The success of tourism brings with it the real risk of spoiling our holiday destinations — and the irony is not lost on those whose livelihoods depend on the NSW tourism economy. Based on findings from workshops carried out with tourism operators, a litter check in the Royal National park and an industry survey, Take 3 developed the NSW Visitor Economy Litter Prevention Strategy and the Litter Reduction Toolkit for NSW Tourism Operators. Following its success, Take 3 has now launched Ground Swell, a follow-on program empowering NSW tourism businesses to take the lead and develop action plans to address litter and plastic waste in tourism destinations across NSW.This presentation outlines Take 3 for the Sea’s pilot project, First Wave First, which aimed to create and leverage strategic partnerships with NSW National Parks and Wildlife to create awareness and develop a shared vision and strategy for litter prevention in the visitor economy moving forward.Presenter: Jenny-Lee Scharnboeck.Powerpoint slides: From First Wave to Ground Swell#NationalLandcareConference#LandcareConf22
This project is supported by Landcare Australia, through funding from the Australian Government.Landcare Australia is proud to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we live and work. We value and respect their deep and continued spiritual and cultural connections to the land, waters and seas, and pay our respects to their Ancestors and Elders past, present and future.