East Timor has one of the world's best coral reefs.
Potentially harmful influences to the coral from industrial pollution and tourism have been limited because fighting in East Timor has kept investors and tourists away. But now, the government has focused its attention to rapid industrialisation and economic development. This has raised concern among marine biologists and nature conservationists. (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2011/08/2011823115018517408.html)