The world’s second largest coral reef is crumbling as cruise ships full of tourists anchor off Mexico’s Cozumel Island. Al Jazeera’s Franc Contreras reports on the fears for the region’s fragile ecosystem. (2:27 min)
21 Sep 08
21 Sep 08
The world’s second largest coral reef is crumbling as cruise ships full of tourists anchor off Mexico’s Cozumel Island. Al Jazeera’s Franc Contreras reports on the fears for the region’s fragile ecosystem. (2:27 min)
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Tagged: Al Jazeera · big business · coral reefs · cozumel · economics · environmental · latin america · mexico · newsclips · sustainability · tourism

on Sep 25th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
stupid humans. we see so many examples of the pursuit of profit winning out over the environment everywhere we look. At some point there is nothing left to profit from and the world is a poorer place…