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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…
Animals are a mainstay of global tourism development. They’re consumed in fishing and hunting, and used as part of “experiences” - horses in trail rides, marine mammals in theme parks, whale sharks for…
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International Chair in Ecotourism Research, Griffith University
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Oppenheimer-Jamma Research Chair in African Wildlife Economies, Stellenbosch University
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith 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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Adjunct professor and adjunct senior lecturer in tourism management, Adelaide University
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Marine Social Sciences PhD candidate, James Cook University
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Professor of political ecology, University of Copenhagen
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Professor, Sustainable Marine Futures, Environment Institute, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of Sydney
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Victoria
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Professor in Tourism Geography, University of Johannesburg
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Future Making Fellow, Environment Institute, Adelaide University