despite protests by environmentalists against exploiting the northern Pacific coast for tourism, the Mexican government is going ahead with its plan to develop a beach resort in the northwestern

At least 35 beach towns in Costa Rica have got the Bandera Azul award

garbage washed ashore coasts are creat

After initial doubts over whether the turtles would retain Orissa as the site of their annual nesting exercise, the reptiles return for the second consecutive year

Officials in Brazil's tourist capital Rio de Janeiro were struggling to stop

Olive Ridley sea turtles that arrived at the Gahirmatha beach in Orissa after a gap of two years continue to be in the news. Even before the excitement over the mass nesting has faded, the hatchlings

Japan s scientists harbour the oyster s impressive cleaning powers to keep beaches clean

The volatile political climate seems to have no effect on eco-tourism which is flourishing in Sri Lanka, famous for its beaches. In what has come to be termed as the new age of eco-tourism, the

Fish meal sprinkled on a beach polluted by an oil slick helps the bacteria in the sand clean it up. Stephane Lefloch, chemist at the Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on

Tourism is taking its toll of the country's beautiful beaches. Environ

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