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.
But members of the new Tourism and Conservation Alliance said it was time to start investing if the government is to fulfil the promises of its Protected Areas Strategy.
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