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Louis McCarten
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Resort development for Bangkaru?
I do not know if the planned resort was built on Pulau Bangkaru. Although I know there's a need for accommodations on the island as there are growing numbers of people who want to experience its pristine loveliness and uncrowded, unpolluted beaches I also think that since Bangkaru is in a protected area that high-priced, commercial accomodations could potentially be very destructive to its sensitive environment (especially as Pulau Bangkaru is a rather small place). Bungalows as the kind I saw in the Togian Islands I feel would be the best option for this small, pristinely beautiful island. They would accommodate visitors, blend in well with the landscape, and have a limited imopact ont he corals, beach forests, turtle nesting sites etc.