Are Coral Reefs Literally Sick Of Ecotourists?

Time and again we hear arguments in favor of ecotourism, only to then discover cases where human visitation to wilderness sites has negative impacts, both on individual species and entire ecosystems. One of the most recent examples of this comes from research on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where high levels of disease prevalence have been found among corals near tourist visitation platforms.(Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.)read more

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