The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) has published a report on the environmental consequences of projected tourism growth, Pristine, popular... imperilled?
Our report last year on the South Island High Country told similar stories of pressure. Many landowners noted that there was a real risk of local communities withdrawing the social license for tourism because they weren’t equipped to deal with the environmental pressures. For instance, Roy’s Peak in Wanaka now has over 80,000 visitors a year, but carparking space for only 100 at a time. The environmental pressure on that one small spot is immense.
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