out that the destruction of ecosystems resulting from the development of the island is another major factor. in the 1980s, boracay quiet island covered in forest. it had a population of just 3,000. local people engaged if fishing and agriculture. living a self-sufficient lifestyle. word of the idyllic beaches spread following speeches by european backpackers. as the island's reputation grew around the world, tourist numbers continued to rise. in 1984, the number of visitors to the island was 14,000. by 1995, the number had risen to 80,000, climbing to 500,000 in 2005. over the next decade, the number nearly tripled. hotels, restaurants and other abundance to provide for t influx in tourists. as a result,f thforest was lost. >> the other very common factor which reduce coral cover is sedimentation, especially when the forests are cut and you have rains bringing the sediments and the soil down to the coral reef and corals have very small pores where they have living organisms and those spores are clogged by a silt, they die. >> today, the population of boracay is around 30,000. 10 times that of 30 years ago. howeve

out that the destruction of ecosystems resulting from the development of the island is another major factor. in the 1980s, boracay quiet island covered in forest. it had a population of just 3,000. local people engaged if fishing and agriculture. living a self-sufficient lifestyle. word of the idyllic beaches spread following speeches by european backpackers. as the island's reputation grew around the world, tourist numbers continued to rise. in 1984, the number of visitors to the island was 14,000. by 1995, the number had risen to 80,000, climbing to 500,000 in 2005. over the next decade, the number nearly tripled. hotels, restaurants and other facilities were built in abundance to provide for the influx in tourists. as a result, 30% of the forest was lost. >> the other very common factor which reduce coral cover is sedimentation, especially when the forests are cut and you have rains bringing the sediments and the soil down to the coral reef and corals have very small pores where they have living organisms and those spores are clogged by a silt, they die. >> today, the population of boracay is around 30,000. 10

. >>> boracay, a small island in the central philippines, sent to be blessed with the most beautiful beach resort in asia. its most stunning location, white beach, stretches for four kilometers along the island's we