Tourism and Protected Areas in Tasmania
Tasmania is the smallest state in Australia, and has many protected areas. As of 3 September 2012 there were 584 pieces of reserved land (private and public) managed under the National Parks and Reserved Land Management Act 2002, equalling 2,584,126.33ha. Tasmania reached a coverage of about 30% of the land and 6% its marine environment protected and provides several good examples of tourism supporting protected areas.
Year: 2014