they will have. just to jump in there. if the principle of this move is welcomed and you are waiting on the details of where these big ships will go, that suggests this is one issue, but are there other issues with just the number of tourists in venice itself, ...

Asean delegates, envoys, to look into myanmar issues — which is not being completed. it has been six months now since the coup took place in myanmar and we havent seen any result, despite letters being released and promises being made on meetings and conferences. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships p...