U.K. Says Nature Contributes $17 Billion to Tourism Spending
Apr 28 2021, 4:24 PM
April 28 2021, 3:25 PM
April 28 2021, 4:24 PM
(Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg)
The U.K., seeking to put a value on the environment, said nature contributed 12 billion pounds ($17 billion) to tourism and outdoor leisure in the latest year for which data is available.
The figure from the Office for National Statistics is the result of a 30% increase in spending enabled by the natural environment from 2011 to 2019 in England, and a drop of 55% in Scotland and 37% in Wales over the same period. It covers the value of trips and activities that rely on the outdoors.