Luxury holidays aren’t just a dent in your bank balance – they’re also doing untold harm to the environment. But you can have a good, green holiday.
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The statistic that bleaching has been seen in 93% of surveyed areas of the Great Barrier Reef has sparked worldwide coverage - not all of it accurate.
Bleaching has hit a huge swathe of the Great Barrier Reef, with many corals in the reef’s remote northern reaches now expected to die as a result of warm waters linked to this summer’s El Niño.
Next time you plan a holiday you can rest assured that wildlife sightseeing can help some threatened species.
Africa has a number of excellent scuba diving sites, but these must be maintained sustainably to keep attracting different divers.
The world must embrace an economy where people and the planet are what matters the most.
There are several relatively unknown eco-friendly locations in Africa that adventure-seeking tourists would find delightful.
China needs to do more to manage the balance between conservation and tourism to protect its rich biodiversity.
We often think of ecotourism as good for the environment. But it may have some worrying unintended consequences for wild animals.
The fortunes of the world’s remaining wild gorillas is linked to prosperity in the places where they live - hence the high price of tourist permits. But with economic development comes economic threats too.
Diving in many parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia now costs a little more than it used to – but you might be happy to discover why.
The Great Southern Reef covers 71,000 square km and contributes more than A$10 billion to Australia’s economy each year.
The recent leaking of a new draft management plan for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) has prompted vigorous debate over the merits of tourism development in protected areas. Specifically…
Australians love to travel. About 9 million Australians travelled overseas last year, 60% of them on holiday. For most tourists, sustainable development and climate change were probably not high on their…
Tighter bag limits for fishing could be the key to ocean conservation, according to new research showing that limiting fishing across entire regions can offer better protection than using marine reserves…
Big Ritchie looks up from his pile of bananas, unperturbed by the flock of tourists taking his photo. Sprawled around him, mother orangutans* and their fluffy orange babies groom affectionately, chase…
For countries that promote themselves as tourist destinations, China has - for some years - been the new Japan. Two decades ago, tourist towns such as Australia’s Gold Coast put up bilingual signs and…
Criticism of sport hunting nearly always focuses on whether hunting is cruel or not. A good example was provided by the recent controversy surrounding Melissa Bachmann, a keen hunter and television personality…
Holidaying in Europe has never been more popular, with the increase in tourism driven by budget airline competition, rising incomes and relaxed visa requirements over the past 50 years. Last year Europe…
Despite what many commentators on The Conversation have said, conserving biodiversity in our national parks isn’t the way to save them. Parks need visitors to get vital community and political support…
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International Chair in Ecotourism Research, Griffith University
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management/ Adjunct Associate Professor, University of South Australia
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Senior Researcher, African Wildlife Economy Institute and Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Senior Principal Research Scientist - Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Professor, University of Waterloo
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor, James Cook University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Research Fellow, Southern Cross University
