In 2009, Ecotourism Australia renewed its annual premier event, the Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference (Global Eco), held from 9-11 November in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

The conference brought together leading players from across the globe to examine best practice across sustainability, ecotourism and climate change response and featured critical new research, policy and best practice case studies.

The conference achieved an increase in attendance with a total of 216 delegates of which nearly ten (10) per cent originated from overseas. All states and territories were represented as were all sectors of the industry, from operators to government, academics and protected area managers.

Please refer to the 2009 program for full conference details.