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Commercial Activities, Tourism and Infrastructure in Protected Areas

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Bushwalking Australia’s position on commercial activities, tourism and infrastructure in protected areas such as national parks is that each proposal needs to be assessed individually and that in limited circumstances, ecologically sensitive developments and activities may be acceptable. Bushwalking Australia has spent considerable time and effort developing 10 Principles on Commercial Activities, Tourism and Infrastructure in National Parks  and will use these as the basis for assessing proposals.