Paracel Islands Environment - 2023

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Environment - current issues

China's use of dredged sand and coral to build artificial islands harms reef systems; ongoing human activities, including military operations, infrastructure construction, and tourism endangers local ecosystem including birds, fish, marine mammals, and marine reptiles

Climate

tropical

Land use

other: 100% (2018 est.)

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