environment
Koalas Aren’t Extinct
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Koalas Aren’t Extinct, but Their Future Is in Danger, Experts Say.
Claims that koalas were “functionally extinct” spread widely online as fires raged in Australia. With large areas of their crucial habitat ravaged, it is unclear what the future holds for a species that was already under threat before this round of bush fires. Some koalas have been rescued, and with blazes still burning, it is hard to know how many have been kille…
The Coastal and Marine Environment
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Tourism and Global Environmental Change: Ecological, Economic, Social and Political Interrelationships
The Coastal and Marine Environment
Since the very beginnings of tourism as a significant human activity the coastal environment has been a major drawcard (Feifer 1986). The marine environment has engendered a sense of wonderment, awe, reverence and fear since humankind evolved, and much of that early mystique has remained to the present. The coastal environment has been an essential element in tourism since Roman time…