Red Sea coral reefs benefit from drop in tourists

The shores of the Red Sea in Egypt have long been attractive to Russian tourists because of their rare coral reefs.
Local and foreign tourists snorkel in the Red Sea waters above a coral reef near Sharm el-Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2021.
Local and foreign tourists snorkel in the Red Sea waters above a coral reef near Sharm el-Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2021. - Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
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Azza Guergues
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CAIRO — Despite the losses of Egypt's tourism sector due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, environmental experts see this as a blessing in disguise. They have long warned of the damage commercial tourism is doing to Red Sea coral reefs.

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