Great Barrier Reef 'worth $59b to Australia'
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Note the useful stats...and relevanc eto environment and tourism issues...
the reef - bigger than Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands combined - was worth A$29 billion to tourism, supporting 64,000 jobs.
At A$56 billion, the reef is valued at more than 12 Sydney Opera Houses
[Australia] has been criticised for backing a huge US$16 billion (S$22 billion) coal project by Indian mining giant Adani near the reef, which environmentalists warn would harm the natural wonder.
Qn: Environmental concerns and economic growth cannot co-exist. Do you agree?
(Cam. 2011)
Note the useful stats...and relevanc eto environment and tourism issues...
the reef - bigger than Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands combined - was worth A$29 billion to tourism, supporting 64,000 jobs.
At A$56 billion, the reef is valued at more than 12 Sydney Opera Houses
[Australia] has been criticised for backing a huge US$16 billion (S$22 billion) coal project by Indian mining giant Adani near the reef, which environmentalists warn would harm the natural wonder.
Qn: Environmental concerns and economic growth cannot co-exist. Do you agree?
(Cam. 2011)
posted by Dark Shadow | 12:39 AM
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