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...boom has its ugly-American side. Beachfront development has devastated parts of the reef around the diver's paradise of Roatán, the best-known of Honduras' storied Bay Islands. And although Antigua and Costa Rica are relatively safe, burglaries are up in Honduras, driving the development of gated communities. But Bill and Judith Allred, who in 1998 bought a pod-style home in Roatán conceived by the Canadian designer Hal Sorrenti, say common sense helps ward off crime. "This isn't St. Barts," says Judith. "You don't go out at night wearing jewels...
...royal court of Ubud, in the interior of the island. "The months flew past while we roamed around the island with Spies," wrote Covarrubias. "We watched strange ceremonies, enjoyed the music, listened to fantastic tales, camped in the wild parts of western Bali or at the Sanur coral reef." And, as we now know, he was furiously painting and sketching all the while...
...Numbers $7,000 Fine levied on Greenpeace for damage to a coral reef at a Philippine marine park when its flagship Rainbow Warrior II ran aground during a visit to investigate the impact of climate change...
...traders are forced to go farther afield to secure their prey. Poachers looking to fill orders for the popular pig-nosed turtle, which is prized both as a pet and for its meat, have to venture as far as the remote Indonesian province of Papua. Those pursuing live reef fish, a Chinese delicacy particularly popular in booming southern China, have appeared in the Solomon Islands and on the island of Mauritius off the coast of Africa...
...says fishers were so misled during the rezoning that a major shake-up is needed "so individuals in the bureaucracy don't go down the same track again." Fishing Party Queensland chairman Kevin Collins hopes some green zones can be changed: "We're painted as rednecks who pillage the reef, but we live here because we love...