[Developers] will replace natural wetlands with artificial ones and turn riverbeds into lakes. They will build a park along the road on the sea dyke and try to attract tourists with a theme park, convention center and even perhaps a casino.
Say, wasn't there just a big, international conference or something in Korea about the importance of protecting the world's wetlands? Unfortunately the theme of that convention seemed to be preservation for the purpose of eco-tourism, rather than for preservation's sake. The Minister of the Environment before the RAMSAR Convention this fall
adapted his pragmatism to the ``wise use of wetlands,'' the No.1 priority of the Ramsar Convention. ``What must be protected must be protected, but it would be even better if wetlands are utilized as eco-tourism sites because that could result in not only their protection but also the revitalization of the local economy,'' he said.
Somebody more knowledgable about local affairs can tell me what benefit more hotels, casinos, resorts, and golf courses will have in a country barely bigger than Pennsylvania, and already filled to the brim with local development projects like the Haenam Tourism and Leisure City and the 2012 Yeosu Expo that are bringing the exact same attractions?
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Money, money, and more money.
Sometimes I wonder if Pres. Bush is running Korea's enviro-bullshit- programs. Although considering how many kids, teenagers, and adult here throw their trash and refuse wherever is convenient, I'm not too surprised that citizens and government alike don't give a crap about their country. With so much country pride and everything, you would think that they would actually take pride in their COUNTRY. Nevermind the fact that they aren't exactly expanded their borders of anything....
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