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Asia Pacific Ecotourism Trends & Sustainable ...
More people are travelling now than ever before. Given the rise of visitor arrivals and increased trips to natural areas including ecologically sensitive ones as well as places where local culture is a highlight, uphold ecotourism principles have become important so as to minimise negative impacts on people and the environment. Gaia Discovery’s publisher Mallika Naguran speaks to three industry experts for their views on ecotourism trends, developments and industry movements toward sustainability.

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Cross Island Line Impacts on Biodiversity in Central Catchment Nature Reserve

In a previous article, the potential negative impacts on avian biodiversity if plans for the construction of Cross Island Line (CRL) were to follow through were highlighted. In this update, Tan Hui Zhen and Shermaine Wong turn their focus to other biodiversity that reside in the MacRitchie forests - the non-avian fauna and often overlooked flora of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR).

 

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