Photograph: © SAF – Coastal Care
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The picture in Bali is similar at other top Asia Pacific destinations such as Sydney’s Bondi Beach and Thailand’s Phuket.
“To stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, all the beaches in Kuta area closed for public,” reads a sign in Bali, Indonesia, the country with the highest coronavirus death toll in Asia after China, where the virus emerged…
Read Full Article, Reuters (04-08-2020)
Surfing: Coronavirus lockdown advice leaves room for confusion; BBC News (04-09-2020)
Some of Australia’s most popular and famous surf beaches – including Sydney’s Bondi and Manly – have been closed and fences erected to deter surfers and swimmers…
The Toll of Tourism: Can Southeast Asia Save Its Prized Natural Areas? Yale E360 (04-18-2019)
From Thailand to Bali, a huge increase in tourists, many from China and other rapidly developing economies, is straining sensitive ecosystems to the breaking point. Some countries are trying to control the boom, with a few closing popular destinations to allow damaged areas to heal.
