Report on the Sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef Tourism

This report examines the sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef, focusing on the impact of tourism and potential solutions. It begins with an overview of the issue, highlighting the threats to coral reefs from both natural and anthropogenic factors, with a specific emphasis on the role of tourism. The report discusses the 'Eye of the Reef' program, a tourism weekly monitoring program, which involves tourism operators, researchers, and heritage management to monitor the health of the Great Barrier Reef. It also addresses the negative consequences of declining coral health, including impacts on local communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the ecotourism industry. The report further provides information on the relevant definitions of sustainability and the factors influencing the sustainable tourism in the Great Barrier Reef. The report explores the factors influencing the sustainable tourism on the Great Barrier Reef and the role of the tourism weekly monitoring program. The report also includes a discussion on the climate change and the crown-of-the-thorns starfish, along with the shipping accidents and the incidents of the oil spill that have threatened the health of the Great Barrier Reef. The report concludes with a call for further research to address the root causes of coral decline and promote sustainable practices.

Sustainability of
Great Barrier ReefNAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY
AUTHOR NOTE

Sustainable Tourism
Management
 The people who are living next to
that of a resource can play an
important part in offering
protection to it
 The tourism activities are
developed by the local
community members

Tourism Weekly Program in
Great Barrier Reef
 It plays an important role in
monitoring health of the Great
Barrier Reef
 It involves participation of the
tourist operators along with the
researchers

Sustainability in Great Barrier
Reef
 The coral reefs across the world
are threatened by the natural
along with the anthropogenic
factors
 The tourism activities like
snorkelling and sailing in Great
Barrier Reef have an adverse
effect on the sustainability of the
place

Essay Plan
Sustainability
of Great
Barrier Reef
Sustainabilit
y Concerns
of Great
Barrier Reef
Implication
of decline of
corals in
Great
Barrier Reef
Further
Research
Tourism
Weekly
Program in
Great
Barrier Reef

Sustainability Concerns in Great
Barrier Reef
 Climate change along with the
crown-of-the-thorns starfish are
threatening the health of the
Great Barrier Reef
 The shipping accidents and the
incidents of the oil spill have
threatened the health of the
Great Barrier Reef

Implication of decline of Great
Barrier Reef
 The deterioration of the health of
the Great Barrier Reef will have
negative consequence for the
local communities
 It will have an effect on the
Aboriginal and the Torres Strait
Islander people living in the
region

 The destruction of the corals
would lead to a decrease in
ecotourism within Great Barrier
Reef
 The extinction of the corals
would lead to loss of the money
and the jobs for the local people

Bibliography
Barrierreef.org (2019). Solutions. [online] Great Barrier Reef
Foundation. Available at: https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/the-
solutions [Accessed 6 May 2019].
Environment.gov.au (2019). Department of the Environment and
Energy. [online] Department of the Environment and Energy.
Available at:
https://www.environment.gov.au/marine/gbr/protecting-the-reef
[Accessed 6 May 2019].
Whc.unesco.org (2019). Resource documents | UNESCO Sustainable
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http://whc.unesco.org/sustainabletourismtoolkit/resources
[Accessed 6 May 2019].

Further Research
 Research in relation to root
causes of the problem of the
decline of the corals in the Great
Barrier Reef like the climate
change that can help in
successful dealing with the issue

Thank You!!!