Incentive delegates can become a Guardian of the Reef in Australia with the launch of a new educational platform. Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef general manager Tara Bennett described the initiative: “Delegates will learn about conservation with a series of short educational videos and fast facts to understand the issues facing the Great Barrier Reef and how they can help it simply by visiting.
“Incentive groups can contribute to sustainability initiatives including tree planting and wildlife rehabilitation in ‘Cairns & Great Barrier Reef’. Carbon offsets are being made through tree planting for Australia Next 2024 at the Cairns Convention Centre on 9-11 September which will revegetate local wildlife corridors for the Lumholtz tree kangaroo.
“Australia Next delegates will … leave knowing their visit has been planned to tread lightly with the use of electric buses, no single-use plastic and the tree planting partnership with Reforest.
“This focus on sustainability extends right down to the menu at the event with 80% of the food sourced within an hour of Cairns city from tea, coffee, and vegetables to rice.
“The Cairns and Great Barrier Reef region is the most eco-certified destination in Australia with 72 active eco-certified companies and 27 businesses undertaking the process with Ecotourism Australia.”
For more information visit: www.businesseventscairns.org.au
