Sustainable Patterns Of Living

Ecotourism & Sustainable Tourism

Ecotourism & Sustainable
Tourism

Why is tourism important to Australia?

The tourism industry is very important to Australia’s development because it contributes more than $70 billion a year to the economy and provides jobs for a million people. This means that 8% of the Australian workforce is employed directly or indirectly in services to tourism. The Australian Federal and State Governments actively promote Australia as a tourist destination through international and local advertising campaigns.

Due to the Covid Pandemic, Australia had a 95% drop in the total number of domestic passengers carried in the June quarter 2020, compared with June quarter 2019 (Source: Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics, Aviation Statistics, 2020).

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How can tourism be harmful to the environment?

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What is ecotourism?

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An ever-increasing number of tourists want to experience a place’s natural attractions without damaging its environment. Ecotourism promotes sustainable tourism based on nature so that a place can be enjoyed by future generations.
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How can tourism be harmful to the environment?

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How can tourist resorts be eco-friendly?

Scroll down the page and fit the correct words into the paragraphs to learn how tourist resorts can be eco-friendly.
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Old Tourism vs New Tourism

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Class Discussion

1. What holidays do your family take?

2. Are they eco-friendly or attraction based?

3. Discuss ways family holidays could be more eco-friendly.

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Nature walks with indigenous guides in the top end to see rock art. This rock art is from Murujuga National Park near Karratha WA. It contains the largest concentration of rock art in the world. Some of the art is estimated to be up to 47,000 years old.

Camping out to stargaze in the desert. Australia has 10 deserts. The named deserts of Australia cover 1,371,000 km², or 18% of the Australian mainland. A desert is a great place to stargaze due to the lack of artificial light.

Hiking the eco-friendly Overland Track in Tasmania. The Overland Track is a 65km track through valleys, rainforests and mountains. Tasmanian Indigneous Australians have been living within the Cradle Mountain area for more than 35,000 years.