Eco-tourism & Volunteering
Queensland is one of the most naturally diverse places on the planet. With five of Australia’s 16 World Heritage areas and more than 450 national parks, marine reserves and state forests, Queensland is a world leading nature-based tourism destination.
The state is home to truly spectacular natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef - the only living organism visible from space - and the Daintree rainforest, the oldest on Earth. Add ancient dinosaur trails, breath-taking Aboriginal rock art galleries and unique Australian wildlife, and it’s easy to understand why protecting and conserving these natural riches is taken so seriously in Queensland.
Queensland presents amazing opportunities for enthusiasts to volunteer on projects as diverse as protecting endangered sea turtles, monitoring the underwater environments of dugongs and protecting the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. Join the Cape York Turtle Rescue Project, in the northern tip of Queensland and help local Aboriginal rangers and wildlife officers as they tag and measure nesting turtles, remove fishing nets from the beach and collect valuable data.
Queensland has almost half of Australia’s eco-certified operators and eco-certified products. The ECO Certification program is a world first and is acknowledged globally as leading the way in environmental tourism certification programs and for assisting nature and eco-tourism operators in achieving best practice environmental standards.
