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Friday, February 18, 2011

Protecting natural assets - protecting tourism

The Tourism and Transport Forum, a peak tourism organisation points out:


"In 2006 domestic and international nature-based tourists spent approximately $23 billion during their travels in Australia."
"... the task of securing Australia’s globally important biodiversity has never been more urgent .."  


(Tourism and Transport Forum Australia Natural Tourism Partnerships Action Plan (2007) available at http://www.ttf.org.au/Content/ntpi07.aspx




Tourism needs healthy ecosystems and thriving wildlife; marine parks will deliver a healthy and sustainable marine environment