I would have thought this could be sold as protecting the livelihoods of the people that rely on tourism. It's not as if tourists will come to visit the former

I would have thought this could be sold as protecting the livelihoods of the people that rely on tourism. It's not as if tourists will come to visit the former Great Barrier Reef when it's dead and gone. No one wants to go on holiday to feel sad and depressed that the world destroyed a natural wonder.