Daintree Discovery Centre - Daintree

Winner on a World Stage
Thursday, November 26, 2009

Daintree Discovery Centre – Winner on a World Stage

Cairns, Tuesday 3 November 2009

The Daintree Discovery Centre has just been awarded a prestigious international award for ecotourism at the 70th Skal World Congress being held at the Palace of Arts in Budapest, Hungary from 1 – 6 November 2009. The Centre’s tourism submission entitled ‘Sustainable Ecotourism’ was declared the winner of the 8th Annual Skal International Ecotourism Awards in the category of ‘General Countryside’.

Directors Ron and Pam Birkett were presented with the award during the Opening Ceremony overnight.

Competing against tourism businesses from 48 countries around the world, the local Daintree attraction has now been internationally recognized as leading the world in Ecotourism best practice.

The Centre is being specifically recognized for implementing a rigorous Carbon Offset / Bio-sequestration program as a means of minimizing its carbon footprint.

The Daintree Discovery Centre has been informing and educating visitors to the Daintree for more than 20 years.

According to Director Pam Birkett, to be selected as the world’s leading ecotourism business in this internationally prestigious award is something all Australians should be proud of.

‘It’s wonderful to be recognized on the world stage and to know that our best practice ecotourism business in the Daintree is more than competitive with other projects in the world.’

Cassowary spotted
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Two years after the launch of the Daintree Discovery Centre’s Carbon Offset/Bio-sequestration project a cassowary has been spotted doing his ‘bit to assist’ revegetating the denuded block.

Cassowaries assist in seed dispersal by spreading rainforest seeds via their droppings and are known eat the fruit of some 248 different types of rainforest trees. As an accredited Wet Tropics visitor Information Centre, the Daintree Discovery Centre also carries Advanced Eco-Tourism Accreditation.