Tourism industry joins push to expand Queensland’s national parks
by Eden Gillespie from on (#5XT7T)
A new Tourism and Conservation Alliance says doubling protected areas in the state will boost ecotourism and local economies
Leading Queensland tourism and conservation organisations have joined forces to call on the state government to significantly increase funding to expand protected areas in the state.
The state government has previously committed to doubling the area of protected land in Queensland from 8.2% to 17% - an increase of 15m hectares.
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