Caribbean islands will create new protected areas for fish and coral reefs under a $70 million plan announced on Tuesday that will help safeguard tourism-backed economies. "This is a trust fund for the future benefit of society," Bahamas Minister of Works and Transport Earl Deveaux told Reuters of the project. "Our economy is based on tourism and our greatest natural resource is our environment."
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/caribbean-nations-plan-marine-parks-aid-economy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corals
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/norway
