Confict Between Industry And The Environment - Economic Development

Question 1

• What industry and what sector is it in?

- Where is it?

Answer 1

• Tourism, tertiary

- Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Question 2

PSD

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Answer 2

• 2 million visitors every year
• 1,400 coral species
• 1,500 fish species
  LARGEST CORAL REEF IN THE WORLD

Question 3

Tourism benefits

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Answer 3

• £3.5 billion generated every year

- Creates job opportunities (64 000 out of 69 000 jobs in the area are in tourism)

Question 4

1. Environmental impact and solution

Answer 4

• more than 500 commercial boats on the reef damage the reef due to pollution, disturbing wildlife and taking people to area where they break coral (by accident or for souvenirs)
• need ‘tourism permissions’ from Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority before carrying out tourist activities

Question 5

2. Environmental impact and solution

Answer 5

• oxybenzone, a chemical in sun cream disrupts coral reproduction, causes coral bleaching and damages its DNA
• tourists must wear protective suits when swimming

Question 6

3. Environmental problems and solutions

Answer 6

• boats dropping anchor breaks coral
• permanent tourism platforms built
• encourage seagulls who defecate, which damages coral (3% diseased coral where no platforms, 12% diseased where platforms)