environment

Abstract: Creating opportunities for the sustainable development of tourism in the Pacific Islands must be stripped back to the basics. While assistance with marketing and promoting an image is important, developing crucial necessities such as waste management is the key to maintaining an attractive image for the destination in the short term and protecting natural resources in the long term. If the animals that tourists travel to see are choking to death on plastic bags, then how long can tourism last?

From the 10th - 13th May 2009 postgraduates from nine different countries presented work related to water, energy, climate change, and society in Noosa, Australia. I presented on my masters thesis that focuses on the collaboration of key-stakeholders involved in the Aquaculture and Seafood Trail. I received very good feedback and it was nice to discuss my research with some fresh minds!

Topics were presented at the conference that covered the following themes:

The St Lukes Environmental Protection Society (STEPS) began working with the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute in November of 2007. The primary goal of STEPS is to enhance and improve the Kerr-Taylor Reserve as an open space for use by the people of Auckland's St Lukes area through working with the Auckland City Council, local schools, and other groups. STEPS' immediate goal is to see the quality of the water in Meola Creek improved by working to ensure that Watercare Services and Metrowater improved water quality and replaced inadequate drains.

Cloesen, Uli (2003) Environmental impact management of ship based tourism to Antarctica in Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Pages: 32–36

Higham, J.E.S. and Carr, A.M. (2002) "Ecotourism visitor experiences in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Challenging the environmental values of visitors in pursuit of pro-environmental behaviour." Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 10(4): 277-294.