Funding for growing protected areas in Queensland

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Prominent Queensland tourism and conservation organizations have come together to urge the state government to increase funding for growing protected areas in the state.

The state government earlierspoke aboutexpanding the area of protected land in Queensland from 8.2% to 17%, which is an increase of 15m hectares.

However, the members of the new Tourism and Conservation Alliance said that it is time for investment if the government wishes to accomplish the promises of its Protected Areas Strategy.

“We should be aiming to double [protected land] by 2032,” said Dave Copeman,the director of the Queensland Conservation Council.

The new alliance comprises the Queensland Tourism Industry Council, Ecotourism Australia, Queensland First Nations Tourism Council, Queensland Conservation Council, Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Parks Association Queensland.

Daniel Gschwind, the CEO of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council, said that expandingQueensland’s current protected areas would create a lot of benefits before the 2032 Olympics.

“Such an investment yields many returns for the community. Protecting and presenting new national parks will provide new opportunities for tourism, recreation and regional development across the state,” Gschwind said.

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