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Unfortunately, until people stop visiting gigantic mega resorts and demanding larger and larger facilities, the money will be good enough for officials to sacrafice the environment. As horrible as this incident is, the huge construction projects also have a daily long term impact on the flora & fauna of the area being developed. More construction = less land, more fresh water needed, more sewage, more electricity. The catch 22 is that these mega construction projects employ people who may not other wise have jobs.
However, there has to be a way to support tourism in an environmentally sustainable ways without devestating the locals who depend so much on tourism dollars.
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