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Whale Watching Worldwide - Report Released!
24 June 2009
Report commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and carried out by Economists at Large shows that, in 2008, more than 13 million people took part in whale watching around the world, generating US$2.1 billion in tourism expenditure.
A decade of whale watching - the global industry in 2008, new report by EcoLarge
22 April 2009
A report commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and undertaken by Economists at Large over the past year is nearing completion, and will be the most comprehensive review of global whale watching tourism since 2001.
Economists at Large - economists without borders
2 March 2009
Economists at Large are increasingly 'economists without borders', with consultants having been involved in projects in Indonesia and Laos. As well as this, for the current global whale watching project, EcoLarge has a team of economists working across four continents and speaking ten languages.
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What we do
Economists at Large are a team of economists working to create a sustainable economy, society and environment. We are economists without borders, working where economics is least represented, using the tools of economic analysis to ensure the true value of the environment and society is fully recognised.
We work frequently with the not-for-profit sector, applying the tools of economics to natural resource management, environmental conservation, tourism and general public policy analysis.
Previous clients include:
- Australian Federal Government - Department of Environment and Water Resources
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- Greenpeace Australia
- Snowy River Alliance
- World Conservation Union (IUCN)
- Blue Wedges Coalition
- Landcare
- CSIRO
- World Wildlife Fund
- Operation Cetaces (New Caledonia)
- Save Bastion Point
- Victorian National Parks Association
- National Parks Association of New South Wales
- World Expeditions Pty Ltd
- Save Albert Park Group