GM: Reduce tourists, save our corals


Saving our ecosystem: Our coral reefs are dying and Reef Watch is of the opinion that the best option is to reduce the number of tourists at islands.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should consider capping the number of tourists at its islands to reduce stress on coral reefs threatened by climate change and the El Nino phenomenon.

Reef Watch Malaysia general manager Julian Hyde (pic) said most of the stress on coral reefs stemmed from tourism and that limiting the number of tourists there was an option.

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