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Visitor numbers have grown to 3.9 million annually. In five years, they’re expected to pass the five million mark, and urgent action is needed to avoid the fate of overseas hot...
Crux – Analysis: As we start to reluctantly drift back to reality from the Xmas break it is traditional to set some goals, aspirations and even dreams for the coming 12...
Pollution from planes using Heathrow airport has been detected in central London, researchers revealed today. A breakthrough study by King’s College London is the first to find that airports are a major source of ultra-fine...
Editorial: ‘‘Pristine, popular, imperilled?” is the question posed in the title of Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton’s report investigating the effect of tourism on the environment. While Mr Upton...
New research suggests the number of tourists visiting Queenstown needs to be managed in order to prevent the negative impacts of overtourism. The region is said to have reached its capacity...
The world will face irreversible heating unless firms shift their priorities soon, the outgoing head of the Bank of England has told the BBC. Mark Carney said the financial sector had...
Is Nepal’s New Airport Dream an Environmental Nightmare? Studies have ranked Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport of Nepal, as one of the worst airports in South Asia in terms of security,...
A video which speculates on the implications of further development of Wanaka Airport has been by the Wanaka Stakeholders Group. The video was produced by Dunedin’s Animation Research, who worked with...
A line should be drawn under what is an acceptable number of tourists visiting Queenstown in order to manage overtourism, researchers say. That limit should be determined by the host community,...
The group against the possible expansion of Wanaka Airport has released a video outlining what the development could mean for Central Otago. The Wanaka Stakeholders Group has been working closely with...