[jkforde]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18073917

this is truly disgusting, anyone considering travelling to the Maldives needs to reconsider until they start acting responsibly. imagine when this place gets flooded by the next typhoon..

[xper]

You're quick to judge others. The Maldives is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and receives nearly twice its population in (mostly affluent) tourists each year. That is going to generate rubbish. Its not going to just magic away.

In the Indian Ocean episode in question, Simon Reeves (a travelogue presenter with all the gravitas of a gap year student, but I digress) did point out that the authorities made no attempt to stop them from filming the site and that they'd said they were seeking to improve how the issue was managed. Well, yes, they would say that, but given their economic reliance on tourism and the fact that they are to the forefront in highlighting other environmental issues, most notably the threat of rising sea levels (for obvious reasons), I would tend to believe them.

You can be sure that there are lots of other travel destinations where lots of rubbish is just chucked into landfills (and probably lived in) and where it is far more likely to continue to be because space is not at such a premium.

[Savman]

Originally Posted by jkforde

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18073917

this is truly disgusting, anyone considering travelling to the Maldives needs to reconsider until they start acting responsibly. imagine when this place gets flooded by the next typhoon..

For what is an isolated archipelago in the middle of an ocean, perhaps you might enlighten us all with your recommended solution?

[FouxDaFaFa]

It's odd you would single out the Maldives. If you tell people not to visit there, you'll also have to warn people away from India, parts of Africa and countless other destinations for the same problem.