Research and education opportunities
      
            Christmas Island attracts bird watchers and nature lovers from all over the world. It is home to one of Australia's most unique national parks which provides habitat for endangered, vulnerable, threatened and migratory species. Christmas Island has more than 250 endemic species, complex and unique ecological systems and a rich and diverse marine ecosystem found nowhere else on earth.
This gives Christmas Island, and the neighbouring region, a unique and logical natural competitive advantage in research and education opportunities.