conservation

  • Eco certified experiences to do in Tropical North Queensland

    Tropical North Queensland has the highest concentration of Eco certified experiences in Australia. Here’s a list of Eco certified experiences to enjoy, so that you can relish your time in nature whilst protecting it too!

  • Reef Volunteers: the underwater heroes leaving the reef greater

    Not all heroes wear capes, some wear fins! Oceans 2 Earth volunteer Haylee Boyes shares how she left the iconic Great Barrier Reef even better than how she found it.

  • Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre

    The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured and sick turtles, [more…]

  • Tangaroa Blue

    Tangaroa Blue is an Australia-wide not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the removal and prevention of marine debris through the Australian Marine [more…]

  • Treeforce

    Treeforce is a not-for-profit community tree planting group in Cairns that was established in 1992. The group of volunteers meet [more…]

  • Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef

    Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef work to protect and conserve both the Great Barrier Reef and reefs around the [more…]

  • Boomerang Bags

    Boomerang Bags aims to reduce the amount of fabrics entering landfills by up-cycling textiles into reusable, sustainable alternatives to plastic [more…]

  • Rainforest Rescue

    Established in 1999, Rainforest Rescue aims to protect, conserve and restore rainforests by tree planting and maintenance, as well as [more…]

  • Cairns and Far North Environment Centre

    The Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) is the peak regional non-government environmental organisation for the Tropical North Queensland [more…]

  • The Agile Project

    The Agile project rescues and rehabilitates native wildlife in Cairns and surrounding areas. Founded in 2017, the team now consists [more…]

  • Plastic Free Cairns

    Plastic Free Cairns works directly with food retailers in the Cairns and Tropical North Queensland to help them stop using [more…]

  • Parley for the oceans

    Parley is a collaborative space where leaders, creators and thinkers come together to work on ocean conservation projects and raise [more…]

  • No Limit Adventures

    No Limit Adventures offers custom travel packages as well as day and multi-day tours in Australia. Specialising in travel experiences [more…]

  • 9 ways to be a more eco-conscious traveller

    These eco-travel tips will ensure that your trip to Tropical North Queensland is as green as the lush rainforest environment itself.

  • Conscious travel: How to travel Tropical North Queensland for a cause

    Take nothing but photographs, leave only footprints and help give back to the unique environment of Tropical North Queensland with these experiences and causes.

  • FNQ Nature Tours

    Far North Queensland is a wildlife enthusiast’s paradise! Their small group tours explore the rainforest habitat, concentrating on the endemic [more…]

  • Everything you need to know about Master Reef Guides

    Anyone who’s ever done an organised tour will know the host or tour guide can make or break the experience. That’s why it pays to book a Great Barrier Reef tour with one of the Master Reef Guides, the official ambassadors of the world’s most famous reef.

  • 8 Ways Crystalbrook Collection combines sustainability with luxury

    If you haven’t met them already, there are three hotel siblings in Cairns you should really know by name – Riley, Bailey and Flynn. 

  • Follow the palm trees to paradise: Thala Beach Nature Reserve

    Discover a tropical paradise along the Great Barrier Reef Drive between Cairns & Port Douglas at the idyllic coastal eco-retreat, Thala Beach Nature Reserve.

  • Wildlife Habitat

    The award-winning Wildlife Habitat, located in Port Douglas, provides visitors with a chance to experience the wildlife of Wetlands, Rainforest, [more…]

  • Passions of Paradise

    Celebrating over 30 years being family owned and operated Passions of Paradise have been taking tourists and locals to the [more…]

  • Small World Journeys

    Small World Journeys offers eco-friendly customised educational tours for high school, middle school and university groups. Their multi-day educational trips [more…]

  • Bat Hospital Visitor Centre

    Enjoy an intriguing insight into the world of bats at the multi-award winning Bat Hospital Visitor Centre. They have Advanced [more…]

  • Ways you can help the Great Barrier Reef

    There’s a sense of responsibility that comes when you’re visiting one of the world’s seven wonders; a calling to nurture nature. If leaving only footprints (or fin waves in this case) is high on your priority list, here are some ways you can help the Great Barrier Reef during your next holiday.

  • Reef Talk – A chat with marine biologist Gareth Phillips

    The Great Barrier Reef is a thriving, living marine environment. It inspires all who visit, even those who see it every day, like marine biologist and owner of Marine Discoveries, Gareth Phillips.