Island Shut Down because of Tourists

Boracay Island, in the Philippines, is one of the most popular tourist destinations. In fact, in 2017 Boracay had over two million tourist visits. While the island is beautiful and a favorite destination to visit, the Philippine government has recently announced their plans on closing the island in order to clean up and restore the environment. According to the article, “The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources, The Department of Tourism, and the Department of Interior and Local Government have recommended a six-month closure of the island due to poor solid waste management, solid waste contamination of the beach, and illegal constructions.” Over the past few months, the island has been filled with green algae. Studies conducted there show that the slimy algae relates back to the lack of cleanliness and management of trash at resorts. A specific example of the lack of cleanliness in the resorts is the large amount of human waste found in the water there. While temporarily shutting down the island may be beneficial, it will not solve all the problems the island faces.

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  1. AnonymousApril 17, 2018 at 7:02 AM

    It is terrible that it has gotten so bad that they now have to close the island to clean up the environment. But hopefully after they reopen the island to tourists they can stay on top of their game and keep the island clean.

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  2. AnonymousApril 18, 2018 at 4:39 AM

    I think it's great that the Philippine government is looking after the environment of the island, instead of focusing on the potential profit that the island makes. Although, it is very sad that the environment on the island has become so unhealthy due to excessive amounts of tourists.

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  3. AnonymousApril 18, 2018 at 5:44 AM

    That is ashamed about the environment on the island but it is very very good to hear that a leader in this day in age cares about the environment enough to take the loss in profit for the country to do right by the environment. More leaders should learn from this..

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